Maureen McGoldrick on not guilty verdict

Title

Maureen McGoldrick on not guilty verdict

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

22 Oct 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Report on the court verdict in favour of Maureen McGoldrick, a Brent headteacher accused of making a racist remark to an administrative education assistant at the local authority regarding the employment of black teachers. Includes explanation of the Education Act 1944 and employment disciplinary procedures, the arguments by McGoldrick’s barrister James Goudie QC, and a press conference outside the court with Maureen McGoldrick and her National Union of Teachers in-house solicitor Graham Clayton. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Maureen McGoldrick; Graham Clayton

Keywords

London; Trade unions; NUT; Teachers; Courts; Racism; Legal decisions; Employment policy; Anti-racism; Teacher trade unions; Brent Council; Verdicts; Teacher employment; Education Act 1944; Sudbury

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