Standards of Literacy and Numeracy to Be Achieved by Pupils

Part of New Clause 3 – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 June 1976.

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Photo of Miss Margaret Jackson Miss Margaret Jackson Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Education and Science) 12:00, 8 June 1976

I made the point about the number of informal classes without accepting in any way the hon. Member's assumption that children in a class which operates the 11-plus perform better. Regard must be paid to the kind of tests involved. However, these are issues which are being carefully examined in the Department, and we are not leaping to any conclusions.