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Interview with Chris McGovern, 28 August 2009

Citation: McGovern, Chris and Sheldon, Nicola (2009) Interview with Chris McGovern, 28 August 2009. [Audio] (Unpublished)

Chris McGovern came to public notice in 1988 following a dispute at his school in East Sussex over the introduction of the GCSE history examination. He lost his job and subsequently campaigned for a traditional factual approach to history teaching. He was a member of the History Committee set up under the Dearing Review of the National Curriculum in 1993-4 and submitted a Minority Report. He is the headteacher of a junior preparatory school in London. Interviewed by Dr Nicola Sheldon

Creators: McGovern, Chris and Sheldon, Nicola and
Subjects: History
Keywords: Teachers, GCSE, Empathy, National curriculum
Divisions: Institute of Historical Research
Collections: History in Education
Dates:
  • 28 August 2009 (completed)

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