§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is satisfied that, with rolls due to fall by 13 per cent. and staffing by 12½ per cent., the curriculum and educational standards can be protected.
§ Dr. BoysonThe Government's declared policy is to maintain and improve the quality of education, and planned teacher provision in Cmnd. 7841—the public expenditure paper—was designed with this in mind. Our current consultations on a framework for the school curriculum are intended to emphasise the importance of developing local curricular policies which take account of falling rolls.