HC Deb 09 February 1976 vol 905 cc23-5W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the terms under which the Taylor Committee inquiring into the management of schools was set up; what is the composition of the Committee; what is the number of members and to what extent the members are lay people or professional educators; whether the members of the Committee are compensated for their services; and when the Committee is expected to report.

Miss Joan Lestor

The terms of reference of the Committee areTo review the arrangements for the management and government of maintained primary and secondary schools in England and Wales, including the composition and functions of bodies of managers and governors, and their relationship with local education authorities, with head teachers and staffs of schools, with parents of pupils and with the local community at large; and to make recommendations. The Chairman of the Committee is Councillor Tom Taylor, Leader of Blackburn Council; there are 22 other members, as follows: Professor G. Baron, Professor of Educational Administration, University of London Institute of Education. Miss J. Barrow, Lecturer and former member of the Community Relations Commission. Mrs. M. B. Broadley, Headmistress, Dick Sheppard School, Tulse Hill. Mr. D. P. J. Browning, Chief Education Officer, Bedfordshire. Councillor E. Currie-Jones, Chairman, South Glamorgan County Council. Mrs. A. E. Edwards, Parent. Mr. F. D. Flower, Principal, Kingsway-Princeton College, London. Councillor P. O. Fulton, Chairman of Education Committee, Cleveland County Council. Mr. J. A. Hale, Headmaster, Shears Green County Primary School, Kent. Mr. G. M. A. Harrison, Chief Education Officer. Sheffield. Mr. R. N. Heaton, formerly Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Education. Councillor E. G. Hett, Member of Clwyd County Council. Councillor J. R. Horrell, Chairman, Cambridgeshire County Council. Miss B. Lynn, Teacher, Beech Hill Primary School, Halifax. Mr. J. Macgougan, General Secretary, National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers. Miss A. C. Millett, Deputy Head, Tile Hill Wood Comprehensive School, Coventry. Mr. M. J. Moore, Deputy Chairman, Electricity Consultative Council for Merseyside and North Wales. The Reverend Peter J. Reilly, Diocesan Schools Commission. Archdiocese of Birmingham. Mrs. J. Sallis, Parent. Mrs. J. Stone, Parent. Mr. K. J. Turner, Headmaster, Foxhaycs Combined County Primary School, Devon. The Reverend Canon R. Waddington, Bishop's Adviser for Education, Diocese of Carlisle.

Members may claim the usual allowances for travelling, subsistence and loss of earnings. It is hoped that the committee will report within the next year or so.