Archive

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)

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

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88 Jun 1 Wed Education: No.10 letter to Walker PS ("HMI report: Aspects of Educational Provision in Wales 1986/87") [MT content with proposal to publish] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 2 Thu Education: Baker minute to MT ("National system for assessment and testing") [draft Parliamentary answer] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 2 Thu Education: Baker minute to MT ("GCE A levels: Higginson committee report") [MT unhappy with draft Parliamentary statement] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 2 Thu Education: Baker minute to MT ("A City Arts Colleges") [MT unenthusiastic about proposal's reliance on predominantly public funding] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 6 Mon Education: Baker minute to MT ("Governance of polytechnics") [Education Reform Bill] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 8 Wed 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 Jun 9 Thu Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Baker, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Lord Belstead) ["Christian religious education"] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 9 Thu Education: No.10 minute to MT ("City Arts College") ["Kenneth Baker's minute... seeks agreement to extending the concept of City Technology Colleges... The Chief Secretary's minute... questions this"] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Jun 10 Fri Education: Lord Mackay of Clashfern PS record of conversation ("Christian Religious Education") [Lord Mackay, Lord Belstead, Lord Denham, Lord Home] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 10 Fri Education: Baker minute to MT ("Education Reform Bill: provision for Further Education students with special educational needs (SEN)") [local education authorities' duties] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 10 Fri Education: Baker letter to Lord Home (Education Reform Bill: Christanity in religious education, and collective worship) [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 13 Mon Education: No.10 letter to Baker PS ("Minority religious groups and the maintained sector") [MT comments on Baker paper] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 15 Wed Education: Baker minute to MT (City Arts College) ["importance of the entertainment and leisure industries in the economy"] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 16 Thu Education: Baker minute to MT (City Arts College) [amendment to draft Bill; Government to remain neutral on proposed College] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 23 Thu Education: No.10 minute to MT ("Education Reform Bill: provision for Further Education students with special educational needs (SEN)") [amendment, and cost consideration] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 29 Wed Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Bilateral with Mr. Baker: 30 June") [City Arts College; student loans; Education Reform Bill amendments] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 29 Wed Education: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("CTCs: City Arts College") [purpose of the college and private vs public funding; future of City Technology Courses] [declassified 2016]
88 Jun 30 Thu Education: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Baker) ["A City Arts College"] [declassified 2016]
88 Jul 1 Fri Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 7 July") [cover note] [declassified 2016]
88 Jul 1 Fri Education: Chairman of the City Technology Colleges Trust letter to MT (City Arts Technology College and CTC sponsorship) [thanks, and progress report on sponsorship recruitment in advance of dinner to be hosted by MT at No.10] [declassified 2016]