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 |
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Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
Release date: | 2016 Jul 21 |
Classification: | Secret |
Page count: | 262 |
Any docs withheld? | 1 |
PREM19/2125 - download whole file (PDF, 192.68 MB)
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Date | Value | Title |
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88 May 26 Th | Major | 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 We | Major | 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 We | Major | Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("E(EP) Assessment and Testing") [Griffiths policy disagreement with Baker] [declassified 2016] |
88 May 24 Tu | Major | Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 25 May") [assessment & testing: Manifesto commitments] [declassified 2016] |
88 May 23 Mo | Major | Education: Walker PS letter to Wakeham PS ("HMI Report: Aspects of Education Provision in Wales 1986/87") [declassified 2016] |
88 May 20 Fr | Major | Education: Walker minute to MT ("National Curriculum: Curriculum Council for Wales (CCW)") [appointment of Chair] [declassified 2016] |
88 May 20 Fr | Major | Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 25 May") [assessment & testing] [declassified 2016] |
88 May 19 Th | Major | 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 Th | Major | 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 We | Major | Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 19 May") [Higginson Report on 'A' Levels] [declassified 2016] |
88 May 15 Su | Minor | 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 13 Fr | Major | Education: No.10 minute to MT ("Education - Maintained schools and polytechnics") [MT concerns about aspect of Education Reform Bill] [declassified 2016] |
88 May 13 Fr | Major | 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 Mo | Major | 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 Fr | Major | Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 12 May") [Inner London Education Authority] [declassified 2016] |
88 May 4 We | Major | Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Polytechnics") ["need to separate from local authorities"] [declassified 2016] |
88 May 3 Tu | Minor | Education: Walker letter to Baker ("Education Reform Bill - Advanced Further Education pooling") [declassified 2016] |
88 Apr 28 Th | Major | 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 Tu | Major | 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 Th | Major | Education: Walker PS letter to No.10 ("National Curriculum Welsh subject Working Group") [appointment of Chair] [declassified 2016] |