Teachers dispute over assessment and testing

Title

Teachers dispute over assessment and testing

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Nicky Broyd interviews NASUWT General Secretary Nigel De Gruchy, who discusses the overwhelming vote to boycott the national curriculum assessment and testing in classrooms, which he believes prevent the teachers from teaching. The teachers intention is not to strike over the matter.

Contributors

Nigel de Gruchy; Nicky Broyd

Keywords

Education; Teaching; Teachers; National curriculum; NASUWT; Teacher trade unions; Educational testing

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