Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is now able to announce the membership of the governing body of the Centre Information and Advice on Educational Disadvantage; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. MulleyI am pleased to announce that, following consultations with the interested parties, the Governing Body of the Centre for Information and Advice on Educational Disadvantage has now been constituted and will hold its first meeting on 7th July 1975.
The centre will have an important role in furthering the policies set out in the White Paper "Educational Disadvantage and the Educational Needs of Immigrants" (Cmnd. 5720). I shall expect it to seek to promote good practice in the education of the disadvantaged at all stages of the system, taking into account the distinct needs of the ethnic minorities; to concern itself with the interaction of educational establishments and the communities they serve; and with aspects of teacher education relevant to educational disadvantage.
The Governing Body will be as follows. One place remains to be filled.
Chairman
Sir Alec Clegg, formerly Chief Education Officer, West Riding.
Members
Mr. J. C. N. Baillie, Principal, Hammersmith College of Further Education.
Mr. J. F. Bowdler, Assistant Teacher, Springfield Secondary School, Wolverhampton.
Mr. W. K. Brennan, Assistant Education Officer, Inner London Education Authority.
Mr. M. Chazan, Reader in Education University College, Swansea.
Mrs. E. C. Clayton, Head, St. Mark's Primary School, Manchester.
Mr. H. C. Cook, Head, Sylvester Junior School, Huyton.
Councillor G. E. Cooper, Member, Cheshire Education Committee.
Mr. D. A. Fiske, Chief Education Officer Manchester District Council.
Mr. F. D. Flower, MBE, Principal, Kingsway College of Further Education.
Mr. D. Grayson, Chief Education Officer, Wolverhampton District Council.
Miss B. C. Hanks, Head, Mount Pleasant Comprehensive School, Birmingham.
Mr. R. L Helmore, Principal, St. Alban's College of Further Education, Hertfordshin;
The Lord Heycock, Chairman, Welsh Joint Education Committee.
Councillor Mrs. B. D. Iredell, OBE, JP, Chairman, Cumbria Education Committee.
Dr. M. L. Kellmer-Pringle, Director, National Children's Bureau.
Mr. C. W. Lawton, Head, Birmingham School, Stockport.
446WDr. A. Little, Head of the Reference Division. Community Relations Commission.
Mr. L. Logan, Education Assistant, Trades Union Congress.
Mr. P. K. C. Millins, Principal, Edge Hill College of Education, Ormskirk.
Mr. M. Morris, Head, Willesden High School, Brent.
Mr. T. Mukherjee, Assistant Teacher, Dormers Wells School, Ealing.
Mr. J. C. D. Rainbow, Chief Education Officer, Lancashire.
Councillor Mr. L. Snow, Chairman, Brent Education Committee.
Councillor Miss S. Wright, Chairman. Birmingham Education Committee.
Mr. A. Yates, Director, National Foundation. Education Research.
The first director of the centre will be Mr. C. D. Roberts, HMI.