§ 64. Mr. Derek Pageasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will refuse to approve proposals for comprehensive reorganisation of education unless adequate attention is given to raising the standards of present primary education facilities.
§ Mr. CroslandIt is the Government's policy that secondary education should be reorganised on comprehensive lines and I consider authorities' proposals to this end on their merits. It is not my policy that reorganisation should be implemented at the expense of primary school building.
§ 65. Mr. Derek Pageasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is satisfied with the progress in the study of comprehensive education, as applied to Norfolk, in response to his circular on the subject to Norfolk County Council.
§ Mr. CroslandLocal education authorities have been asked to submit reorganisation plans by July, 1966, and at this stage there is no question of my being satisfied with their progress.
§ Mr. Derek Pageasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what provision has been made by Norfolk County Council for the representation of teachers' views during the consideration of comprehensive education as applied to the county.
§ Mr. CroslandI emphasised the importance of consultation with teachers in Circular 10/65, but the method and timing of such consultation are for each local education authority to decide.