Kenneth Clarke on education inquiry

Title

Kenneth Clarke on education inquiry

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Dec 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:40

Description

Phil Edwards interviews Education Secretary Kenneth Clarke, on a wide-ranging inquiry into teaching at primary schools. He criticises progressive teaching methods, introduced since the 1960s and calls for a return to traditional classroom techniques.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke; Phil Edwards

Keywords

Reports; Education; Teaching; Schools; Schoolchildren; Teaching methods; Primary school students; Primary schools; Primary school curriculum; Primary teacher education

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