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Testing Times

John Humphrys revisits his old school to assess education in Wales. What’s the future for testing and league tables? From 2011.

John Humphrys revisits his old school to assess education in Wales today.

The decade since devolution has seen the educational performance of Wales fall behind the other nations of the UK. The Principality emerged particularly poorly from a recent international test of educational ability.

What is Wales doing wrong?

Wales abandoned the controversial SAT tests and school league tables in 2001. Could this move-part of the Welsh Assembly's larger effort to put "clear red water" between Cardiff and Westminster-be at the heart of the nation's poor performance?

John Humphrys goes back to school to ask what is education for and what part should testing and tables play?

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 June 2011.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 18 Sep 201901:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Credit

ProducerGareth Jones

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Jun 201113:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 30 Aug 201111:30
    BBC Radio Wales
  • Sun 4 Sep 201117:03
    BBC Radio Wales
  • Thu 1 Dec 201606:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 1 Dec 201613:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 1 Dec 201620:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 2 Dec 201601:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 17 Sep 201906:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 17 Sep 201913:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 17 Sep 201920:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 18 Sep 201901:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra