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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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 June 2011.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 18 Sep 2019 01:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

Credit

Producer Gareth Jones

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Jun 2011 13:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 30 Aug 2011 11:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
  • Sun 4 Sep 2011 17:03
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
  • Thu 1 Dec 2016 06:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 1 Dec 2016 13:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 1 Dec 2016 20:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 2 Dec 2016 01:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 17 Sep 2019 06:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 17 Sep 2019 13:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 17 Sep 2019 20:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 18 Sep 2019 01:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra