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Board of Education and successors: HM Inspectorate: Memoranda (New Series)

Catalogue reference: ED 135

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ED 135

Memoranda of the Board of Education and successors, HM Inspectorate intended to keep the Inspectorate informed of current educational policy and departmental procedure.In June,1941 a new consecutive numbered series of memoranda to Inspectors was...

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Reference
ED 135
Title
Board of Education and successors: HM Inspectorate: Memoranda (New Series)
Date
1941-1989
Description

Memoranda of the Board of Education and successors, HM Inspectorate intended to keep the Inspectorate informed of current educational policy and departmental procedure.

In June,1941 a new consecutive numbered series of memoranda to Inspectors was introduced, indicating after the number to which section or sections, of the Inspectorate the memorandum was addressed: General, Elementary (E), Secondary (S), Technical (T) and Divisional Inspector (DI).

The majority of this new series was adopted for Wales.

From 1966 a new system of numbering was introduced when the memoranda were numbered consecutively by year and the letter indicating to which section of the Inspectorate the Memoranda related was discontinued.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The memoranda are arranged in numerical order followed in a few cases by addenda of later date.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Board of Education, Inspectorate (England), 1923-1944
  • Board of Education, Inspectorate (Wales), 1923-1944
  • Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate (England), 1964-1973
  • Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate (Wales), 1964-1973
  • Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate of Schools (England), 1973-1992
  • Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate of Schools (Wales), 1973-1992
  • Ministry of Education, Inspectorate (England), 1944-1964
  • Ministry of Education, Inspectorate (Wales), 1944-1964
Physical description
48 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Subjects
Topics
Education
Accruals
Series is accruing.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6934/

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