Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers on a wide range of issues relating to Blunkett's role as Shadow Education Secretary. Includes: statement to the Parliamentary Labour Party on confusion surrounding Labour's policy on charitable status of private schools and possibility of VAT on school fees; letter from Blunkett to Tony Blair concerning Labour policy on grant maintained schools; draft paper 'A New Partnership for Schools'; correspondence and papers concerning the future of further education; PLP...