Nursery Education: England and Wales

Part of Orders of the Day — EDUCATION (No. 2) BILL – in the House of Commons at 3:40 pm on 12 February 1980.

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Photo of Mr Martin O'Neill Mr Martin O'Neill , Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan 3:40, 12 February 1980

Does my hon. Friend concede that in Scottish colleges of education—now under fire from the Government—great stress has always been placed on the obligation of the teaching profession to campaign for nursery education? That was stressed against the backdrop of the 1962 Act. Is it not a fact that when we were students at such colleges of education, staff propaganda was an essential part of our courses?