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Last broadcast on Tue, 29 Mar 2011, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only).
Synopsis
With Jane Garvey. Does primary school class size make a difference to a child's chances? Tony Blair's Government brought in legislation to ensure that infants are taught in classes of no more than 30. But Michael Gove, the current Education Secretary believes that schools need better teachers not smaller class sizes. So who is right? Abortion law - new attempts to tighten guidelines surrounding terminations. We speak to the Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa who's currently in London preparing for a fundraising recital in aid of victims of the disaster that has struck her country. And, the Orange Prize for Fiction is launching Orange Inheritance - a list of books that former Orange prize winner and other authors would most like to pass onto the next generation.
Abortion Law, New Attempts to Tighten Rules Around Terminations
Nadine Dorries MP and Frank Field MP have put forward amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill currently passing through the Commons that would mean a tightening up of the rules around abortion. They claim that the current system means pregnant women receive advice from organisations such as British Pregnancy Advisory Service, who are ‘abortion providers with a vested interest’, consequently they say, they cannot give the independent advice that women should get. So are women not receiving enough independent advice? Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of BPAS and Nadine Dorries join Jane Garvey to discuss.
Noriko Ogawa and Susan Tomes
They say that music is an international language, but can it really bridge the gap between East and West? The Japanese concert pianist Noriko Ogawa was so impressed by Scottish pianist Susan Tomes' book 'Out of Silence' that she has undertaken to translate it into Japanese. Noriko is in London for a recital to raise money for the victims of the disaster that has struck her country. She met up with Susan to discuss the challenges posed by translation and for the first time, to play a duet together. Judi Herman was there.
Acclaimed Japanese pianist, Noriko Ogawa, to give special Japan Appeal Concert at Kings Place in London – 30 March
'Out of Silence – a pianist’s yearbook', published by Boydell Press 2010. ISBN-10: 1843835576, ISBN-13: 978-1843835578
Primary School Class Sizes
Tony Blair’s Government brought in legislation to ensure that infants are taught in classes of no more than 30. But Michael Gove, the current Education Secretary believes that schools need better teachers not smaller class sizes. So who is right? How much difference do small class sizes make to a child’s chances of academic success? And, will cuts in public services mean a return to more face the front/chalk and talk teaching? Reporter Caroline Cheetham has been to a school in north Manchester to take a look at the reality of learning in a large class and Jane is joined by Christine Blower, General Secretary of the NUT, and by Andrew Haldenby, Director of the think tank REFORM, to discuss the issues.
Orange Inheritance
This year the Orange Prize for Fiction is launching Orange Inheritance, a project where former Orange winners and judges and other writers select the book they would most like to pass on to the next generation. Kate Mosse, one of the Orange prize founders, and ex-winner, Lionel Shriver join Jane Garvey to discuss the list, their own choices, the reading habits of women and men and what counts as an inheritance classic.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Are women receiving enough independent advice? Jane discusses with Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of BPAS and Nadine Dorries MP.
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Chapter 2
The Japanese concert pianist Noriko Ogawa is in London for a recital to raise money for victims of the disaster that has struck Japan. She met up with Scottish pianist Susan Tomes to play a duet.
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Chapter 3
Reporter Caroline Cheetham has been to a school in south Manchester and Jane discusses issues of class sizes with Christine Blower, NUT and Andrew Haldenby, of REFORM.
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Chapter 4
A project where former Orange winners, judges & other writers select the book they'd like to pass on to the next generation. Jane discusses with Kate Mosse and Lionel Shriver.
Broadcast
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Tue 29 Mar 201110:00
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