§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consider appointing a working party to review musical education in both primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellOn the advice of the Consultative Committee on the Curriculum, I have appointed a working party with the following terms of reference
To consider the place of music education in schools as a necessary part of the aesthetic experience of children, to define its aims and to explore means of implementing these aims through school life for children of varying ability.The Chairman is Mr. Andrew Cameron, Director of Education, Dumbarton.