1982 Jul 5 - 1983 Dec 19
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1012
Education (Policy on education expenditure; raising standards in schools) (Part 3)
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 2013 Aug 1 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 348 |
| Any docs withheld? |
PREM19/1012 - download whole file (PDF, 61.96 MB)
Selections from this file
Showing items 41 - 53 of 53
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 83 Oct 25 Tu | Major | Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Raising standards in schools") ["We all I think agree that pruning weak heads and teachers, more rigorous selection and training... and more effective management... are essential... The Chief Secretary recognises... the help a revised structure of pay and conditions of service would give towards this end"; MT "endorses... objective... [but] feels it would be wrong to pay teachers more for what they should be doing anyway"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Oct 28 Fr | Major | Education: Keith Joseph letter to Whitelaw (MISC 99: Education and Science) [student grants] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 1 Tu | Major | Education: Keith Joseph letter to Whitelaw ("MISC 99: Education and Science") [university current expenditure & proposed cuts; student grants] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 2 We | Major | Education: No.10 minute to MT (MISC 99) [current status of Keith Joseph negotiations on education budgets] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 2 We | Major | Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph) ["Public expenditure survey - education"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 3 Th | Major | Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Turnbull ("Public expenditure survey: university current expenditure") [proposed compromise between MISC 99 recommended £50 million cut and Keith Joseph's resistance to it] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 4 Fr | Major | Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Student grants") ["possible alternative packages": options] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 4 Fr | Major | Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Student Awards - alternative packages") [alternatives to Keith Joseph proposal] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 4 Fr | Major | Education: No.10 minute to MT (Public expenditure: universities) ["whether to endorse the proposed £50 million cut... in 1986/87 which the MISC 99 group is recommending"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 9 We | Major | Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Public expenditure: universities") [argument against further savings] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 9 We | Major | Education: Department of Educaton briefing for MT ("Public expenditure: universities") [scope for savings; MT castigates "disgracefully inadequate" briefing] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Nov 11 Fr | Major | Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph, Lord Cockfield, Rees) ["Universities' current expenditure"; deal struck with Treasury to enable savings; MT irate at not being properly briefed for meeting] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Dec 16 Fr | Major | Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Local authority higher education") [statement to House on reformative measures] [declassified Aug 2013] |