General DfEE correspondence: Sheffield Office 1999, 15 January 1999-21 December 1999
Scope and Contents
Includes: confidential correspondence with Alan Milburn, Chief Secretary of the Treasury, regarding teachers' pay reform; correspondence and press cuttings concerning an attempted student sit-in at Blunkett's Sheffield office in protest at the introduction of tuition fees; letter to Gordon Brown concerning procedures and practices in terms of working together on initiatives and policies; correspondence concerning The Robert Ogden Scholarships to encourage students from deprived backgrounds to attend university; feedback regarding the government white paper 'Learning to Succeed'; correspondence concerning objections from some religious groups to the use of computers and the internet in schools; briefing notes on the history of the assisted places scheme and Labour's policy towards the scheme pre and post election; correspondence with Malvern College regarding the International Baccalaureate programme; and correspondence concerning anomalies in business rates for day nurseries.
Dates
- Creation: 15 January 1999-21 December 1999
Creator
- From the Fonds: Blunkett, David, Born 1947 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
2 Folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
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