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NO.25/26 PAGH 5

~ Brief History of Comprehensive ®ducation in Livervool - continued Oct. 1963

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Director's renc:+ followine the above mentioned resotution conside red by Secondary Education Sub- Committee, renort circulated to Education Camittee and teacher's s organisations.

MNeetins betwee Education Committee and the teachers! organisations to discuss general lines of development for a syste: of Comorehensive Uducation., Recommended setting un of workin- narties. Council motion as follows:- "That this Local Education Authority now detlares that its objective is to introduee as many all through Com»rehensive Schools as is practicable. It further declares that where this is not iumediately practicable < two tier syste: of Comnprehensive Education should be introduced as soon as possible, the particular type of two tier system to denvend on the nature of the existinys schools in the arcas in which all-through Comprehensive Schools arc not immediately introduced."

Opening of two remodelled schools as Conprehensives (Stanley Park;and Anfield). Liverpool varents Protest Committee (backed by City Conservative Party) berins operations, Protest Meetings held throughout the City and petition forms circulated "S.0.S." ("Save our Schools") cainaiens by Conservatives who fight Municipal Election on this issue, Labour Party win eight seats from the Tories. ‘Parents' letter issued by Tducation Committee, describing broad outlines of provosals. Campaign against Counrehensives takes a new direction. No lonwer directed atainst Cormtehensives as such (!!!) put only against the manner of its inroduction. Openinr of Highfield Comnrehensive School, Nine teachersmembers of Workin-e Party given a month's leave-of-nbsence on full vay, vrovided with an Office in the Hducation Department and access to the Devartnent's files and direct access to the Director or his Deputy. Meeting of “orkins Party after 17 sessions by the Teachers! Representatives in an effort to produce an agreed schene, Reports to Secondary Hducation Sub-Committee on Director's