Tameside schools row

Title

Tameside schools row

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Jul 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:52:23

Description

Interviews with three speakers about a row in Tameside, Greater Manchester, after the new Conservative-controlled council formally rejected a controversial plan for comprehensive education in its twenty-five secondary schools. 1. Donald Thorpe, Chairman of Tameside Education Committee; 2. Eric Pilkington, National Association of Head Teachers; 3. Betty Hales, Parents Action Group. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Donald Thorpe; Eric Pilkington; Betty Hales

Keywords

Local authorities; Labour Party; Education; Conservative Party; Comprehensive schools; Grammar schools; Manchester; Educational policy; Schools; Tameside

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