| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Description | Comprises Lady Plowden's papers and correspondence, mainly dating from 1967, and including:
Statistical information on results for tests in mathematics for children aged 13-14 years worldwide
Second interim report of working party 2
Correspondence from Maurice Kogan, Secretary to the Plowden Committee, regarding the Committee's work, research projects of relevance to the Committee
Correspondence regarding attendance at events and meetings
Letters between Plowden and Alec Clegg, Chief Education Officer of West Riding regarding visits to schools
Report of a meeting of the Committee on the Further Professional Education of Teachers / Committee on the Initial Training of Teachers held to discuss relevant recommendations of the Plowden Committee
Issue of 'The Head Teachers Review' by the National Association of Head Teachers featuring articles on the Plowden Report, with a separate printed commentary on the report by the Association
Letter from John Bradley, from University of Leicester School of Education on the role of male primary school teachers
Paper on the size of schools and sixth forms including a break down by subject of the number of A-Level students 1964
Speech by Edward Heath to the Annual Conference of the Conservative National Advisory Committee on Education, 17 June 1967
Letters from members of the committee including J M Tanner, A J Ayer, Eric Hawkins, Lance Thwaytes, T H Tunn, F M White, Charles Gittins, and E V Smith from after the publication of the report mainly relating to an omission in the report that the committee supported the future provision of nursery education
Presidential address by Myfanwy Edwards, president of the Birmingham branch of the National Association of Head Teachers, February 1967 on various subjects including a response to the Plowden Report
Letters from Gertrude Baldwin with extracts from letters received from parents of children taught by the 'Baldwin Method' (designed to encourage children to excel in thought, character and conduct)
Letter from E St John Catchpool, Warden of Toynbee Hall congratulating Lady Plowden on the report
Speech by Anthony Crosland (Secretary of State for Education and Science) to the National Union of Teachers, 29th March 1967 |