§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he is satisfied with the range and availability of tuition on Welsh history in secondary and primary schools; and if there are any changes proposed to the curricula and examination.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsTwo reports by Her Majesty's inspectorate in Wales published by the Welsh Office this year indicated a need for more attention to be paid to the teaching of Welsh history within the history syllabus as a whole.
Responsibility for the curriculum rests largely with the local education authorities, and examinations in Wales are primarily a matter for the Welsh joint education committee. The Government will be seeking next year to secure a national consensus on the desirable frame work for the curriculum within which authorities and schools will want to consider the place of Welsh history.