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1985 Mar 1 - 1985 Aug 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1470
Education (General policy on education and education expenditure: White Paper on Better Schools; Green Paper on Higher Education) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 283
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Date Value Title
85 Mar 1 Fr Major Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Ethnic Minority Education") [Swann report "ignores the possibility that the social disadvantages of [West Indian] children are themselves in part a product of innate lack of intelligence"; advice on Keith Joseph's proposed response] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 8 Fr Major Education: Department of Education briefing for MT (meeting with Baroness Cox to discuss radical education initiatives) [background material] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 12 Tu Major Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Keith Joseph, Baroness Cox, Pofessor Arthur Pollard, Dr. John Marks, Oliver Letwin) [role of state schools as centres for excellence; guidance for schools on preventing political propaganda dissemination in schools; effective representation of conservative views via Party & Parliament; structure of higher education/ILEA; compulsory membership of student unions] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 13 We Major Education: Mark Addison minute to MT (White Paper 'Better Schools' - draft summary for publication alongside the Paper) ["much too long"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 22 Fr Major Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("White Paper 'Better Schools' - Proposed Ministerial Statement") [draft] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 27 We Major Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Public Purchasing Policy: Molecular Beam Epitaxy Machine for Nottingham University") [case for his decision to purchase from a US rather than a British manufacturer] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 29 Fr Major Education: Robin Ibbs minute to MT ("University Efficiency") [publication of Jarratt Steering Committee report & Open University report: summaries, analysis & advice; briefing attached] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 25 Th Major Education: Mark Addison minute to MT ("Higher Education Green Paper") [MT notified of Policy Unit doubts about Keith Joseph proposals; she allows paper to go to H committee] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 20 Mo Major Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Keith Joseph ("Review of Student Support") [welcomes a discussion of the proposals, notably on participation of banks in loan scheme; requests short note on broad policy questions as an agenda] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 22 We Major Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("HMI Report on Educational Expenditure") [summary of report's criticisms, identifying issues arising from shortge of resources and under-funding, and of its recommendations; line to take] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 7 Fr Major Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Grant-Aided Primary Schools") [pilot scheme to establish 12 new state-supported but privately-owned, independent primary schools designed to help raise standards] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 10 Mo Major Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Grant-Aided Schools") [summary of Keith Joseph proposal to establish 12 new primary schools; advice on response; MT queries why scheme should only apply to primary schools] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 19 We Major Education: Keith Joseph minute to MT ("Grant-Aided Primary Schools") [response to MT's query as to why scheme should only apply to primary schools] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jun 21 Fr Major Education: Mark Addison minute to MT ("Grant Aided Primary Schools") [response to MT's query as to why scheme should only apply to primary schools] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 12 Fr Major Education: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 ("Review of the University Grants Committee") [terms of reference of UGC efficiency review committee; MT keen that Chairman & membership selection will ensure "a group which is likely to approach the task energetically"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 15 Mo Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Whitelaw ("Grant Aided Schools") [paper outlining scheme for "setting up, on an experimental basis, of new independent primary schools"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 22 Mo Major Education: No.10 letter to Keith Joseph PS ("Village Schools") [No.10 paper outlining MT proposal to help parents prevent closures] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jul 31 We Major Education: Keith Joseph letter to Whitelaw ("House of Lords Select Committee Report on Education and Training for New Technologies") [draft Government response] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 2 Fr Major Education: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Keith Joseph ("Grant Aided Schools") ["we need to consider whether any necessary experimentation cannot be in less elaborate and costly ways"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 23 Fr Major Education: Mark Addison minute to MT ("Education Seminar") [programme; arrangements; Ministerial attendees] [declassified Dec 2014]