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The file includes circular correspondence from the Department of Education and Science regarding attainment targets, and from the Welsh Office regarding assessment arrangements.

The file includes circular correspondence regarding curriculum planning; drama and the curriculum; a copy of the text of a speech made by John Major, the Prime Minister, entitled 'Education - All Our Futures', 3 July 1991.

The file includes press releases from the Welsh Office, correspondence from the Department of Education and Science concerning training for assessment, including a copy of the consulation document 'Future Arrangements for the Accreditation of Courses of Initial Teacher Training', May 1989 and minutes of the final meeting, July 1989, of ITEC (Interim Teacher Education Committee).

The file includes a copy letter from John MacGregor, Secretary of State for Education and Science, concerning core skills in the 16-19 curriculum, together with reports on teacher training and pupils' achievements.

The file includes a report by B D Glickman and H C Dale entitled `A Scrutiny of Education Support Grants and the Local Authority Training Grants Scheme', Jan. 1990, a draft copy of the National Curriculum Council's Corporate Plan, 1990-1991, and papers relating to core skills for pupils aged 16-19.

The file includes correspondence concerning the proposed teaching of Japanese in Welsh secondary schools and INSET materials for the National Curriculum.

The file includes a press release from the Department of Education and Science announcing the establishment of working groups for art and music and circular correspondence relating to Welsh in the curriculum.

The file includes a copy of a speech delivered by John MacGregor, the Secretary of State for Education and Science to the Professional Association of Teachers, 31 July 1990; a report entitled 'English in the Curriculum: A Reappraisal', May 1990, produced by English Advisers in Welsh local authorities, and correspondence relating to Key Stage 4 provision in Wales.

The file includes a report entitled 'The Teaching and Learning of Reading in Primary Schools', (DES, 1990), and correspondence relating to the teaching of history and Welsh in the curriculum.

The file includes draft orders for the teaching of geography and history, and a copy of the report on multicultural education produced by the Multicultural Task Group.

The series consists of correspondence and papers relating to a residential conference organised by the National Curriculum Council, 1989, and to NCC/SEAC/CCW summit meetings, 1989-1991

The file includes copies of papers to be considered at a residential conference, held at Armathwaite Hall, Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, from 8-10 March 1989. Issues to be discussed included the remit and work of the council and the dissemination of information.

The series comprises papers of the Wiggins Group, including minutes of various ad hoc groups and reports on the training needs of teachers, 1989-1991.

The unit comprises papers relating to the drawing up of the attainment targets for national curriculum foundation subjects, 1985-1993.

The series comprises records relating to the consultation process for determining the attainment targets and proposals of study for the national curriculum subjects. Included are reports by the working groups on their respective areas of interest, the published proposals by the Secretaries of State for the curriculum of each subject which preceded the drawing up of the draft orders, the published consultation reports produced by the National Curriculum Council, and the published comments of the Curriculum Council for Wales on these proposals.