§ Mr. William Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has yet received proposals from the Consultative Committee on the Curriculum in respect of raising the school leaving age.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellYes. The publication "Raising the School Leaving Age: Suggestions for Courses" was published on the recommendation of the Consultative Committee on the Curriculum in 1966. Since then, more specific advice in the fields of modern studies, science, community work, art, English and home economics has been given in curriculum papers Nos. 3, 7, 8 and 9, in Bulletin No. 3 of the Central Committee on English and in the publication "Co-ordinated Courses for Girls" respectively. A further curriculum paper on technical education will be published shortly."Raising of the School-leaving Age: Organisation and Development of Courses", a general survey with practical illustrations, was published in 1970.