London truancy and exam results

Title

London truancy and exam results

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

16 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Kevin Murphy reports on London schools being top of the list in league tables of truancy released by the Department for Education and also bottom of the list for exam results. Talks to pupils at Holland Park School in Kensington and Chelsea; interviews with Education Secretary John Patten; Ann Taylor, Labour MP; chairman of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea education committee Merrick(?) Kakel(?); Jean Labrett, local headteacher.

Contributors

Ann Taylor; John Patten; Kevin Murphy; Merrick(?) Kakel(?); Jean Labrett

Keywords

London; Education; Truancy; Schools; Schoolchildren; Examination results; School league tables; Holland Park School; Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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