Mr. Ted Fletcherasked the Minister of Overseas Development what assistance he is giving to the development of curricula relevant to the contemporary needs of overseas countries.
§ Mr. GreenwoodWe have been increasingly conscious over the last few years of the need to help developing countries overseas with curriculum development; many of these countries are taking initiatives in this matter and have sent requests to Britain. The Nuffield Foundation has now decided in collaboration with the Ministry of Overseas Development to set up a Centre for Curriculum Renewal and Educational Development Overseas (CREDO) which will take account of the results of developments in Britain, help with their modification or adaptation to overseas conditions, send teams to assist in experimental projects overseas, bring to Britain educationists engaged in projects overseas to work with British teams, and co-ordinate the experi-160W ence gained in different projects in this field overseas. The Nuffield Foundation has agreed to make available £100,000 over three years; the Ministry is to provide £50,000 over the same period and, in addition, work through the Centre under our technical assistance programmes in providing British experts and training facilities.