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)
| 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)
Selections from this file
Showing items 21 - 31 of 31
| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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 18 We | Major | Education: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(EP): 19 May") [Higginson Report on 'A' Levels] [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 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 23 Mo | Major | Education: Walker PS letter to Wakeham PS ("HMI Report: Aspects of Education Provision in Wales 1986/87") [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 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 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] |