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Board of Education

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Date: 1899-1944
History: Created by Act of 1899, taking on the education responsibilities of the Committee of the Privy Council on Education and the Education Department. The main responsibilities of the board, although extended by the Education Acts of 1902, 1918 and 1921, included inspection of poor law schools (1904), powers relating to public libraries (1919) and all duties relating to local authority youth employment services and juvenile employment committees (1927). The board was also given certain powers over private schools, most importantly the power of inspection for the granting of efficiency certificates. The board was replaced by the Ministry of Education under the 1944 Education Act.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: PROGuide; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C277032
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1818-2000: Records created or inherited by the Department of Education and Science, and of related bodies
The National Archives, Kew
ED
2
1857-1994: Records of the University Grants Committee
3
1914-1921: Treasury: Books of Out-letters to Board of Education
The National Archives, Kew
T 116
4
1896-1973: Charity Commission, Endowed Schools Commission, and the Board of Education: Endowed Schools Schemes and Orders
The National Archives, Kew
ED 290
5
1826-1986: Committee of Privy Council and successors: Various Lists of Educational Institutions and Departmental Staff
The National Archives, Kew
ED 270
6
1847-2017: Records created or inherited by the Higher Education Funding Council for England
The National Archives, Kew
UGC
7
1872-1904: Education Department and Successor: Elementary Education, Parish Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 2
8
1871-1901: Education Department and Successor: Elementary Education London Transfer Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 4
9
1873-1922: Education Department and successor: Elementary Education, Compulsory Purchase Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 5
10
1877-1902: Education Department and successor: Elementary Education, School Attendance Committee Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 6
11
1846-1924: Board of Education and Predecessors: Public Elementary Schools, Preliminary Statements
The National Archives, Kew
ED 7
12
1846-1924: Board of Education and predecessors: Specimens of Printed Forms
The National Archives, Kew
ED 8
13
1865-1945: Education Department and Board of Education: General Education, General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 10
14
1848-1945: Board of Education and predecessors: Elementary Education, General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 11
15
1878-1946: Board of Education and predecessors: Secondary Education, General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 12
16
1918-1943: Board of Education: Schemes under the 1918 and 1921 Education Acts, General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 13
17
1870-1923: Education Department and successor: Elementary Education, London General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 14
18
1870-1945: Board of Education and predecessor: Elementary Education, Local Education Authority Supply Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 16
19
1871-1945: Board of Education and predecessor: Elementary Education, Local Education Authority Attendance Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 18
20
1896-1926: Board of Education and predecessor: Elementary Education, Higher Elementary School Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 20
21
1857-1946: Ministry of Education and predecessors: Public Elementary School Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 21
22
1835-1991: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Establishment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 23
23
1851-1935: Board of Education and predecessors: Private Office: Papers (Series 1)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 24
24
1873-1945: Board of Education and predecessor: Elementary Education, Institution School Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 30
25
1894-1973: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Medical Branch and Special Services Branch: Special Schools' Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 32
26
1871-1944: Education Department and Board of Education: Certified Efficient Independent and Private Schools, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 33
27
1859-1966: Board of Education and successors: Personal Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 36
28
1854-1944: Further Education Endowment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 37
29
1859-1944: Special Services Endowment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 38
30
1854-1944: Universities and Colleges Endowment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 39
31
1858-1945: Teachers' Training Colleges Endowment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 40
32
1894-1924: Board of Education and predecessors: Secondary Education, Endowment Estate Management Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 43
33
1897-1916: Board of Education and predecessor: Elementary Education, Voluntary Schools Association Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 48
34
1853-1945: Elementary Education Endowment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 49
35
1872-1974: Board of Education and successors: Medical Branch and successors: Special Services, Registered Files (M Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 50
36
1869-1946: Ministry of Education and predecessors: Local Education Authority Secondary Education, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 53
37
1879-2000: Education Department and successors: Awards and Scholarships Files (U and O Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 54
38
1884-1911: Board of Education and predecessor: School Board Office and Pupil Teacher Centre Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 57
39
1921-1934: Board of Education: Secondary Education, Local Education Authority Grant Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 59
40
1922-1970: Board of Education and successors: Elementary Education, Local Education Authority Staffing Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 60
41
1902-1956: Board of Education, Medical Branch, and Ministry of Education, Special Services Branch: Training Establishments for Handicapped Persons, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 62
42
1917-1938: Board of Education: Medical Branch: Evening Play Centres, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 65
43
1918-1966: Board of Education and successors: Medical Branch and Special Services Branch: Local Education Authority Nursery Education, Registered Files (N Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 66
44
1918-1969: Board of Education and successors: Medical Branch and Special Services Branch: Nursery School, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 69
45
1906-1957: Board of Education: Practical Instruction Centres Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 70
46
1897-1949: Board of Education, Technical Branch, and Ministry of Education, Further Education Branch: Art Schools, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 83
47
1904-1924: Board of Education: University Branch: Teacher Training Colleges Building Grants, Files (R Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 87
48
1880-1938: Education Department, and Board of Education, Welsh Department: Welsh General Education, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 91
49
1899-1944: Board of Education: Practical Instruction, Local Education Authority Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 96
50
1919-1944: Board of Education: Medical Branch: Local Education Authority Social and Physical Training, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 101
51
1917-1968: Board of Education and successors: Medical Branch and Special Services Branch: Nursery Education, General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 102
52
1904-1962: Teachers' Misconduct: General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 104
53
1903-1944: Board of Education: Elementary Education, Local Education Authority Miscellaneous Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 111
54
1918-1969: Board of Education and successors: Medical Branch and Special Services Branch: Local Education Authority: School Meals Service, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 123
55
1897-1945: Education Department and successors: Precedent Books
The National Archives, Kew
ED 127
56
1904-1953: Board of Education and successors: Elementary Education: Poor Law School Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 132
57
1900-1963: Board of Education, Medical Branch, and Ministry of Education, Special Services Branch: Provision of Special Schools, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 133
58
1935-1966: Board of Education and successors: Private Office: Files and Papers (Series II)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 136
59
1907-1954: Board of Education and Ministry of Education: Drafts and Papers of Official History of Education, Second World War and General Historical Survey
The National Archives, Kew
ED 138
60
1902-1966: Board of Education and Ministry of Education: Local Education Authority Establishment of Education Committees, Registered Files (G Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 139
61
1870-1989: Education Department and successors: Circulars and Administrative Memoranda
The National Archives, Kew
ED 142
62
1936-1969: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Architects and Building Branch: Registered Files (G Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 150
63
1854-1984: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Elementary and Primary Schools Digest Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 161
64
1879-1984: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Secondary Schools Digest files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 162
65
1862-1956: Ministry of Education and predecessors: Legal Branch: Law Officers' Opinions
The National Archives, Kew
ED 184
66
1870-1983: Board of Education and successors: School History Sheets
The National Archives, Kew
ED 185
67
1903-1920: Board of Education: Legal Branch: Enrolled Deeds
The National Archives, Kew
ED 191
68
1893-1983: Board of Education and successors: Welsh Department and successors: Registered Files (Various W Prefixes)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 216
69
1905-1947: Board of Education: Procedure Minutes and Instructions
The National Archives, Kew
ED 230
70
1899-1980: Board of Education and successors: Legal Branch: Law Precedent Covers
The National Archives, Kew
ED 262
71
1855-1976: Board of Education and successors: Specimens of Documents Destroyed
The National Archives, Kew
ED 900
72
1880-1983: Records of the Welsh Department and successors
73
1851-1966: Private and Private Office Papers
Related record creators
  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
1
Committee of the Privy Council on Education
Successor/Predecessor
See Also
2
Education Department
Successor/Predecessor
See Also
3
Ministry of Education
Successor/Predecessor
See Also