Unions and good teaching
Does the u-turn over the closure of Grangemouth signal the beginning of the end for the unions? And is teacher training essential for teachers? Presented by Anita Anand.
A deal struck between management and workers means the Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Scotland will remain open. With none of the union demands met, the site owners describe what has happened as "a victory for common sense". So does what's happened at Grangemouth mark the beginning of the end for the trade unions?
With free schools and academies able to hire teachers with no formal training, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said that the rules should be changed so that all schools should employ qualified teachers. But should a good teacher be trained?
The phone number is 03700 100 444. E-mail anyanswers@bbc.co.uk, tweet using the hashtag 大象传媒AQ, text 84844.
The presenter is Anita Anand. The producer is Alex Lewis.
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- Sat 26 Oct 2013 14:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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