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Series
Welsh Office: Education Department, Schools Division: Registered Files (PSE series)
Catalogue reference: BD 126
What's it about?
BD 126
This series consists of registered files relating to the use of the Welsh language throughout the education sector and the inclusion of Welsh in the National Curriculum; drug education in Wales; local management of schools; impact of local...
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 126
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Title (The name of the record)
- Welsh Office: Education Department, Schools Division: Registered Files (PSE series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1978-1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of registered files relating to the use of the Welsh language throughout the education sector and the inclusion of Welsh in the National Curriculum; drug education in Wales; local management of schools; impact of local government reorganisation on education services; and the education of gypsies and travellers.
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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 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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PSE 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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68 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 Office
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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
- Race relations
- Education
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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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The records were held at Cathays Park 2, Cardiff, Wales, and at the Welsh Office, Neptune Point storage facility in Ocean Way, Cardiff, Wales.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1980 to 1998
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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 the English and Welsh Governments. Section 5.9 of OSP 7 (Welsh Office) – Education and Training. Records were selected relating to use of the Welsh language throughout the education sector Section 5.13.4 of OSP 7 (Welsh Office) – Local Government Records were selected relating to education policy making during Local Government Reorganisation and the introduction of new unitary authority boundaries.
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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 Office Education Department comprised five divisions from 1978. These were:
Schools Division, covering the administration of all government policy concerning nursery, primary and secondary education, maintained voluntary independent schools in Wales except building programmes; matters relating to the curiculum 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; 16-19 year old educational provision in general; 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 the 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.
In 1984, responsibility for Welsh Language moved to the Education Services Division. In 1992 all matters relating to the National Curriculum in Wales moved to the Schools Curriculum division. In 1995 the Education Services division was disbanded with Welsh language issues being transferred to the new Culture and Recreation Division.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14057636/
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Welsh Office: Education Department, Schools Division: Registered Files (PSE series)
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