Minutes, working papers, notes of evidence and draft reports of the Spens Committee on Secondary Education.
Includes typescript list of documents.
Spens Committee on Secondary Education
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- ReferenceGB 338 MS 128
- Dates of Creation1932-1938
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description10 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The 1899 Board of Education Act established a Board of Education 'charged with the superintendence of matters relating to education in England and Wales' (section 1). It provided for the establishment of a Consultative Committee to keep a register of teachers and to advise the Board 'on any matter referred to the committee by the Board'.
The Consultative Committee produced many reports during its lifetime, including the six Hadow Reports of the 1920s and 30s. Spens was its last: it was replaced following the 1944 Education Act by the Central Advisory Council for Education (CACE).
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Professor Brian Simon (Lady Simon's youngest son) in 1972.
Note
These papers were originally the property of Shena Dorothy Simon (1883-1972) who was a member of the Spens Committee and the wife of the 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe.
Prepared by Dr. A. Lacey. Special Collections Librarian, University of Leicester.
Other Finding Aids
'A handlist of the manuscript collection'. Compiled by Brian Burch and Jenny Clark. Leicester : Leicester University Library, 1998.
Bibliography
Simon, Joan, 'The shaping of the Spens Report on Secondary Education 1933-1935 : an insider's view', British Journal of Educational Studies , vol.25. 1977. Pt.1, pp.63-80 and Pt.2, pp.170-185.