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Ministry of Education

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Date: 1944-1964
History: Replaced the Board of Education under 1944 Education Act. Former branches amalgamated to form new Schools Branch and Further Education Branch. Administered Camps Act 1939, education of Polish refugees and agricultural education. Replaced by Department of Education and Science (DES) in 1964.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C278628
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
1826-1986: Committee of Privy Council and successors: Various Lists of Educational Institutions and Departmental Staff
The National Archives, Kew
ED 270
3
1915-1920: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Reconstruction
The National Archives, Kew
RECO
4
1878-1946: Board of Education and predecessors: Secondary Education, General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 12
5
1871-1945: Board of Education and predecessor: Elementary Education, Local Education Authority Attendance Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 18
6
1857-1946: Ministry of Education and predecessors: Public Elementary School Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 21
7
1835-1991: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Establishment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 23
8
1873-1945: Board of Education and predecessor: Elementary Education, Institution School Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 30
9
1944-1992: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Parliamentary Questions and Answers, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 34
10
1859-1966: Board of Education and successors: Personal Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 36
11
1858-1945: Teachers' Training Colleges Endowment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 40
12
1853-1945: Elementary Education Endowment Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 49
13
1869-1946: Ministry of Education and predecessors: Local Education Authority Secondary Education, Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 53
14
1879-2000: Education Department and successors: Awards and Scholarships Files (U and O Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 54
15
1922-1970: Board of Education and successors: Elementary Education, Local Education Authority Staffing Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 60
16
1906-1957: Board of Education: Practical Instruction Centres Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 70
17
1904-1962: Teachers' Misconduct: General Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 104
18
1897-1945: Education Department and successors: Precedent Books
The National Archives, Kew
ED 127
19
1904-1953: Board of Education and successors: Elementary Education: Poor Law School Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 132
20
1935-1966: Board of Education and successors: Private Office: Files and Papers (Series II)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 136
21
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
22
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
23
1870-1989: Education Department and successors: Circulars and Administrative Memoranda
The National Archives, Kew
ED 142
24
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
25
1944-1966: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: 1944 Education Act, Schemes for Divisional Administration, Registered Files (G Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 151
26
1946-1976: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Architects and Building Branch: Local Education Authority Major Building Projects, Registered Files (G Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 154
27
1854-1984: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Elementary and Primary Schools Digest Files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 161
28
1879-1984: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Secondary Schools Digest files
The National Archives, Kew
ED 162
29
1870-1983: Board of Education and successors: School History Sheets
The National Archives, Kew
ED 185
30
1952-1988: Department of Education and Science: Universities Branch and successors, Finance and Policy Teams: Registered Files (H Series)
The National Archives, Kew
ED 188
31
1905-1947: Board of Education: Procedure Minutes and Instructions
The National Archives, Kew
ED 230
32
1855-1976: Board of Education and successors: Specimens of Documents Destroyed
The National Archives, Kew
ED 900
33
1952-1989: Records of the Universities Branch
34
1851-1966: Private and Private Office Papers
Related record creators
  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
1
Board of Education
Successor/Predecessor
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2
Department of Education and Science
Successor/Predecessor
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