E/CU3/5/1

File of correspondence including:

1983 - 1986

From: 1983 To: 1986

- Section 11 funding, including a large amount of statistical data and calculations; - notes of a meeting to discuss the changes in Section 11 regulations; - correspondence regarding changes in Section 11 regulations; - possibility of European Economic Community grant for the teaching of mother tongues to children of ethnic minorities; - joint proposals by Hillborough Junior and Denbigh Junior Language Units regarding transfers of children from junior school language units to high schools; - exclusion of Multi-Racial Education Resources Centre from Local Education Authority (LEA) meetings; - consultations with local groups regarding Section 11 funding; - joint report of Chief Education Officer and County Treasurer regarding Section 11 Grant; - discussion of LEA support for groups teaching mother tongues to ethnic minority children, especially since two groups were in rivalry; - notes on multi-racial education establishments, multi-racial factors etc. to bear in mind in formulating a policy; - statement on multicultural education and the curriculum; - request for financial help by Anglo-Asian Welfare Society, Luton; - detailed statistics on ethnic minority pupils for every LEA educational establishment in the county; - notes of meetings held to discuss the future of English language provision in Bedford; - many notes and considerable correspondence regarding provision of English language teaching in Bedford and the recommended closures of the Portway Centre and Acacia Road Centre; - letter from One Foundation Organisation complaining at the lack of consultation of the Afro-Caribbean community during a report to the Panel of the Board of Studies; - timetable (Spring 1985) of English Language & Resources Centre; - job description of Leader of Bedford E2L Support Team; - notes regarding use of Acacia Road Language Centre; - extracts from committee and sub-committee meetings regarding future of the two language centres; - detailed notes by Commission for Racial Equality on meeting with Bedfordshire County Council to discuss multi-racial education; - councillor’s questions and LEA answers regarding ethnic minority provision in Luton; - letters from National Association for Multi-Racial Education (NAME), Luton branch, and Luton Community Relations Council complaining at LEA provision for Luton schools; - letter of complaint from NAME, Luton branch, at LEA non-monitoring of Section 11 teachers; - notes of a meeting regarding language units in Luton; - numbers of children at Maidenhall Infant School, Luton, nursery unit (a unit totally devoted to the teaching of English); - notes of visits to three Luton schools - Maidenhall Infants, Denbigh Infants and Dallow Infants; - memo on responsibilities for multi-cultural education; - memo regarding community language classes in Bedford and Luton (in Urdu, Gujerati, Bengali and Punjabi).

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Chief Education Officer,
County Treasurer,
Bedfordshire County Council,
National Association for Multi Racial Education (NAME),
Luton Community Relations Council

EDUCATION, curriculum, multicultural education, ethnic minorities, business correspondence, national acts, funding, statistics, rules and regulations, European Economic Community, LANGUAGE, Hillborough Junior School, Denbigh Junior School, junior schools, high schools, Local Education Authority, Multi-Racial Education Resources Centre, ethnic groups societies, Chief Education Officer, County Treasurer, education buildings, Anglo-Asian Welfare Society, LUTON, English, BEDFORD, buildings and land use, Bedford Portway Centre, Bedford Acacia Road, One Foundation Organisation, Afro-Caribbeans, timetable, Bedford English Language and Resources Centre, employment, education staff, Commission for Racial Equality, Bedfordshire County Council, Councillor, teachers, Maidenhall Infant School, pre-school nurseries, infant schools, Denbigh Infant School, Dallow Infant School, Urdu, Gujerati, Bengali, Punjabi