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1988 Jun 1 - 1988 Nov 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2126
Education (General policy on education and education expenditure; Higginson Report on future of 'A' levels; polytechnics; City Arts College; national curriculum issues; opting out of Local Education (Part 19)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 343
Any docs withheld?

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88 Jun 2 Th Major Education: Baker minute to MT ("National system for assessment and testing") [draft Parliamentary answer] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 29 We Major Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with Mr. Baker: 30 June") [City Arts College; student loans; Education Reform Bill amendments] [declassified 2016]
88 Oct 25 Tu Major Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Progress with Education Reform") [Bilateral with Kenneth Baker: 26 October] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 10 Fr Major Education: Lord Mackay of Clashfern PS record of conversation ("Christian Religious Education") [Lord Mackay, Lord Belstead, Lord Denham, Lord Home] [declassified 2016]
88 Jul 6 We Major Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Scottish Education Bill") ["the really crucial issues... [are] opting-out and testing"] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 28 Mo Major Education: Prime Minister personal minute to Baker (Implementing the Education Act: teacher training and universities) [raising standards] [declassified 2016]
88 Oct 27 Th Major Education: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("National Curriculum: English") [cover note for draft Baker minute on teaching of grammar and formal standard English] [declassified 2016]
88 Oct 14 Fr Major Education: Robert Jackson minute to MT ("Higher education and science in Australia: some lessons for Britain") [observations from visit] [declassified 2016]
88 Jul 27 We Major Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 28 July") [National Curriculum for maths & science; provisions in Education (Scotland) Bill] [declassified 2016]
88 Jul 13 We Major Education: No.10 minute to MT ("Education Reform Bill: consideration of the Lords' amendments") [Working Group on maths & science; Scottish Education Bill] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 8 We Major Education: MT letter to Lord Thorneycroft (religious education in schools) ["must be based on the old and new testament... I do not believe we should be shy about saying so"] [declassified 2016]
88 Oct 11 Tu Minor Education: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Education") [scheduling of MT-Baker progress meetings on Education Reform Act implementation] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 15 Tu Minor Education: Baker minute to MT ("Our changing schools - a handbook for parents") [declassified 2016]
88 Jul 6 We Minor Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP), 7 July") [cover note] [declassified 2016]
88 Jul 1 Fr Minor Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 7 July") [cover note] [declassified 2016]
88 Nov 24 Th Minor Education: Baker PS letter to No.10 (National Curriculum Design & Technology Working Group interim report) [cover letter] [declassified 2016]