§ Miss Herbisonasked the Minister of Education how many local education authorities in England and Wales have appointed teachers as non-elected members of their education committees; and bow many have not done so.
§ Sir E. BoyleThis information is not available, but I believe that most do.
GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Institution Project Approximate total cost Estimated duration of project £ Department of Education, Sheffield Programmed learning ("O" level mathematics) and teaching machines. 13,000 3 years Department of Sociology, Manchester Effects of home life on school performance. 10,000 4 years Department of Education, Leicester Experiments by serving teachers with programmed learning in primary schools. 1,000 3 years Department of Industrial Administration, Manchester College of Science and Technology. Observation of mathematics teaching in secondary modern schools. 1,500 1 year Institute of Education, Nottingham Education of the deaf 2,500* 2 years Department of Education, Swansea Teaching of educationally subnormal children. 5,000 3 years Institute of Education, London New methods of marking examination papers in English. 1,000 1 year Department of Education, Birmingham (in association with Department of English, Leeds). Oral English tests in the Certificate of Secondary Education. 6,000 3 years Brunei College of Technology Learning of intellectually complex material. 20,000 5 years Educational Foundation for Visual Aids. Contribution to audio-visual aids experimental development unit. 15,000 3 years National Foundation for Educational Research. Merits of block and day release 20,000 4 years National Foundation for Educational Research. Effects of "streaming" in primary schools. 58,000 5 years National Foundation for Educational Research. Grant in aid 21,000 3 years * Together with £2,500 from the Dulverton Trust.
GRANTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Institution £ British Interchange Committee of the English Speaking Union … … 3,800 Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges … … … 14,500 Council for Education in World Citizenship … … … 500 Field Studies Council … … … 4,000 League of British Commonwealth and Empire … … … 3,250 National Council for Technological Awards … … … 6,500 National Council for Diplomas in Art and Design … … … 14,000 Nursery Schools Association of Great Britain … … … 250