Education Department project files

Temporary Box 2 03/11/1995
A). = Bundle of Files B). = Loose Files

A). Bundle of Files – 1). City of Birmingham Education committee – (M.G.R.A) (M.G.R adams) Education committee report 1934-1947 (14 files & loose letters from Dr Cohen See Below)
i) Birmingham background –
1) Handwritten covering note –M.G.R. A to C.E.O 02/02/1951 detailing approach taken to layout of report comments/ amendments each chapter will be in manuscript form & most will be
2) Typed contents sheets heading of Chapters
3) M.S of i)- Birmingham Background

ii) Educational Background-
Letter dated 09/03/1971 from Dr Cohen to Mr Brooksbank (C.E.O) & C.E.O reply of 12/03/1971- Dr Cohen found the attached presumably this bundle of file that letter was found in or at least iii) “the committee’s heritage
iii) The committee’s heritage -1934
iv) Nursery Education
V). From 5-11 include note from M.G.R.A DATED 23/04/1957 to Miss Russell (C.E.O.) returning this file which M.G.R.A recently borrowed was employed by Lancashire City Council
vi)The Scholarship
vii) The Grammar Schools
viii) From Senior to Secondary
ix) Junior Technical, commercial and art education
x) The Voluntary Schools and Religious Education
xi) The Special Schools
xii) The Evacuation [slw?]
xiii) Introducing
xiv) The youth employment service
xv) The service of youth
xvi) Continuations education and the evening schools
xvii) Senior, commercial and art education
University education and the training of teachers
xix) Milk and meals
xx) The school health services
xxi) Child Protection
xxii) The architecture education
Appendix A fiancé of Education
Appendix B the Education committee

2) File 37 Report of the Education committee 1936-1950 typed
(Include comparative table_ Schools _1936+1950)
(Jim thinks –good refund!!)

3) File marked Mr Addams
Report of education committee 1936-1950-typed
This appears to be a copy of 2 above but with some loose papers including correspondence (1956 +1957) re M: Education Department “entry in “the History of the Corporation.”
4) File marked [Jmreusl?] in Len City of Birmingham Education committee

But content are: [St?]
a) Correspondence (1951+1952) +attached tables for enrolment +student homes- 1934/51946/7 for-F)
1) College of technology formerly Central technical college
2) College of commerce formerly Commercial college
3) College of Commerce arts and crafts and brand schools of art
4) Aston Technical college
5) Handsworth technical college
6) Evening individuals –winter services only
7) Bourneville day continuation college formerly Bourneville continuation school
B) Board of Education List 46 – (1936)
Public elementary school in England + Wales (1934-1935)-statistics
C) Letter from Rev. Banon E.L. Cochran -27/11/1950 + account of the connection of the Yardley Grammar School with educational foundation of the Yardley Charity Estate
D) Collection of handwritten notes-details of various aspects of Education term-funds +figure, dates, costs etc.- (needs sorting)
5) Report of education committee 1936-50- draft (key copy)
6) File not filled (but city of Birmingham education committee)
7) History of corporation 1936-50-notes. Correspondence dated1954 and versions typed + M.S. report, note etc. (needs sorting)

B) Loose file
1) Supply of milk in schools –city of Birmingham education committee file no. 526 H.E Department [lE?] (526-33)
a) Milk in schools’ scheme –booklet of milk monitory board-1934 and board of education Birmingham 165 (25.9.41)
b) Correspondence (details etc. circulars) -28/9/34- 2/12/41

2) “Your Business” information department monthly newssheet
(city of Birmingham education committee file no. 1048 S.E Dept.)
a) correspondence re: education dept. entries in newssheet-details of school attributes etc.- 23/10/1946 until cuts 1950
b) Copies of newsheet-dec.1946-given 1959
£) Loose papers-
A. Table (handwritten) Admissions to selective schools from certain area
B. Primary schools + department checklist (various notes –March 1972)
C. Selective secondary schools’ checklist (various notes –range of admission March 1970+1971)
D. C above but with different notation
E. Handwritten note-figure re: st Philip’s G.S
4. Forms 7 1) 1968-immigration statistics 1968- working papers (not to be destroyed)
Tables giving breakdowns by type of school and by individual school.
Most are marked Confidential
5. Immigrant Children – Jan 1966- March 1966 closed file – city of Birmingham education committee – file no. 685 (H) Primary Department.
The Correspondence – Birmingham Education department referral
Various teaching unions
Various [Lound?] education authorities
Other bodies e.g. [gamacica or jamacica?] High Common
(Needs sorting through to get full details)
6. Cover only for file – Immigrant Children Sept-1963-Sept1964
(City of Birmingham education committee – file-no. 685 (D)- Primary department
(No papers available in box)
7. S.A.C.R.E- agreed syllabus of religious instruction- revision of suggestions for use in conjunction with the agreed syllabus (amended draft)
City of Birmingham education committee -L H Farmsworth (My interpretation of handwriting) Room 18, education 760.
Correspondence re. agreed syllabus notes on R.I
Agreed syllabus of religious introduction (first gallery proof) in envelope with file.