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Department of Education and Science and successors: Press Office: Press Notices entitled...

Catalogue reference: ED 229

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ED 229

Press releases produced by the Press Office of the Department of Education and Science and successors.They cover a wide range of subjects, including work carried out by the department and other educational bodies and any reforms or changes within...

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Reference

ED 229

Title
Department of Education and Science and successors: Press Office: Press Notices entitled DES News
Date

1988-1996

Description

Press releases produced by the Press Office of the Department of Education and Science and successors.

They cover a wide range of subjects, including work carried out by the department and other educational bodies and any reforms or changes within the department.

These press releases were distributed to the Education Ministers, education correspondence in the media, and the Central Office of Information (COI).

ED 229/58 and ED 229/107 contain indexes to the contents of the series.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronological. The news sheets are filled in the order in which they were numbered and released.

Related material

Establishment Minutes and Notices in ED 141

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Education and Employment, 1995-2001
  • Department for Education, Press Office, 1992-1995
  • Department of Education and Science, Press Office, 1964-1992
Physical description

107 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1998 Department for Education and Employment

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

All reports commissioned by the Secretary of State for Education, bulletins and leaflets produced by the department were advertised as a press release, and they reflect very strongly the official Departmental attitude.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7028/

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Department of Education and Science and successors: Press Office: Press Notices entitled DES News