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Department of Education and Science and successors: Schools Branch 4: Registered...

Catalogue reference: ED 289

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ED 289

This series contains records on subjects including City Technology Colleges, grant-maintained schools, the registration and regulation of independent schools, testing and assessment, and Records of Achievement.

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Reference

ED 289

Title
Department of Education and Science and successors: Schools Branch 4: Registered Files (S4 series)
Date

1987-2002

Description

This series contains records on subjects including City Technology Colleges, grant-maintained schools, the registration and regulation of independent schools, testing and assessment, and Records of Achievement.

Related material

See also ED 207

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

S4, S4C

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Education, 1992-1995
  • Department for Education and Employment, 1995-2001
  • Department of Education and Science, Schools Branch 4, 1988-1992
Physical description

260 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2014 Department for Education

Subjects
Topics
Education
Accruals

Series is accruing.

Administrative / biographical background

Schools Branch 4 was created in 1988 and had four divisions: Division A was responsible for City Technology Colleges, independent schools, the assisted places scheme and music and ballet schools; Division B was responsible for grant-maintained schools; Division C was responsible for school examinations and later for long-term planning for school organization and for schools in special measures; Division D was responsible for testing and assessment, the Assessment of Performance Unit and Records of Achievement.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14151676/

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