Compulsory teacher assessments in schools across England and Wales

Title

Compulsory teacher assessments in schools across England and Wales

Genre

Interview

TX Date

10 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:52

Description

UK Education Secretary, Kenneth Clarke explains the initiative for compulsory assessments of teachers in schools in England and Wales. He says teachers’ trade unions welcome the decision, as the results will be used to strengthen their professional status, to improve teaching and possibly to appraise staff for promotion or bonuses. Paul Rowley reports.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke; Paul Rowley

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Government; Education; Teaching; England; Wales; Teaching methods; Educational administration; Teacher evaluation; Learning methods; Evaluation; Teaching profession; Teacher status; Educational legislation

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