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dir="ltr"><p>The <b>Ministry of Education (1944–1964)</b> was a central government department governed by the Minister of Education, with responsibility in <a href="/wiki/England_and_Wales" title="England and Wales">England and Wales</a> for: </p> <ol><li>Promoting the education of people;</li> <li>Developing educational institutions;</li> <li>Developing <a href="/wiki/Policy" title="Policy">policy</a> to provide a comprehensive educational service;</li> <li>Securing the effective execution of the education policy by <a href="/wiki/Local_education_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Local education authority">local education authorities</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <p>The Ministry of Education was created by the <a href="/wiki/Education_Act_1944" title="Education Act 1944">Education Act 1944</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Scotland_in_the_twentieth_century" title="Education in Scotland in the twentieth century">Scottish education</a> was subject to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Education_(Scotland)_Act_1945&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Education (Scotland) Act 1945 (page does not exist)">Education (Scotland) Act 1945</a> (<a href="/wiki/8_%26_9_Geo._6" class="mw-redirect" title="8 & 9 Geo. 6">8 & 9 Geo. 6</a>. c. 37) whereby the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Office" title="Scottish Office">Scottish Office</a>, under the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a>, undertook similar responsibilities to the Ministry of Education but for Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Northern Irish education was subject to the <a href="/wiki/Education_Act_(Northern_Ireland)_1947" class="mw-redirect" title="Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1947">Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1947</a>, passed by the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Ireland parliament">Northern Ireland parliament</a> at Stormont, which provided powers to the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Minister of Education (Northern Ireland)">Minister of Education</a> to: </p> <ul><li>appoint members of the Northern Ireland Advisory Council for Education</li> <li>appoint additional members of education committees for Northern Ireland local education authorities<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Education_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Board_of_Education"></span> The Ministry of Education was created by the <a href="/wiki/Education_Act_1944" title="Education Act 1944">Education Act 1944</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was preceded by the <b>Board of Education</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which had been created by the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Education_Act_1899" title="Board of Education Act 1899">Board of Education Act 1899</a>. The Ministry of Education lasted twenty years until 1964, when it was merged with the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Science" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Science">Ministry of Science</a> to create the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Education_and_Science_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Education and Science (UK)">Department of Education and Science</a>. This reorganisation followed the recommendations of the <a href="/wiki/Robbins_Report" title="Robbins Report">Robbins Committee</a> on Higher Education.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ministers">Ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Education_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Minister of Education was in charge of the Ministry of Education and was in effect a <a href="/wiki/Corporation_sole" title="Corporation sole">corporation sole</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">members of parliament</a> or members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">house of lords</a> have held the office: - </p><p><b>Colour key</b> (for political parties):<br /> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#E4003B; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a></span> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Length of term </th> <th>Party </th> <th colspan="2">Prime Minister </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rab_Butler" title="Rab Butler">R. A. Butler</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg/60px-Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg/90px-Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg/120px-Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="580" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td>3 August 1944 </td> <td>25 May 1945 </td> <td>9 months and 22 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Churchill_war_ministry" title="Churchill war ministry">War Coalition</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Law,_1st_Baron_Coleraine" title="Richard Law, 1st Baron Coleraine">Richard Law</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_Coleraine.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Lord_Coleraine.jpg/60px-Lord_Coleraine.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Lord_Coleraine.jpg/90px-Lord_Coleraine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Lord_Coleraine.jpg/120px-Lord_Coleraine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td>25 May 1945 </td> <td>26 July 1945 </td> <td>2 months and 1 day </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Churchill_caretaker_ministry" title="Churchill caretaker ministry">Caretaker Min.</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Wilkinson" title="Ellen Wilkinson">Ellen Wilkinson</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ellen_Cicely_Wilkinson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ellen_Cicely_Wilkinson.jpg/60px-Ellen_Cicely_Wilkinson.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ellen_Cicely_Wilkinson.jpg/90px-Ellen_Cicely_Wilkinson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Ellen_Cicely_Wilkinson.jpg/120px-Ellen_Cicely_Wilkinson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="618" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td>3 August 1945 </td> <td>6 February 1947<br />(died in office) </td> <td>1 year, 6 months and 3 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Clement_Attlee" title="Clement Attlee">Clement Attlee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Tomlinson_(British_politician)" title="George Tomlinson (British politician)">George Tomlinson</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>10 February 1947 </td> <td>26 October 1951 </td> <td>4 years, 8 months and 16 days </td> <td>Labour </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florence_Horsbrugh,_Baroness_Horsbrugh" title="Florence Horsbrugh, Baroness Horsbrugh">Florence Horsbrugh</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flo_horsbrugh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flo_horsbrugh.jpg/60px-Flo_horsbrugh.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flo_horsbrugh.jpg/90px-Flo_horsbrugh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flo_horsbrugh.jpg/120px-Flo_horsbrugh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="586" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td>2 November 1951 </td> <td>18 October 1954 </td> <td>2 years, 11 months and 16 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Sir Winston Churchill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/David_Eccles,_1st_Viscount_Eccles" title="David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles">David Eccles</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Eccles_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/David_Eccles_crop.jpg/60px-David_Eccles_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/David_Eccles_crop.jpg/90px-David_Eccles_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/David_Eccles_crop.jpg/120px-David_Eccles_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="152" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">18 October 1954 </td> <td rowspan="2">13 January 1957 </td> <td rowspan="2">2 years, 2 months and 26 days </td> <td rowspan="2">Conservative </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-top:solid 0 gray" height="20"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Eden" title="Anthony Eden">Sir Anthony Eden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quintin_Hogg,_Baron_Hailsham_of_St_Marylebone" title="Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone">The Viscount Hailsham</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Quintin_Hogg,_Baron_Hailsham_Allan_Warren.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Quintin_Hogg%2C_Baron_Hailsham_Allan_Warren.jpg/60px-Quintin_Hogg%2C_Baron_Hailsham_Allan_Warren.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Quintin_Hogg%2C_Baron_Hailsham_Allan_Warren.jpg/90px-Quintin_Hogg%2C_Baron_Hailsham_Allan_Warren.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Quintin_Hogg%2C_Baron_Hailsham_Allan_Warren.jpg/120px-Quintin_Hogg%2C_Baron_Hailsham_Allan_Warren.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1838" data-file-height="2553" /></a></span> </td> <td>13 January 1957 </td> <td>17 September 1957 </td> <td>8 months and 4 days </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Harold_Macmillan" title="Harold Macmillan">Harold Macmillan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Lloyd,_Baron_Geoffrey-Lloyd" title="Geoffrey Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd">Geoffrey Lloyd</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>17 September 1957 </td> <td>14 October 1959 </td> <td>2 years and 27 days </td> <td>Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Eccles,_1st_Viscount_Eccles" title="David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles">David Eccles</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Eccles_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/David_Eccles_crop.jpg/60px-David_Eccles_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/David_Eccles_crop.jpg/90px-David_Eccles_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/David_Eccles_crop.jpg/120px-David_Eccles_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="152" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td>14 October 1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)" title="Night of the Long Knives (1962)">13 July 1962</a> </td> <td>2 years, 8 months and 29 days </td> <td>Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" height="20"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Boyle,_Baron_Boyle_of_Handsworth" title="Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth">Sir Edward Boyle, Bt</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)" title="Night of the Long Knives (1962)">13 July 1962</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1 April 1964 </td> <td rowspan="2">1 year, 8 months and 19 days </td> <td rowspan="2">Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-top:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alec_Douglas-Home" title="Alec Douglas-Home">Sir Alec Douglas-Home</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parliamentary_Secretaries">Parliamentary Secretaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Education_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Parliamentary Secretaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Minister of Education could appoint a Parliamentary Secretary<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who was the junior minister in the <b>Ministry of Education</b> albeit still a political appointment. The following <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">members of parliament</a> have held the office: - </p><p><b>Colour key</b> (for political parties):<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#E4003B; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a></span> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Status </th> <th>Party </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Length of term </th> <th><b>Minister of Education</b> </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Chuter_Ede" title="James Chuter Ede">James Chuter Ede</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Chuter_Ede_(minister_van_Binnenlandse_Zaken_(Home_Secretary)),_Bestanddeelnr_900-7223.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/James_Chuter_Ede_%28minister_van_Binnenlandse_Zaken_%28Home_Secretary%29%29%2C_Bestanddeelnr_900-7223.jpg/60px-James_Chuter_Ede_%28minister_van_Binnenlandse_Zaken_%28Home_Secretary%29%29%2C_Bestanddeelnr_900-7223.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/James_Chuter_Ede_%28minister_van_Binnenlandse_Zaken_%28Home_Secretary%29%29%2C_Bestanddeelnr_900-7223.jpg/90px-James_Chuter_Ede_%28minister_van_Binnenlandse_Zaken_%28Home_Secretary%29%29%2C_Bestanddeelnr_900-7223.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/James_Chuter_Ede_%28minister_van_Binnenlandse_Zaken_%28Home_Secretary%29%29%2C_Bestanddeelnr_900-7223.jpg/120px-James_Chuter_Ede_%28minister_van_Binnenlandse_Zaken_%28Home_Secretary%29%29%2C_Bestanddeelnr_900-7223.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2256" data-file-height="3060" /></a></span> </td> <td>MP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td>13 August 1944 </td> <td>23 May 1945 </td> <td>9 months and 10 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rab_Butler" title="Rab Butler">R. A. Butler</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thelma_Cazalet-Keir" title="Thelma Cazalet-Keir">Thelma Cazalet-Keir</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thelma_Cazalet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Thelma_Cazalet.jpg/60px-Thelma_Cazalet.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Thelma_Cazalet.jpg/90px-Thelma_Cazalet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Thelma_Cazalet.jpg/120px-Thelma_Cazalet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="581" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td>MP </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>26 May 1945 </td> <td>26 July 1945 </td> <td>2 months and 1 day </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Law,_1st_Baron_Coleraine" title="Richard Law, 1st Baron Coleraine">Richard Law</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Jenkins_(British_politician)" title="Arthur Jenkins (British politician)">Arthur Jenkins</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>MP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td>4 August 1945 </td> <td>30 October 1945 </td> <td>2 months and 27 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Wilkinson" title="Ellen Wilkinson">Ellen Wilkinson</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/David_Hardman" title="David Hardman">David Hardman</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Hardman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/David_Hardman.jpg/60px-David_Hardman.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/David_Hardman.jpg/90px-David_Hardman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/David_Hardman.jpg/120px-David_Hardman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="483" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">MP </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">30 October 1945 </td> <td rowspan="2">26 October 1951 </td> <td rowspan="2">5 years, 11 months and 26 days </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Tomlinson_(British_politician)" title="George Tomlinson (British politician)">George Tomlinson</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Pickthorn" title="Kenneth Pickthorn">Kenneth Pickthorn</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>MP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td>5 November 1951 </td> <td>18 October 1954 </td> <td>2 years, 11 months and 13 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florence_Horsbrugh,_Baroness_Horsbrugh" title="Florence Horsbrugh, Baroness Horsbrugh">Florence Horsbrugh</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-top:solid 0 gray" height="20"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Vosper,_Baron_Runcorn" title="Dennis Vosper, Baron Runcorn">Dennis Vosper</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>MP </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>18 October 1954 </td> <td>13 January 1957 </td> <td>2 years, 2 months and 26 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Eccles,_1st_Viscount_Eccles" title="David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles">David Eccles</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Boyle,_Baron_Boyle_of_Handsworth" title="Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth">Sir Edward Boyle</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2">MP </td> <td rowspan="2">Conservative </td> <td rowspan="2">18 January 1957 </td> <td rowspan="2">14 October 1959 </td> <td rowspan="2">8 months and 26 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quintin_Hogg,_Baron_Hailsham_of_St_Marylebone" title="Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone">The Viscount Hailsham</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Lloyd,_Baron_Geoffrey-Lloyd" title="Geoffrey Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd">Geoffrey Lloyd</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Kenneth_Thompson,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir Kenneth Thompson, 1st Baronet">Kenneth Thompson</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>MP </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>22 October 1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)" title="Night of the Long Knives (1962)">13 July 1962</a> </td> <td>2 years, 8 months and 21 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Eccles,_1st_Viscount_Eccles" title="David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles">David Eccles</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Chataway" title="Christopher Chataway">Christopher Chataway</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tentoonstelling_Europort_1972_geopend_in_de_RAI,_Minister_Chris_Chataway_aan_stu,_Bestanddeelnr_926-0230_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Tentoonstelling_Europort_1972_geopend_in_de_RAI%2C_Minister_Chris_Chataway_aan_stu%2C_Bestanddeelnr_926-0230_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Tentoonstelling_Europort_1972_geopend_in_de_RAI%2C_Minister_Chris_Chataway_aan_stu%2C_Bestanddeelnr_926-0230_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Tentoonstelling_Europort_1972_geopend_in_de_RAI%2C_Minister_Chris_Chataway_aan_stu%2C_Bestanddeelnr_926-0230_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Tentoonstelling_Europort_1972_geopend_in_de_RAI%2C_Minister_Chris_Chataway_aan_stu%2C_Bestanddeelnr_926-0230_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Tentoonstelling_Europort_1972_geopend_in_de_RAI%2C_Minister_Chris_Chataway_aan_stu%2C_Bestanddeelnr_926-0230_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Tentoonstelling_Europort_1972_geopend_in_de_RAI%2C_Minister_Chris_Chataway_aan_stu%2C_Bestanddeelnr_926-0230_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="845" data-file-height="1016" /></a></span> </td> <td>MP </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)" title="Night of the Long Knives (1962)">16 July 1962</a> </td> <td>1 April 1964 </td> <td>1 year, 8 months and 16 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Boyle,_Baron_Boyle_of_Handsworth" title="Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth">Sir Edward Boyle, Bt</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" height="20"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civil_Service">Civil Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Education_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Civil Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The administration of the Ministry of Education was undertaken by the civil service under the leadership of the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_secretary" title="Permanent secretary">Permanent Secretary</a> of Education. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Gerald_Holmes" title="Maurice Gerald Holmes">Sir Maurice G. Holmes, G.B.E., K.C.B.</a> </td> <td>1944 </td> <td>1945 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Redcliffe-Maud,_Baron_Redcliffe-Maud" title="John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud">Lord Redcliffe-Maud, G.C.B., C.B.E.</a> </td> <td>1945 </td> <td>1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Flemming" title="Gilbert Flemming">Sir Gilbert N. Flemming, K.C.B.</a> </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>1959 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Smieton" title="Mary Smieton">Dame Mary Smieton, D.B.E.</a> </td> <td>1959 </td> <td>1963 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir G. <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Andrew" title="Herbert Andrew">Herbert Andrew</a>, K.C.M.G., C.B. </td> <td>1963 </td> <td>1964 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Education_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministry of Education was organised into branches which were constantly re-organised over the twenty years of the ministry, but the following list is of the branches which have existed at one time or another: - </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Branch </th> <th>Responsibility for </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Teachers Branch<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </td> <td>Teacher recruitment (including qualification criteria & entrance exams) and teacher training through specialist teacher training colleges ensuring an adequate supply of teachers. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Medical Branch<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </td> <td>School clinics & nurses for medical treatment of children and provision of school meals and milk for those in nutritional need </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Special Services Branch<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </td> <td>Special education services for blind, deaf, handicapped (physical & mental), epileptic, maladjusted and delicate children </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Information Branch<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </td> <td>Distribution of information to educators, institutions and local education authorities through means such as circulars and memorandum </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>External Relations Branch<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </td> <td>Distribution of information to the general public including films, exhibitions at conferences, liaising with the press, publications and ministerial briefings for announcements in parliament & press interviews. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Further Education Branch<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </td> <td>Provision of further education including evening institutes, juvenile instruction centres, short courses, books needed at public libraries, residential colleges, polytechnics, vocational courses, agricultural colleges, sports, arts etc. etc. <p>This branch was later sub-divided into the University Branch and Adult Education and Youth services Branches </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Finance Branch<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </td> <td>Expenditure, accountancy & budget estimates which gave the branch considerable influence over the formulation and execution of policy </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Schools Branch<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </td> <td>Interpretation of the Education Act 1944 was subject to 'precedents' from a body of knowledge and previous decisions by at least Assistant Secretary or the Legal Branch. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Architects and Building Branch</b><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Building of school & educational institute premises including policy, building regulations, internal fittings, planning requirements, equipment etc. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Awards Branch</b><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For aid and grants to students through state scholarships and local education authority awards. Financial assistance was extended to those in universities, with particular emphasis on scientific scholarships. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Inspectorate</b><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Separate inspectorates existed for England and Wales. The inspectorate carried out compulsory inspections of schools and educational institutes and reported deficiencies requiring remediation. In addition policy was reviewed & revised through panels from reports and surveys from the inspectorate. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Welsh Department</b><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Special considerations for Welsh schools including the Welsh language and low population rural schools </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Legal Branch</b><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Decisions on how acts of parliament should be interpreted. This is for uncertain cases, whereas the Schools Branch deflected cases where a precedent already existed. Legal opinions were given by the Law Officers of the Crown ( Attorney General and the Solicitor General) in response to enquiries concerning points of law. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>UNESCO Branch</b><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Engagement with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Salaries Branch</b><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Salary scales for teachers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Establishments Branch</b><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Ministry of Education staff and Inspectorate concerning changes in office procedure or organization, promotions, allowances and formation of new committees. Effectively equivalent to a modern day HR department </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Statistics Branch</b><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>The collection and presentation of statistics such as the level of supply of teachers, appraising shortages of, for example, science and technology graduates, numbers of immigrant pupils etc. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Research and Intelligence Branch</b><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Keeping ministers informed of educational research and identified areas of promise. It grant-aided and commissioned research from universities using a fund but did not undertake any research itself. Additional funds were set aside for bodies such as the <a href="/wiki/Central_Advisory_Councils_for_Education" title="Central Advisory Councils for Education">Central Advisory Councils for Education</a> in England and Wales, the <a href="/wiki/National_Foundation_for_Educational_Research" title="National Foundation for Educational Research">National Foundation for Educational Research</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Curriculum_Study_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curriculum Study Group (page does not exist)">Curriculum Study Group</a> and, initially, the <a href="/wiki/Schools_Council" title="Schools Council">Schools Council</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Central_Advisory_Councils_for_Education">Central Advisory Councils for Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Education_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Central Advisory Councils for Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Education Act 1944 set-up two <a href="/wiki/Central_Advisory_Councils_for_Education" title="Central Advisory Councils for Education">Central Advisory Councils for Education</a>, one for England and one for Wales. The Minister of Education appointed the members of each council which were mainly made-up of:<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> - </p> <ul><li>Senior and experienced educators in the public education system (e.g. a senior experienced & highly qualified nursery nurse)</li> <li>Scholars in the theories of learning who were often university professors</li></ul> <p>The Ministry of Education provided secretaries to the councils and funded their time, the Minister appointed the chairmen of the councils. </p><p>The councils advised the minister on questions raised by the minister or issues identified by the councils. </p><p>The advice was either made public through published reports or kept confidentially within the ministry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Education_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation journal cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/7-8/31/section/1/enacted">"Education Act"</a>. <i>Legislation.gov.uk</i>. 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%3A+Medical+Branch+%28M+Series%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC6849&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6831">"Department of Education : Medical Branch and Special Services Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Department+of+Education+%3A+Medical+Branch+and+Special+Services+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC6831&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:1_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C818">"Records of the Ministry of Education; - Information and External Relations Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>: 1.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Records+of+the+Ministry+of+Education%3B+-+Information+and+External+Relations+Branch&rft.pages=1&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC818&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F260604">"Ministry of Education, Further Education Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%2C+Further+Education+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fc%2FF260604&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C819">"Ministry of Education; Records of Finance Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%3B+Records+of+Finance+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC819&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6989">"Ministry of Education: Schools Branch: Precedent Folders"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%3A+Schools+Branch%3A+Precedent+Folders&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC6989&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6949">"Ministry of Education Architects and Building Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education+Architects+and+Building+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC6949&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C816">"Ministry of Education Awards Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education+Awards+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC816&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F260675">"Ministry of Education, Inspectorate (England)"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%2C+Inspectorate+%28England%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fc%2FF260675&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F266482">"Ministry of Education, Inspectorate (Wales)"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%2C+Inspectorate+%28Wales%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fc%2FF266482&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7015">"Ministry of Education: Welsh Department"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%3A+Welsh+Department&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC7015&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F260670">"Ministry of Education, Legal Branch"</a>. <i>National Archived</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archived&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%2C+Legal+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fc%2FF260670&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6956">"Ministry of Education: UNESCO Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%3A+UNESCO+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC6956&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C822">"Ministry of Education; Salaries Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%3B+Salaries+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC822&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6940">"Ministry of Education: Establishments Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%3A+Establishments+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC6940&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6988">"Ministry of Education; Statistics Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Ministry+of+Education%3B+Statistics+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC6988&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C820">"Records of Research and Intelligence Branch"</a>. <i>National Archives</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Archives&rft.atitle=Records+of+Research+and+Intelligence+Branch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC820&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinistry+of+Education+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/7-8/31/section/4/enacted">"Education Action 1944"</a>. <i>Legislation.co.uk</i>. 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