§ 16. Mr. Lipsonasked the President of the Board of Education whether the question of the school and higher certificate examinations will be included in the consideration of post war reconstruction in education which is now proceeding in his Department?
§ Mr. ButlerYes, Sir. I have approved the appointment of a small committee composed of members of the Secondary School Examinations Council to advise me on suggested changes in the secondary school curriculum and the related question of school examinations. The committee, which will be under the chairmanship of Sir Cyril Norwood, will include representatives of the local education authorities, the teaching profession and the university examining bodies. The names of the committee will be circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. LipsonIs my right hon. Friend aware that this reform has long been desired and that his announcement to-day will be very welcome, particularly in view of the name of the chairman?
§ Mr. ButlerYes, Sir, I attach great importance to the work that this committee is going to undertake.
§ Following are the names of the committee:
- Sir Cyril Norwood (Chairman).
- Miss M. G. Clarke, Headmistress, Manchester High School for Girls.
- Miss O. M. Hastings, President, Association of Assistant Mistresses in Secondary Schools.
- Mr. A. W. S. Hutchings, Secretary, Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools.
- Dr. P. D. Innes, C.B.E., Chief Education Officer for Birmingham.
- Professor Joseph Jones, J.P., Chairman of the Brecon Education Committee.
- Dr. J. E. Myers, Chairman, Northern Universities Joint Matriculation Board.
- Mr. E. W. Naisbitt, Assistant Master, Ryhope Secondary School, and Member of the Executive Committee of the National Union of Teachers.
- Sir Percival Sharp, Secretary of the Association of Education Committees.
- Mr. S. H. Shurrock, Secretary to the Matriculation and School Examinations Council, University of London.
- Dr. Terry Thomas, Headmaster, Leeds Grammar School.
- Mr. W. Nalder Williams, Secretary to the Syndicate of Local Examinations, University of Cambridge.
- The chairman of the Committee will have power to co-opt other members of the Secondary School Examintions Council as required.
- Mr. R. H. Barrow, H.M. Inspector, 9, Charlbury Road, Oxford, has been appointed Secretary to the Committee.