Education Department project files

Education Department File Temporary Box No.12

1) Envelope containing – Constitution of Youth advisory committee with notes on historical development
February 1950
Many copies of a single sheet note
2) Envelope – Special services sub-committee
a) Confidential – “Re-appraisal of the provision for special educational treatment for Birmingham Children
b) Various appendices to committee report-1967

3) Envelope – School meals
a) Handwritten notes – re: school meals - 1944-1964
b) Statistics – number of free meals – 1957-66
• Pupil’s taking dinner on given day 1951-66
• Pupil’s taking milk on a given day 1957-66
• Summary of no. of dinners supplied -1945-66/7
• Food Overhaul

4) Envelope – By-laws Branch
a) Handwritten notes – re: 1950-65
b) History + background of by-law department 1967
c) Details of School attendance + welfare branch (no date)
d) Note on education development in Birmingham 1946-67

5) Envelope – Teachers
a) Handwritten + typed notes on teacher provision + lessons in Birmingham
b) Reports on teaching provision
c) Confidential – notes for you meeting with Dennis Howell M.P (Parliamentary Undersecretary) re: immigration -1967
re: Immigration – 1967.

6) Envelope – Schools – Primary + Secondary
a) Report of C.E.O on “The Organisation of Secondary. Education” to subcommittee – 1964
b) Typed notes on “Secondary Education”
c) “Review of provision of Education in Birmingham.” (The Dawes Plan)
D) Booklets-
a. Report of C.E.O on the re-organisation of secondary education on comprehensive [einis?] 1966
b. Report of the “re-organisation of secondary education sub-committee` on re-organisation of secondary education. 1967
c. Report of the Education committee on the re-organisation of secondary education. 1968
7) C.B.E.C. Roll of Honour
List of employees who have joined the colours (W.W.I) (Details of their fate – killed, discharged etc
8) Annual Reports of Principles of institutes of further education for the academic year 1973/1974
Includes a note on annual reports prior to 1.4.74

9) Playing fiddle
City of Birmingham Education Committee (D.E.O. department) (1956-63)
General correspondence re: specific schools and minutes of – city of Birmingham Playing Fields Association and sites + [Blys?] sub-committee education
Notes + minutes for conference on Children’s Playgrounds’ on Housing estates and confidential note for education representatives to that conference.

10) Educational sites in the Centre of the City
City of Birmingham Education committee (D.E.O) (1959-63)
“Re-development of the city centre”
a) Correspondence within education department + between council department.
b) Minutes + reports for G.P ([Birm?] Development Rule) committee + education committee + some of its rule committee
c) Maps –Proposed inner ring road scheme (with existing road conjoined)
Proposed civic centre scheme (with existing road conjoined)
11) Education in Law Courts
City of Birmingham Education Committee (D.E.O Department) (1957-61)
Extracts of Reports in local government +Justices journal Re: education [mallis?]

12) Education Committee – control by other department
City of Birmingham Education Committee (D.E.O Department)
1956 Correspondence and summaries of information from other L.E. As on serving of education committee – Birmingham
Current situation – C.E.O was clerk to Education Committee + controlled fairness of department
Proposal was- clerking to be done by town clerk financial control to be done by city treasurer

13) College of food and domestic arts
(1961-1966) City of Birmingham (D.E.O Department)
Reports, notes + correspondence re: Building phones for new city

14) Envelopes – adult education + youth services
1) Polytechnic statistical return no.1 (courses current 1/11/66 leading to recognised qualifications)
various colleges
2) Report to various adult education + youth sub-committee
4) Typed notes – general poling for development
5) General correspondence

15) Envelope – Youth Employment Branch (1966/67)
a. Report of youth employment sub-committee
b. Notes on – the youth employment Service
c. Handwritten note
d. Notes on the School meals service
16) Envelope – General
Typed + handwritten notes re: book “Education in Birmingham1946-1967

17) Transfer from Primary to Secondary Schools
(1969-1971) City of Birmingham Education committee No D74
Handwritten notes + typed letters, reports, etc.

18) Report No.1 (1965) by Urwick Orr + Partners Ltd. (appears to be O+M type report) Re: Birmingham Education Representant
Into-
Awards School Health
Youth Employment A. E+Y
Central civic G.P
City of Birmingham Education committee

19) Report No. 3 (1966) by Urwick, Orr + Partners
Into – S+B Primary, FE Repairs, Secondary

20) Report No.4 (Part1) by Urwick, Orr + Partners (P 1-4appendices)
Into Clerical stuff at Secondary Schools
City of Birmingham Education committee (Marked Confidential)

21) Re Report No.4 (Part1) by Urwick, Orr + Partners (P23-28appendices)
Into Bylaws + School attendance branch
City of Birmingham Education committee (Marked Confidential)

22) Envelope Confidential – Special Services Branch Special Schools and aftercare Report P No. 4 (P17-22)

23) Envelope Confidential- College of Further Education
Report No. 4 (P5-11)

24) Envelope Confidential- Primary Branch
Report No. 3 (P37-42 + appendices)

25) Envelope Confidential- Further Educational Branch
Report No. 3 (P52-66 + appendices)

26) Envelope Confidential- Secondary Branch
Report No. 3 (P43-51 + appendices)

27) Envelope Confidential- Repairs Branch
Report No. 3 – (P20-36+ appendices)

28) Envelope Confidential- College of Education
Report no. 4 (p12-16+ appendices)
29) Envelope – C.E.O’s observations on town clerk’s report to the working party on committee work of election committee and youth employment service (Possibly of transfer to the ministry of Labour)

30) Envelope – C.E.O’s observations on the report by the general manager of the building department to the working party of the O+M survey of the education department -1968 (+ copies)