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1984 Jan 3 - 1985 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1469
Education (General policy on education and education expenditure: White Paper on Schools) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 327
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84 Dec 3 Mo Major Education: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Student Grants") [options for covering costs of delaying transition to parental full contribution to tuition fees] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jan 27 Fr Major Education: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (schools: private money and parental choice) [Policy Unit paper presenting options for DES] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 22 Fr Major Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Teachers: In-Service Training") [coordination, timing & presentation of YTS & teacher training funding announcements] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Education: Charles Powell minute to MT ("Whitelaw Meeting") [review of student support: summary of outcomes from Whitelaw/Keith Joseph meeting earlier in the day; TUC meeting with NUM; BT shares] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Mar 16 Fr Major Education: David Barclay minute to MT ("Academic Tenure") [MT's approval requested for Keith Joseph to proceed with his proposals to phase out tenure in respect to new contracts only] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 5 Th Major Education: David Barclay minute to MT ("H Committee") [fluoridation; NHS recruitment advertising; parental influence over schools; Education support grants] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Mar 20 Tu Major Education: David Barclay minute to MT ("H Committee") [private rented sector; Crombie Code; commerical activities in further education establishments] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 4 Tu Major Education: Department of Education record of conversation ("Student Grants") [Keith Joseph, Peter Rees: need to identify savings, following Government decision to announce concession on tuition fees] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 18 Mo Major Education: Fowler letter to Keith Joseph ("Review of Student Support") [request to be kept in loop, for social security implications] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Feb 21 Tu Major Education: John Moore PS letter to No.10 ("PAC Ninth Report - Hamilton College") [criticism of Scottish Education Department for failing to follow procedures in the sale of the College] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Mar 8 Th Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Biffen ("Education (Grants and Awards Bill)") [Bill to come back to Commons in order to delete clause inserted by Opposition blocking use of education support grants, paid to local authorities, to support expenditure in grammar schools] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 30 We Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chairman of the National Advisory Body ("Future Planning of Higher Education") [reconstitution of National Advisory Board; guidance for NAB on Government's concerns & priorities] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 30 We Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chairman of the University Grants Committee ("Future Planning of Higher Education") [student numbers; subject balance; research; rationalisation; staffing; recurrent grant; external financing; capital receipts; efficiency; cooperation with National Advisory Board ] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 21 Fr Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("Review of Student Support") [MT not satisfied with proposed terms of review] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Apr 12 Th Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Jim Prior ("Tenure in the Universities") [legislation to revise of terms of academics' employment: line to take on new or amended charters or statutes in light of planned merger of the New University of Ulster and Ulster Polytechnic; Whitelaw concerns about legislative schedule] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Lord Flowers ("Tenure") [proposed revision of terms of academics' employment, to allow for dismissal for reasons of redundancy or financial exigency] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 May 29 Tu Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Lord Hailsham ("Tenure in the Universities") [outline of principles & aims underlying proposed legislation to weaken academic tenure] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 17 Th Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Lord Young ("Provision for Students") [Lord Young's proposed restriction on entitlement to supplementary benefits] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jun 6 We Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Patrick Jenkin ("Survey of Shared and Extended Use of Schools") [main findings from survey results; PQ; follow-up] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Mar 15 Th Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Peter Rees ("Efficiency Study in the Universities") [funding, membership & remit] [declassified Dec 2014]