Proposals for special payments to teachers working in disadvantaged areas

Title

Proposals for special payments to teachers working in disadvantaged areas

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Aug 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:13

Description

Live telephone interview with shadow Education Secretary David Blunkett on Education and Employment Secretary Gillian Shephard’s proposals to introduce special payments to teachers to induce them to work in schools in disadvantaged areas, floated in her letter to the school teachers review body which decides on levels of pay. He is critical and calls for a package of measures to improve standards. Also welcomes the launch today of a government inquiry into A level standards following the recent improvement in results. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

David Blunkett

Keywords

Wages; Education; Teachers; Schools; Educational standards; Gillian Shephard; A level examinations; Examination results

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