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1982 Mar 24 - 1984 May 24
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1214
Education (Secondary school education; management of local authority higher education; reform of Schools Council; raising standards in education; education in Liverpool; Green Paper on school government) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 259
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83 Jul 6 We Major Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, David Hancock) [raising standards in schools: MT's "feeling that the staff of the Department of Education and Science... did not feel inclined or capable of tackling the basic problems"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 29 We Major Education: No.10 minute to MT (National Council of Educational Standards research report) ["provide[s] valuable support for the Government's emphasis on more accountability of teachers and more information about school performance so that parents can make proper choices"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 23 Th Major Education: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (raising standards in schools) [Departmental policy paper for MT's attention; MT critical of paper & requests meeting with Permanent Secretary] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 12 Tu Major Education: Younger statement to Parliament ("Reform of School Curriculum and Assessment in Scotland") [details of implementation] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jan 28 Fr Major Education: No.10 minute to MT ("H Committee: Reform of the Schools Council") [progress report] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Aug 31 Tu Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to No.10 (Secondary School Curriculum and Examinations) [second Government response to recommendations in Second Report of Parliamentary Committtee] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 May 10 Mo Major Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Education, Science and Arts Committee: Government Reply to the Second Report") [first Government response to recommendations in Second Report of Parliamentary Committtee] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Apr 22 Th Major Education: No.10 minute to MT ("Abolition of the Schools Council") [report on Keith Joseph's statement to Parliament] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Apr 19 Mo Major Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to Edwards PS ("Schools Council") [draft Statement to Parliament on the future of Council] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Apr 7 We Major Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to Edwards PS ("Education, Science and Arts Committee: Second Report, Session 1981-82") [first Government reply to Second Report of Parliamentary Committee] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Apr 5 Mo Major Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to Whitelaw ("Management of Local Authority Higher Education") ["I am proposing to defer activation of the long-term policy... until some assessment of the effectiveness of the... [National Advisory Board]"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Mar 25 Th Major Education: No.10 note to MT (Schools Council) [abolition proposal: "Nicholas Edwards feels that... any gain will not be worth the fuss"] [declassified Jan 2014]