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Was Tomlinson right?.

The government has pledged to raise the school leaving age to 18. It's introducing a new set of vocation-friendly diplomas at GCSE and encouraging schools to rely more heavily on Formative Assessment. It sounds like elements of the vision for 14-19 education proposed by Mike Tomlinson in his la...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Brook Lapping Productions (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: [London] : Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education, 2006.
Series:VAST: Academic Video Online
Jonathan Dimbleby big debate ; 5
Subjects:
Education, Secondary > Great Britain.
Education and state > Great Britain.
Education > Standards > Great Britain.
Educational tests and measurements > Great Britain.
Enseignement secondaire > Grande-Bretagne.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne.
Éducation > Normes > Grande-Bretagne.
Tests et mesures en éducation > Grande-Bretagne.
Education and state
Education, Secondary
Education > Standards
Educational tests and measurements
Great Britain
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Summary:The government has pledged to raise the school leaving age to 18. It's introducing a new set of vocation-friendly diplomas at GCSE and encouraging schools to rely more heavily on Formative Assessment. It sounds like elements of the vision for 14-19 education proposed by Mike Tomlinson in his landmark report of two years ago. At the time Tomlinson provoked a storm of controversy among employers, parents and universities, who feared for standards. Now many seem to approve. So was Tomlinson right?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (56 min.).