§ 3. Mr. Dryden Brookasked the Minister of Education why, under Regulation 18 (3) of the Primary and Secondary Schools (Grants Conditions) Regulations, the consent of His Majesty's inspectors has to be obtained before the secular instruction in maintained schools can be given off school premises.
§ Mr. TomlinsonSince average attendance is no longer a factor in calculating grant to local education authorities, or in determining the grading of a school for the purposes of the head teacher's salary, an important reason for the regulation has ceased to exist. My predecessor had, therefore, decided to revoke it, and I shall shortly be publishing the necessary amending regulation.
The purpose of this change, about which I shall be sending a circular to local education authorities, is to extend to all maintained schools, whether primary or secondary, the freedom, so far as the Ministry's requirements are concerned, in arranging such activities as school visits, that was formerly enjoyed by a limited number of secondary schools under the old regulations for secondary schools.