Correspondence and papers relating to Blunkett's first few months as Shadow Secretary of State for Education. Includes letters congratulating Blunkett on his new role; correspondence with unions regarding requests by Blunkett for funding to assist the Front Bench Education Team; briefing note on school league tables written by Blunkett for the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), and press cuttings and a press release on Labour policy with regards League Tables; statement on the future of grant maintained schools; correspondence and press cuttings relating to a proposed new school in Croxteth Park, Liverpool; PLP briefing note on education for the Queen's speech debate (21/11/1994), covering the National Curriculum, GNVQs, and nursery education; and transcript of an interview with Blunkett on Radio 4's PM programme regarding Tony Blair's decision to send his son to a grant maintained school.