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1988 Apr 6 - 1988 May 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2125
Education (General policy on education and education expenditure; Education Reform Bill; opting out of Local Education Authority (LEA) control in Scotland; position of National Union of Students (NUS); Christian education; admission to maintained schools;polytechnics; national curriculum issues; Higginson Report on future of 'A' levels) (Part 18)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 262
Any docs withheld? 1

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88 May 15 Sun Education: Baroness Cox letter to MT ("The Education Reform Bill: composition of governing bodies for polytechnics and colleges") ["I thought I should alert you urgently to the latest duplicity from the DES"] [declassified 2016]
88 May 18 Wed Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 19 May") [Higginson Report on 'A' Levels] [declassified 2016]
88 May 19 Thu Education: Walker letter to Wakeham ("HMI report: Aspects of Educational Provision in Wales 1986/87") ["the report is, I believe, a substantial improvement on its predecessors"] [declassified 2016]
88 May 19 Thu Education: No.10 minute to MT ("Academic tenure: vote in the Lord") [Labour amendment to Education Reform Bill to ensure academic freedom of speech] [declassified 2016]
88 May 20 Fri Education: Walker minute to MT ("National Curriculum: Curriculum Council for Wales (CCW)") [appointment of Chair] [declassified 2016]
88 May 20 Fri Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 25 May") [assessment & testing] [declassified 2016]
88 May 23 Mon Education: Walker PS letter to Wakeham PS ("HMI Report: Aspects of Education Provision in Wales 1986/87") [declassified 2016]
88 May 24 Tue Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 25 May") [assessment & testing: Manifesto commitments] [declassified 2016]
88 May 25 Wed Education: No.10 note for the record ("Six monthly monitoring meetings on Education") [Baker prefers bilateral meetings with MT; No.10 agrees] [declassified 2016]
88 May 25 Wed Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("E(EP) Assessment and Testing") [Griffiths policy disagreement with Baker] [declassified 2016]
88 May 26 Thu Education: Lord Thorneycroft letter to MT (Religious Education in schools) [cover letter for minute on how Education Reform Bill should address conflicting views] [declassified 2016]