Record revealed
Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
This photo shows an African American student choir who toured the UK and whose performances were attended by Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister.
Series
Welsh Office: Welsh Education Office and Successors: Schools Division: Registered...
Catalogue reference: BD 124
What's it about?
BD 124
This series consists of registered files relating to encouraging the use of Welsh in areas other than education, and includes the creation of the Welsh Language Board; the use of Welsh in the public sector; Welsh Language Act 1993 and Welsh...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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BD 124
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Title (The name of the record)
- Welsh Office: Welsh Education Office and Successors: Schools Division: Registered Files (EWL Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1978-1999
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of registered files relating to encouraging the use of Welsh in areas other than education, and includes the creation of the Welsh Language Board; the use of Welsh in the public sector; Welsh Language Act 1993 and Welsh language Schemes; equal status of Welsh and English; Welsh speaking community in Patagonia; and funding of S4C, the fourth TV channel in Wales.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged chronologically and in file prefix order.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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EWL Series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and Welsh
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Welsh Office, Education Department, 1978-1999
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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49 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2018 Welsh Government
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Americas
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Records were stored at Cathays Park 2, Cardiff, Wales, and for a brief period (1997 to 2012) at Neptune Point Storage Facilty in Ocean Way, Cardiff, Wales.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals are anticipated.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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RCP, s.3.1.1 - the principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh Governments. Section 5.10 of OSP 7 (Welsh Office) – Cultural matters, including responsibilities relating to the Welsh language. Records relating to the formulation and implementation of policies intended to safeguard and encourage the use of the Welsh language were selected.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Welsh Education Office had five divisional areas working within it. These were:
Schools Division, covering the administration of government policy concerning all matters relating to maintained, voluntary independent schools in Wales except building programmes; matters relating to the curriclum and examinations.
Further Education Division 1, covering higher education; supply and training of teachers; liaison with the University of Wales; UGC and CNAA; tuition fees and other student matters.
Further Education Division 2, covering non advanced further education; 16 to 19 years provision of education; student grants; liaison with the Manpower Services Commission; adult education (including state bursaries); youth service; grants for village halls and community centres.
Education Services Division, covering educational building; school meals, milk, transport and other benefits; publications; statistics, research; external relations.
HM Inspectorate, covering professional advice to the Secretary of State on all educational matters; assessing the educational process in all educational institutions other than universities through inspection and reporting; specialist and general advice to teachers, institutions and local education authorities through visits, courses and publications; liaison with local education authorities and other statutory and voluntary bodies concerned with education.
By 1984 responsibility for Welsh language education had moved to the Education Services Division. In 1995, the Education Services Division was disbanded, with responsibility for Welsh language education being passed to the newly created Culture and Recreation Division within the Welsh Education Office.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14057635/
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Welsh Office: Welsh Education Office and Successors: Schools Division: Registered Files (EWL Series)
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