"Parental Influence at School" (Hansard, 25 October 1984)

§ Mr. Dunn

[pursuant to his reply, 23 October 1984, c. 532–3]: By 22 October, responses had been received from the organisations listed as follows and from 179 individuals. A substantial number of respondents favoured increased parental representation on school governing bodies: 33 expressed themselves clearly in favour of a parental majority. The Government are now considering the way forward in the light of the various comments received.

Abbott Primary School, Colleyhurst—governors
Acacias Primary School, Manchester—governors
Advisory Centre for Education
Adwick School Parents Association, Doncaster
Aldingbourne Parish Council
Alfred Sutton Primary School Association, Reading
All Saints Junior School Maidenhead—staff
Alma Park Primary School, Manchester—governors
Alwyn Infants School, Maidenhead—governors
Arden Sixth Form College, Manchester—governors
Ascot Heath Infants School, Ascot—governors
Ashbury Primary School, Manchester—governors
Assistant Masters and Mistresses Associations
Association of Colleges of Further and Higher Education
Association of County Councils
Association of District Councils
Association of District Secretaries—education working group
Association of Education Officers
Association of London Voluntary Schools Parents
Association of Metropolitan Authorities
Association of Voluntary Aided Secondary Schools
Aston Branch Labour Party
Athelney and Elfrida Schools, SE6—governors
The Avenue School, Reading—governors
Avon LEA
Bank Meadow J&I School, Manchester—governors
Barking & Dagenham Federation of Parent and Parent/ Teacher Associations
Barnet LEA
Barnsley LEA
Bartholomew School, Eynsham—governors
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Beaver Road Junior School, Manchester—governors
Beech Grove Primary School, Wellington—governors
Beechwood J&I Schools, Reading—governors
Benchill Infant and Junior Schools, Wythenshawe—governors
Berkshire LEA
Bexley LEA
Bidbury Middle School, Havant—governors and staff
Bilton Primary School, Hull—governors
Binfield Primary School—governors
Birches School, Manchester—governors
Birchfields Junior School, Manchester—governors
Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Birmingham LEA
Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury—governors
Blagdon Nursery School, Reading
Blakedown First School, Kidderminster—governors
Bolton LEA
Boreham Wood Headteachers' Association
Boston Spa Comprehensive School—governors
Bournemouth Grammar Schools—governors
Bowker Vale Primary School, Manchester—governors
Boyne Hill and All Saints Schools, Maidenhead—governors
Bradstow School, Broadstairs—governors
Brent LEA
Brighton Polytechnic
Briscoe Land J&I School, Manchester—governors
British Federation of University Women
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Broadhurst Primary School, Machester—governors
Broad Oak Primary School, Manchester—governors
Bromley LEA
Bromsgrove Education Group
Brookbury Primary School, Manchester—governors
Brunel University Department of Government
Buckden Parish Council
Buckden School, Buckden
Buckinghamshire Federation of Head Teachers Associations
Bucklebury Primary School—governors
The Bulmershe School, Reading—staff
Burgess Becker Primary, School, Manchester—governors
Burnage High School, Manchester—governors
Burwash Parish Council
Bury LEA
Calcot Primary School, Reading—governors
Calderdale LEA
Cambridge City Council
Cambridgeshire Inter-PTA
Cambridgeshire LEA
Campaign for the Advancement of State Education (and 4 local groups)
Campsmount School, Doncaster—governors
Canterbury Diocesan Education Committee
Carlisle Diocesan Education Committee
Castle Camps Parish Council
Castle Park Primary School, Kendal—governors
Castleview School, Slough—governors
Castor School, Peterborough—governors
Catholic Education Council
Caversham Nursery School—governors
Caversham Primary School Association
Caversham Primary School—governors
Central Council of Haringey Parent and Parent-Teacher Associations
Centre for Policy Studies
Chase Bridge Junior School, Twickenham—governors
Chelmsford Diocesan Education Committee
Cheltenham Bournside School—governors
Cheshire Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations
Cheshire LEA
Chevassut Primary School, Manchester—governors
Chichester Association of Parish Councils
Chichester High School for Girls—governors
Children's Legal Centre
Chorlton Park Primary School, Manchester—governors
Christchurch Primary School, Caversham—governors
Christs College School Finchley Parents Association Committee
Churchend Primary School Reading—governors
Churches Joint Education Policy Committee
Church of England Board of Education
Cippenham First School, Slough—governors
Cippenham First School, Slough—staff
Cippenham Middle School, Slough—governors
Clanfield Middle School, Portsmouth—governors
Claremont Infants and Junior Schools, Manchester—governors
Cleveland LEA
Clwyd Federation of PTAs
Clwyd LEA
Coleshill School, Birmingham—staff
Coley Primary School, Reading—governors
College Town Infant and Junior Schools, Camberley—governors
Colleton Primary School, Twyford—governors
Comberton Parish Council
Confederation of British Industry
Conservative Trades Unionists North Humberside Teachers Group
Conservative Women's National Committee
Cornwall LEA
Coventry LEA
Crazies Hill and Wargrave Schools, Reading—governors
Crowcombe First School, Taunton—parents and governors Croydon LEA
Curridge Primary School, Berkshire—governors, parents and teachers
Darrell Primary School, Richmond—staff
Davenant Foundation School, Loughton—governors
Dee High School Action Committee, Cheshire
Denmead Middle School, Hampshire—governors
Derbyshire LEA
Desborough School, Maidenhead—governors
Devon LEA
Diocese of Bath and Wells Education Committee
Diocese of Bristol Education Committee
Diocese of Durham Board of Education
Diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich Education Committee
Dodford School, Bromsgrove—governors
Dorset LEA
Ducie Central High School, Manchester—governors
Dunnington J&I School, Evesham—governors
Durham Joint Consultative Committee Teacher Associations
Durham LEA
Dyfed LEA
Ealing Education Advisory Committee
Ealing Federation of Head Teachers
East Sheen Primary School, Richmond—governors
East Sussex LEA
Eccleston Parish Council
Elmbrook Junior School, Wokingham—governors
Elm Road Primary School, Wisbech—governors
Elstree and Boreham Wood Advisory Committee for Education
Emmbrook Infant School, Wokingham—governors
Emmbrook School, Wokingham—governors
Enborne School, Newbury—governors
Enfield District Manufacturers Association
Enfield Grammar School—governors
Ermysted's Grammar School, Skipton—governors
Fairlawn Primay School, Lewisham—governors
Farnham College, Surrey—governors
The Fawcett Society
Fernhill School, Farnborough—governors
Fourfields Primary School, Yaxley—governors
Fowlmere Parish Council
Foxhills First School, Southampton—staff
Foxhills Middle School, Southampton—PTA
Foxhills Middle School, Southampton—governors
Friary-Grange School, Lichfield—parents
Garland School Association, Reading
Garland School, Reading—governors
Gateshead LEA
George Palmer Infants School, Reading—governors
Gloucestershire LEA
Gorse Ride Junior School, Wokingham—staff
Gorse Ride Schools Association, Wokingham
Gorton Brook School, Manchester—governors
Gosforth Central Middle School PTA, Newcastle
Grammar School of King Edward VI, Stratford—governors
Grange School, Manchester—governors
Greater London Area Conservative Education Advisory Committee
Greater London Council Staff Association
Great Linford School, Milton Keynes—governors
Greycoat Hospital School, Westminster—governors
The Grove School, Cambridge—governors
Grovelands Infant School, Reading—governors
Gwynedd LEA
Hampshire Association of Parish Councils
Hampshire LEA
Hankham Primary School, Eastbourne—governors
Haringey Association for the Advancement of State Education
Haringey Community Relations Council
Haringey LEA
Hayes School Parent-Teacher Association, Bromley
Harrow LEA
Hatfield School—governors
Havering LEA
Haverstock Secondary School, Camden—governors
Heaton Manor School Association, Newcastle
Helpston Parish Council
Hereford and Worcester LEA
Hereford/Worcester Education Coordinating Group
Heron Hill Primary School. Kendal—governors
Herstmonceux Primary School—governors
High Ham Primary School, Somerset—governors
Hillside School, Boreham Wood—staff
Holly Spring Schools, Bracknell—governors
Holmes Chapel Parish Council
Holyport Primary School, Berkshire—governors
Hounslow LEA
Humberside LEA
The Hurst School, Baughurst—governors
Ian Ramsey School, Stockton
Ilfracombe School—governors
Information for Organising Office
Inner London Education Authority
ILEA Parents Central Consultative Committee
Inner London Teachers' Association
Institute of Directors
Institute of Personnel Management
Isle of Wight LEA
Isles of Scilly LEA
John O'Gaunt School, Hungerford—governors
John Rankin Infant and Junior Schools, Newbury—governors
The Judd School, Tonbridge—governors
Keighley School Governors Support Group
Kendal Liberal Association
Kendal Town Council
Kennet School PTA, Thatcham
Kent LEA
Kettlebridge Nursery First School, Sheffield—staff
The King Alfred School, Burnham-on-Sea—governors
Kingston LEA
Kirklees LEA
Lambeth Conservative Education Advisory Committee
Lancashire County Council Conservative Group
Lancaster Royal Grammar School—governors
The Latymer School, Edmonton—governors
Leacroft Special School, Manchester—governors
Leeds LEA
Leicestershire LEA
Liberal Education Association
Liberal Party Education Panel
Lichfield Diocesan Education Council
Lincoln Diocesan Board of Education and Training
Lincolnshire LEA
Linton Parish Council
Linton Village College, Cambridgeshire—governors
Lister Primary School Parents Association, Cleveland
Little Shelford Parish Council
Liverpool Socialist Education Association
Llandaff Diocesan Council for Education
London Borough of Greenwich Education Sub-Committee
London Borough of Southwark
London Diocesan Board for Schools
Longsight Park School Manchester—governors
Lymm High School, Warrington—governors
Lynch Hill First and Middle School, Slough—governors
Manchester Diocesan Council for Education
Manchester LEA
Mandeville Headteachers Liaison Group
The Manor School, Long Hanborough—governors
Margaret Ashton College, Manchester—governors
Marish First School, Slough—governors
Mengham First School, Hayling Island—governors
Menston Schools, Ilkley—governors
Merseyside Association of Local Councils
Merton LEA
Methodist Church Division of Education and Youth
Mid Glamorgan LEA
Mill House Assessment School, Manchester—governors
Mill Rythe First and Middle Schools, Hayling Island—governors
Montsaye School, Northamptonshire—governors
Moorlands Primary School, Tilehurst—governors
NAS/UWT
National Association of Governors and Managers: Sheffield and Inner London Branches
National Association of Head Teachers: and 6 local groups
National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisers
National Association of Local Government Officers
National Confederation of Parent-Teacher Associations
National Confederation of Parent-Teacher Associations (Wales) and one local group
National Association for Primary Education National Consumer Council
National Council of Women of Great Britain
National Deaf Children's Society
National Educational Association
National Federation of Women's Institutes
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations: five local or regional Advisory Committees for Education
National Union of Public Employees (Humberside County Executive Committee)
National Union of Teachers
National Viewers and Listeners Association (Midlands Regional Branch)
Newcastle Federation of PTAs
Newcastle LEA
Newham LEA
Newnham Croft Primary School, Cambridge—governors
Norcot and Beenham Primary Schools
Norfolk LEA
Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Northamptonshire LEA
North Bedfordshire Borough Council
North Bromsgrove High School—governors
Northolt First and Middle Schools, Ealing—governors
North Manchester College—governors
North Manchester High School for Boys—governors
North Manchester High School for Girls—governors
North Tyneside LEA
Northumberland LEA
North West Associated Education Authorities
North West Leeds High School—governors
North Yorkshire LEA
Norwich Diocesan Council for Education
Nottinghamshire Federation of Parent Teacher Associations
Nottinghamshire LEA
Nuneaton Conservative Association
Oakfield First School, Windsor—governors
Oakfield School, Frome—governors
Oldham LEA
Orleans Infant School, Twickenham—governors
Orton Head Teachers Association, Peterborough
Owlsmoor School, Berkshire—governors
Oxfordshire Federation of PTAs
Oxfordshire LEA
Pangbourne J & I Schools, Berkshire—governors and staff
Park Lane Primary School, Peterborough—governors
Parkside First School, Boreham Wood—governors
Pendle Primary School, Clitheroe—governors
Pershore High School—staff
Peterborough Diocesan Board of Education
The Pines Junior School, Bracknell—governors
Plant Hill High School, Manchester—governors
Prince Albert Governors, Birmingham
Princess Infant School, Manchester—governors
Professional Association of Teachers
Professional Association of Teachers (Wales and one local group)
Putney Labour Party
Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke—staff
Radyr Comprehensive School Association, Cardiff
Rainford Parish Council
Ramsey Spinning Infants School, Ramsey—governors
Reading School Parents Association
Rectory School, Hampton—governors
Redbridge LEA
Regent Farm First School PTA, Gosforth
Reigate Conservative Association
Richmond upon Thames LEA
Richmond upon Thames Federation of Parent and School Associations
RICE The Right to Comprehensive Education
Ridgeway Primary School, Reading—governors
Rivermead School, Reading—governors
Rochdale LEA
Rochester Diocesan Board of Education
Rockcliffe School, Carlisle—governors
Rodney House School, Manchester—governors
Rookwood Infant School, Eastleigh—governors
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe—governors
Royce Primary School, Manchester—governors
Sacred Heart Junior School, W6—governors
St. Annes Church Council, Baslow
St. Dunstans Primary School, Manchester—governors
St. Edwards School, Romford—governors
St. Helens LEA
St. Ives Town Council
St. James Primary School, Gorton—governors
St. Johns Primary School, Wallingford—governors
St. Jude's Primary School, Ancoats—governors
St. Mark's Primary School, Cheetham—governors
St. Martin's Primary School, Caversham Park—governors
St. Michael's Primary School, Reading—governors—staff
St. Michael's Primary School, Withyham—governors
St. Pius High School—governors
St. Thomas Primary School, Groombridge—governors
Salford Priors Infant and Junior School, Worcestershire—governors
Salford RC Diocese Schools Commission
Sandwell LEA
SDP
Secondary Heads Association
Secondary Heads Association (Wales)
Sefton Schools Parents Association
Service Children's Education Authority
Senely Green Parish Council
Settle High School—governors
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
Sheffield LEA
Sheffield University Division of Continuing Education
Shropshire Education Watchdog
Shropshire LEA
Skinners School, Tunbridge Wells—governors
Slough Secondary Heads Association
Society of Education Officers
Socialist Educational Association
Solihull LEA
Somerset County Council Labour Group
Somerset LEA
Somerton Infants School, Somerset—governors
Southcote Primary School, Reading—governors
South-East Hants First School Headteachers Group
South Glamorgan LEA
South Lake Infants School, Woodley—governors
South Lake Junior School, Woodley—governors
South Manchester High School—governors
Southwell Diocesan Education Committee
South Western Education Committees
Spalding Grammar School—governors
Speenhamland School, Newbury—governors
Springfield Primary School, Reading—governors
Staffordshire LEA
Stockport LEA
Stoke Holy Cross Parish Council
Stoke Poges First and Middle School—governors
Stogumber First School, Taunton—governors
Suffolk Association of Local Councils
Suffolk LEA
Summerswood School, Boreham Wood—governors
Sunderland LEA
Surrey LEA
Sutton Education Association
Sutton LEA
Swaffhani Prior Parish Council
Tarnerland Nursery School, Brighton—governors
Tiffin School, Kingston upon Thames—governors
Trades Union Congress
Trafalgar Infants School, Twickenham—governors
Trafalgar Junior School, Twickenham—governors
Trelai Junior School, Cardiff—staff
Turnpike School, Newbury—governors
UCAC Gwynedd
Upcroft Junior School, Tilehurst—staff
Upminster and Cranham Ratepayers and Residents Association
Waingels Copse School, Woodley—governors
Walsall LEA
Walter County Infants School, Wokingham—governors
Wandsworth Association of School Parents
Wandsworth Conservative Group
Warwickshire LEA
Welsh Consumer Council
Wessex Infants School, Maidenhead—governors
Westgate School, Slough—governors
West Midlands CEOs Group
Westminster City School—governors
West Oxfordshire Conservative Association
West Sussex Association of Parent and Parent-Teacher Associations
West Sussex LEA
Westwood Farm Junior and Infant Schools, Reading —governors
West Wratting Parish Council
Whitehall Infants School Parents Association, Uxbridge
Whitworth Park School, Manchester—governors
Wildridings School, Bracknell—governors
Willink School, Burghfield Common—governors
Wiltshire LEA
Wimblington Parish Council
Windle Parish Council
Wirral Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations
Wirral LEA
Wirral West Conservative Executive
Women's Engineering Society
Woodbridge High School PTA, Essex
Wyre Forest Constituency Conservative Association
Yaxley Parish Council
Yearsley Grove Infant and Junior Schools, York —governors
York Parents Association