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Programme for Reform in Secondary Education


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0366 PRI

Held at: Institute of Education

Title: Programme for Reform in Secondary Education

Date(s): 1976-1987

Level of description: collection

Extent: 1 box

Name of creator(s): Programme for Reform in Secondary Education

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Programme for Reform in Secondary Education was established in 1975 as a pressure group campaigning for the principle of 'a fully comprehensive system of secondary education'. It held conferences, meetings and workshops, published pamphlets and a newsletter and participated in debates in the press and broadcast media. Among those influential educationists involved in the group's activities were Harry Rée, Maurice Kogan, Caroline Benn, Gabriel Chanan, Margaret Maden and Maurice Plaskow. It officially wound up its activities in 1994.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Programme for Reform in Secondary Education, incuding papers of the Chairman, George Varnava, namely minutes 1982-1987,editions of PRISE News, 1976-1986, press cuttings, pamphlets, conference papers, memoranda, reports and some correspondence.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open. Apply to Archivist.

Conditions governing reproduction:

A reader wishing to publish any quotation of information, including pictorial, derived from any archive material must apply in writing for prior permission from the Librarian or other appropriate person(s) as indicated by the Archivist. A limited number of photocopies may be supplied at the discretion of the Archivist.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Unlisted.

Collection level description available on-line at the Institute of Education website

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Given by George Varnava in Oct 1998.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Date(s) of descriptions: Created 11/24/1999, modified 12/5/2000


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Comprehensive schools | Secondary schools | Schools | Educational institutions
Educational reform | Educational development
Interest groups | Groups
Public education | Educational systems
Secondary education | Educational levels

Personal names
Benn | Caroline Middleton | d 2000 | educationist
Chanan | Gabriel | b 1942 | educationist
Kogan | Maurice | b 1930 | educationist
Maden | Margaret | b 1940 | educationist
Plaskow | Maurice | fl 1976-1987 | educationist
Rée | Harry Alfred | 1914-1991 | teacher and educationist x Ree | Harry Alfred
Varnarva | George | fl 1976-1987 | educationist

Corporate names
Programme for Reform in Secondary Education

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