Archive

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 Apr 13 Wed Education: Baroness Cox MP & colleagues letter to MT (Christian content of religious education) [proposed amendents to Education Reform Bill] [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]
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 24 Tue Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 25 May") [assessment & testing: Manifesto commitments] [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 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 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 18 Wed Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 19 May") [Higginson Report on 'A' Levels] [declassified 2016]
88 May 13 Fri Education: No.10 minute to MT ("Education - Maintained schools and polytechnics") [MT concerns about aspect of Education Reform Bill] [declassified 2016]
88 May 13 Fri Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Admission of pupils to Maintained schools") [frustration with DES timescale for implementation of Education Bill open enrolment provisions] [declassified 2016]
88 May 9 Mon Education: Baker minute to MT ("Admission of pupils to Maintained schools") [reasons for delay in implemetation of Education Bill provisions on open enrolment] [declassified 2016]
88 May 6 Fri Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 12 May") [Inner London Education Authority] [declassified 2016]
88 May 4 Wed Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Polytechnics") ["need to separate from local authorities"] [declassified 2016]
88 Apr 28 Thu Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Scottish schools: meeting with Strathclyde parents") [Griffiths report and observations on issue of schools 'opting out' of local education authority control] [declassified 2016]
88 Apr 26 Tue Education: Baker minute to MT ("1. National Curriculum: Working Groups for English and for Design and Technology 2. Publication of the Report of the Kingman committee on English") [declassified 2016]
88 Apr 21 Thu Education: Walker PS letter to No.10 ("National Curriculum Welsh subject Working Group") [appointment of Chair] [declassified 2016]
88 Apr 20 Wed Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Rifkind) ["Opting out in Scotland"] [declassified 2016]