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Woman's Hour: 29/05/2012

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29/05/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, 29/05/2012

Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. Presented by Jane Garvey.

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.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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