Department of Education and Science

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

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Date:	1964-1992
History:	Following the Robbins Report, 1964, the Department of Education and Science (DES) originated in April 1964 from merging the Ministry of Education and the office of the Minister of Science. It was responsible for sport, and 1964-67 and 1974-79 also for arts. In July 1992 it lost its science role and became Department for Education.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C278629

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
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	1967-2002: Department of Education and Science: Schools Branch II, Special Education: Registered Files (SS Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 269
4	1985-1986: Department of Education and Science: Review of the University Grants Committee: Minutes and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	ED 280
5	1972-1977: Department of Education and Science: Advisory Board for the Research Councils, Sub-Committees and Working Groups: Agendas, Papers and Minutes	The National Archives, Kew	ED 279
6	1970-2008: Records of the Department of National Heritage and Successors: Arts and Heritage Division: Registered Files (ART Prefix Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PF 290
7	1975-2008: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Sports and Recreation Division: Registered Files (SARD Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PF 294
8	1987-2004: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Libraries Division: Registered Files (LD Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PF 322
9	1835-1991: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Establishment Files	The National Archives, Kew	ED 23
10	1944-1992: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Parliamentary Questions and Answers, Files	The National Archives, Kew	ED 34
11	1859-1966: Board of Education and successors: Personal Files	The National Archives, Kew	ED 36
12	1879-2000: Education Department and successors: Awards and Scholarships Files (U and O Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 54
13	1922-1970: Board of Education and successors: Elementary Education, Local Education Authority Staffing Files	The National Archives, Kew	ED 60
14	1939-1974: Board of Education and successors: Further Education Branch and successors: Youth Welfare, General Registered Files (YW Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 124
15	1935-1966: Board of Education and successors: Private Office: Files and Papers (Series II)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 136
16	1870-1989: Education Department and successors: Circulars and Administrative Memoranda	The National Archives, Kew	ED 142
17	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
18	1854-1984: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Elementary and Primary Schools Digest Files	The National Archives, Kew	ED 161
19	1879-1984: Department of Education and Science and predecessors: Secondary Schools Digest files	The National Archives, Kew	ED 162
20	1909-1990: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Further Education Branch: Major Direct Grant Establishments, Registered Files (T Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 166
21	1909-1974: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Further Education Branch: Agricultural Education and Research, Registered Files (T, WDE, WT and AE Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 174
22	1958-1990: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Research and Intelligence Branch and successors: Registered Files (C and P Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 181
23	1870-1983: Board of Education and successors: School History Sheets	The National Archives, Kew	ED 185
24	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
25	1961-1990: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Statistics Branch, Later Statistics Division of Planning Branch: Registered Files (ST and SBCP Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 189
26	1961-2001: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Teachers Branches I (Supply and Conditions of Service) and II (Training): Registered Files (R, RS, TCH and TST Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 192
27	1958-2004: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Architects and Building Branch: Registered Files (AB, ABR, SV, SCB, HS Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 203
28	1943-1999: Department of Education and Science: Further Education Branch, later Further and Higher Education Branch: Registered Files (T and T/P Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 212
29	1944-1976: Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Welsh Department and successors: Registered Files (W Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 220
30	1990-1996: Department of Education and Science and successors: Business Directory (List 240)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 227
31	1966-2000: Department of Education and Science: Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch: Museums and Galleries, Registered Files (ALA Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 245
32	1965-1977: Department of Education and Science: Committee on Overseas Scientific Relations: Minutes and Papers of Sub-committees	The National Archives, Kew	ED 252
33	1968-2002: Department of Education and Science: Finance Branch: Registered Files (F Series)	The National Archives, Kew	ED 261
34	1974-1998: Department of Education and Science and successors: Statistics Branch: Schools' Census (Form 7) Datasets	The National Archives, Kew	ED 267
35	1855-1976: Board of Education and successors: Specimens of Documents Destroyed	The National Archives, Kew	ED 900
36	1961-1964: Records of Committee on Higher Education (Robbins Committee)
37	1851-1966: Private and Private Office Papers

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Category of relationship
1	Department for Education	Successor/Predecessor	See Also
2	Department of Scientific and Industrial Research	Successor/Predecessor	See Also
3	Minister for Science	Successor/Predecessor	See Also
4	Ministry of Education	Successor/Predecessor	See Also
5	Office of the Minister for Science	Successor/Predecessor	See Also