Ruling on teachers’ boycott of school tests

Title

Ruling on teachers’ boycott of school tests

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:50

Description

Interview with Education Secretary John Patten on the teachers’ boycott of National curriculum tests in a dispute over extra workload they cause. The NASUWT have just won a High Court case against their industrial action but Patten claims the action is politically motivated and not a genuine labour dispute. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Patten

Keywords

Labour disputes; Teachers; Educational policy; National curriculum; Legal decisions; NASUWT; Teacher trade unions; High courts; Achievement tests

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