1. The powers behind Blunkett's throne
- Author
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Crequer, Ngaio, Dean, Clare, Lepkowska, Dorothy, Nash, Ian, Rafferty, Frances, and Russell, Ben
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United Kingdom. Department for Education and Employment -- Officials and employees ,United Kingdom -- Social policy ,Education and state -- Planning ,Government information -- Management ,Education - Abstract
Several task forces have been set up to help form an education policy for the Department for Education and Employment, but the Labour Government is revealing little information on how the personnel are selected and what activities they are undertaking. Task force members include friends of Education Secretary David Blunkett, school headteachers, business leaders and trade unionists. College principals are angered that further education is under-represented. Some members have queried the need for secrecy, while others feel secrecy enables discussions to be open without outside criticism.
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- 1997