Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers on a wide range of issues relating to Blunkett's role as Shadow Education Secretary. Includes material relating to changes to regulations regarding early retirement for teachers; post-16 education for autistic children; new education pilot initiative by Premier League football clubs to provide after school and weekend clubs for children; and complaints from parents about large class sizes. Also includes letters from the general public wishing Labour good luck in the...

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General correspondence and papers on a wide range of employment issues relating to Blunkett's role as Shadow Education & Employment Secretary. Includes material relating to: Career Development Loans; contracting out of careers services; and youth unemployment. Also includes correspondence with Sheffield Co-ordinating Centre Against Unemployment (SCCAU). Arranged in chronological order.

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Correspondence concerning the proposed reinstatement of trade unions at GCHQ by a Labour government (membership of trade unions for GCHQ staff was banned in 1984). Includes correspondence with the GCSF (The Government Communications Staff Federation - the in house staff 'union') and Mike Grindley of GCHQ Trade Unions.

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Correspondence and papers concerning a proposed cut to jobs and change of employment terms at the Employment Services's headquarters in Sheffield. Includes correspondence with the DFEE, the Chief Executive of Employment Services, and the Public Services Tax and Commerce Union (PTC). Also includes a policy document prepared by the PTC entitled 'A role for a department of employment'.