Teacher Calls for Overhaul of the National Curriculum ; Schools Have Become 'Exam Factories' Producing Pupils with Few Practical Skills for the Real World, According to Torquay Teacher Julia Neal.

Herald Express; Torquay (UK) › September 05, 2007

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Schools have become 'exam factories' producing pupils with few practical skills for the real world, according to Torquay teacher Julia Neal.

As new president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, she said school leavers nowadays had nothing to show for 11 years of education.

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Teacher Calls for Overhaul of the National Curriculum ; Schools Have Become 'Exam Factories' Producing Pupils with Few Practical Skills for the Real World, According to Torquay Teacher Julia Neal.

Ms Neal, a history and careers teacher at Torquay Grammar School for Girls, added: "I feel strongly that children should be gi...

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