Jack Straw on performance-related pay for teachers

Title

Jack Straw on performance-related pay for teachers

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:57

Description

Shadow Education Secretary, Jack Straw attacks the Government’s plans for performance-related pay increases for teachers as a gimmick. He says the proposals are nonsense, as teachers cannot be compared on the basis of exam results alone. He criticises Education and Science Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, whom he says has already damaged the National Health Service. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jack Straw

Keywords

Government; Wages; Wage policy; Education; Conservative Party; Teachers; Employment; Kenneth Clarke

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