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29/05/2012

What do parents want from schools? Good exam results? Well-rounded kids? Childcare? Jane Garvey presents a programme dedicated to schools.

What do parents really want from their children's schools? Extended hours or wraparound care so they can work? Better exam results - or an end to the exam treadmill? Freedom from the National Curriculum or freedom to set up their own schools? Well-rounded, happy young people with buckets of A*s, grade 8 French Horn, fluent in French and Mandarin, and good at sports to boot? Can parents really expect schools to provide it all? And can kids cope with all these expectations?

On a special Woman's Hour dedicated to answering some of these questions about schools, Jane Garvey's guests include the educational campaigner Fiona Millar, the Director of the New Schools Network Rachel Wolf, Professor of Education Iram Siraj-Blatchford and the headmistress Sue Street.

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58 minutes

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  • Tue 29 May 2012 10:00

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