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Records of the National Curriculum History Committee for Wales, 1978-1995, including papers relating to the establishment and subsequent meetings of the National Curriculum History Committee for Wales, 1989-90; minutes, agenda, reports and articles for discussion at various meetings of the National Curriculum History Working Group, 1989, the History Development Group, 1990, The Historical Association, 1986-89, and the Association of History Teachers in Wales, 1988-9; copies of a WJEC report and examination papers, 1986-93; papers relating to assessment by the School Examinations and Assessment Council, 1989; correspondence from MPs and others, 1988-91; miscellaneous articles, reports, press cuttings and papers relating to teachers' conferences, 1978-93; and printed material on the teaching of history in Welsh schools, 1979-95.

Papers relating to the establishment of the HCW including a list of 'suggested membership' of the HCW, and copies of the Terms of Reference for the Committee and for the History Working Group.

Papers relating to the third meeting of the HCW at Gregynog, including manuscript and typescript copies of a paper entitled 'Some Thoughts on 'Content': General and Particular' by R. R. Davies; a 'Report of the Programmes of Study Sub-group for the Early and Medieval Periods'; the 'Report of the Meeting of Sub-group (Early Modern Wales)'; and the 'Notes of the Modern Period (Post 1760) Sub Group'.

Papers relating to the fourth meeting of the HCW at Carmarthen, comprising an agenda; manuscript and typescript observations by R. R. Davies on the draft document 'Heartlands of Welsh History'; and notes by him headed 'The contents of Welsh history'.

Papers relating to the eighth meeting of the HCW at Cwmbran, including a programme and agenda; copies of a paper submitted by the Secretary entitled 'Merging Welsh Contour Lines with H[istory] S[tudy] U[nit]'s'; and a memorandum on 'HCW reactions to the HWG's Interim Report'.

Papers relating to the ninth meeting of the HCW at Llangollen, including a programme and notes for visits to schools in Clwyd.

Papers relating to the tenth meeting of the HCW at Llandrindod Wells, including a memorandum by R. R. Davies entitled 'In search of "A balanced and complete curriculum'"; and a copy of a paper by John Blyth, President of the Primary History Association, entitled 'Comments on Interim Report of the History Working Group in relation to primary schools'.

Papers relating to the eleventh meeting of the HCW at Dyffryn House, including an agenda; a memorandum on 'Assessment'; papers by Tim Lomas and W. Gareth Evans; and a copy of an appendix entitled 'Welsh, Scottish and Irish Perspectives on the British Dimension'.

Papers relating to the thirteenth meeting of the HCW at Aberafan, including copies of the agenda; lists of schools in West Glamorgan and Powys to be visited by members of the HCW; and a draft letter from R. R. Davies to the Minister of State commenting on the draft of the Final Report of the HWG.

Papers relating to the sixteenth meeting of the HCW at Dyffryn Gardens, comprising an agenda, and revised drafts of the Welsh History Study Units.

Papers relating to the seventeenth meeting of the HCW at Aberystwyth, including an agenda; descriptions of, and comments on, History Study Units; and a manuscript entitled 'Relations with HWG post Final Report'.