Bullock (1975)

Notes on the text
Preliminary pages Foreword, Membership, Contents, Introduction

Part 1 Attitudes and standards
Chapter 1 Attitudes to the teaching of English
Chapter 2 Standards of reading
Chapter 3 Monitoring

Part 2 Language in the early years
Chapter 4 Language and learning
Chapter 5 Language in the early years

Part 3 Reading
Chapter 6 The reading process
Chapter 7 Reading in the early years
Chapter 8 Reading: the later stages
Chapter 9 Literature

Part 4 Language in the middle and secondary years
Chapter 10 Oral language
Chapter 11 Written language
Chapter 12 Language across the curriculum

Part 5 Organisation
Chapter 13 The primary and middle years
Chapter 14 Continuity between schools
Chapter 15 The secondary school
Chapter 16 LEA advisory services

Part 6 Reading and language difficulties
Chapter 17 Screening, diagnosis and recording
Chapter 18 Children with reading difficulties
Chapter 19 Adult literacy
Chapter 20 Children from families of overseas origin

Part 7 Resources
Chapter 21 Books
Chapter 22 Technological aids and broadcasting

Part 8 Teacher education and training
Chapter 23 Initial training
Chapter 24 In-service education

Part 9 The survey
Chapter 25: I Introduction
Chapter 25: II Primary commentary
Chapter 25: III Secondary commentary
Chapter 25: IV The questionnaire forms (not online)
Chapter 25: V Technical notes (not online)

Part 10 Sumary of conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 26 Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix A Witnesses and sources of evidence
Appendix B Visits made
Glossary
Index

Report of the Committee of Enquiry appointed by the Secretary of State for Education and Science under the Chairmanship of Sir Alan Bullock FBA

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1975
© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland.

Appendix B Visits made
[pages 577 - 584]

[The name of the school or college is followed by the name of the head teacher or principal]

1. IN ENGLAND

(i) SCHOOLS

The schools are listed by local authority areas as these existed before Local Government Reorganisation on April 1, 1974.

A. Counties

Berkshire
Sandy Lane Junior Mixed School, Bracknell. Mr NS Pugsley
The Grange Nursery School, South Ascot. Miss EA Wellbeloved

Buckinghamshire
Gerrards Cross Church of England Primary School. Mr TA Bryan
John Hampden Infant School, Aylesbury. Mrs Small

Cornwall
Looe Secondary School. Mr J Simmonds
Sir James Smith's School, Camelford. Mr DGE Haynes

Cumberland
Hesingham Junior School. Mr Hind
Montreal Street School (Junior and Infant), Cleator. Mrs Jones
St. Gregory and St. Michael Infant School, Whitehaven. Sister Rose
St. Michael's Church of England School, Dalston. Mr Barrow
Inglewood Junior School, Harraby, Carlisle. Mr Nichol

Derbyshire
Tibshelf Secondary School. Mr GG Critchlow
Tupton Hall School, Old Tupton, Chesterfield. Mr BF Rice

Devon
Bickleigh Primary School, Tiverton. Mrs Scott
Heathcoat School, Tiverton. Mr RCD Kingsford

Dorset
Gillingham Comprehensive School. Mr J Webster

Durham
Dinsdale Park Residential ESN Special School. Mr JH Morgan
Greenland Infant School, Stanley. Mrs M Robinson
Greenland Junior School, Stanley. Mr O Barras
Highfield Comprehensive School, Felling. Mr W Cooke

Gloucestershire
All Saints' Secondary Modern, Cheltenham. Mr LEJ Taylor
Fiveways Infant School, New Cheltenham, Kingswood, Bristol. Mrs DA Unwin

Hertfordshire
Gill's Hill Infant School, Radlett. Mrs A Blakeley
Heron's Wood Secondary School, Welwyn Garden City. Mr R Bainbridge

Kent
Elvington County Primary School, Kythorne, Dover. Mr OP Baker

Lancashire
Alfred Turner School, Irlam. Mr MS Sealy
Brookfield Primary School, Skelmersdale. Mr F Holmes

Leicestershire.
Countesthorpe College. Mr JF Watts
Fernvale County Junior School, Thurnby. Mr PJ Greeve
Oadby Launde County Infant. Mrs JM Cooksey
School Oadby Manor High School. Mr W Higgins, OBE JP

Norfolk
The Belfrey Voluntary Aided Primary School, Overstrand. Mr Wallace
St. Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Pickenham. Mr R Linton
Sheringham Secondary Modern School. Mr Rowland
Trowse County Primary School. Mrs Shaw

Northumberland
Cramlington High School. Mr TM Dines
Cramlington Parkside Middle School. Mr WE Gowrie
Linton First School. Miss M Neil
Wallsend Central First School. Mr H Brown
Wallsend Central Middle School. Mr EA Snowdon

Shropshire
Madeley Court Education Recreation Centre and Madeley Court School (Comprehensive). Mr HF Cunningham

Somerset
The Chalice School, Glastonbury. Mr G Trump
Nailsea School (Comprehensive). Mr DW John.
Swan Mead Middle School. Miss D Russell

Suffolk East
Stowmarket High School. Dr RJ Montgomery

Suffolk West
Tudor Primary (First) School, Sunbury. Mr D Evans

Sussex West
Christ's Hospital. Mr DH Newsome
Midhurst Intermediate School. Mr MJ Caton

Westmorland
Kirkby Lonsdale Church of England Primary School. Mr NE Cartwright
Longlands Boys' School, Kendal. Mr RS Foss
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale. Mr PR Castle

Wiltshire
Chilton Foliat Church of England Infant and Junior School. Mr Porter
Clarendon Junior School, Tidworth. Mr Rainer
Tidworth Down County Secondary School. Mr Fisher Haynes
Wootton Bassett Comprehensive School. Mr Shepherd

Yorkshire, North Riding
Huntington Secondary Modern School. Mr CE Browning
Joseph Rowntree Modern School. Mr G Mills

B. County Boroughs

Birmingham
Castle Vale Comprehensive School. Mr W Barnett
Chivenor Junior Mixed and Infant School. Miss MJ Wise
Pegasus Junior School. Mr JL Harrison

Bolton
The Deane High School. Mr F Barwise

Bradford
Hanson Upper School. Mr Dawson

Bristol
Sea Mills Infant School. Miss MD Nash

Burnley
Ightenhill Infant School. Miss I Stanworth
Ivy Bank Comprehensive School. Mr C Brunton
Lowerhouse County Primary School. Miss M Colburn

Carlisle
Inglewood Junior School, Harraby. Mr JS Nichol

Darlington
Hummersknott County Comprehensive School. Mr LS Gordon

Dewsbury
Ravensthorpe Secondary School. Mr JR Standeven
Thornhill County Primary School. Mr J Morris

Halifax
Holy Trinity Infant School. Mrs N Clegg

Kingston-upon-Hull
Oldfleet Primary School. Mr EE Senior
Thorpe Park Primary School. Mr JR Hodgson

Leeds
Brudenell Infant School. Mrs HM Beedel
Foxwood High School, Seacroft. Mr RT Spooner

Leicester
Crescent Junior School. Mr SFA Jax
The Gateway Grammar School. Mr MH Bailey
Uplands Infant School. Miss PM Iliffe

Manchester
Parrs Wood High School. Mr EP Iball
St. Chrysostom's Infant and Junior School. Mr GN Dodds

Newcastle-uponTyne
Snow Street Primary School. Mrs DJ Heathcote

Norwich
Trowse County Primary School. Mrs OL Shaw

Nottingham
Douglas Infant and Junior Schools. Mrs P Cooper
Greenwood Junior School. Mr H Bradley
Huntingdon Infant School. Mrs BE Dexter
Huntingdon Junior School. Mr GA Richardson
John Player Bi-lateral Secondary School. Mr DT Dowell
West Player Junior School. Miss LM Hollinshead

Plymouth
Camel's Head Secondary School. Mr V Machin
North Prospect Infant School. Mrs J Sparey

Sheffield
Rowlinson School (Comprehensive). Mr P Dixon

Teesside
Bertram Ramsey Comprehensive School. Mr DJ Chalkley

C. Outer London Boroughs

Kingston-upon-Thames
The Mount Infant School, New Maiden. Miss LP Marshall

Newham
Elmhurst Infant School. Miss JL Hicks
Star County Infant School. Miss BM Bull

D. Inner London Education Authority

Clissold Park School (Comprehensive) and Clissold Park Immigrant Language Unit. Mr TC Willcocks
Grenfell ESN School. Miss KHE Rawlings OBE
Harrington Hill Junior Mixed and Infants School, London, E5. Mrs BA MacGilchrist
Highbury Grove Comprehensive School. Dr Rhodes Boyson
Hugh Myddelton Infant School. Miss MM Robson MBE
Lee Church of England Primary School, Blackheath. Mr BC Secrett
Randal Cremer Junior School. Mrs G Shaw
St. Anne's RC Infants School, London, SE11. Sister Christine
Tidemill Junior Mixed School, Deptford. Miss FM Lane

(ii) COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

All Saints' and Trinity Colleges, Horsforth, Leeds. Mr AM Kean
Ainwick College of Education, Northumberland. Miss LK Hollamby
Avery Hill College of Education London. Mrs KE Jones
Bedford College of Education. Miss PB Dempster
Bretton Hall College of Education, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Dr AS Davies
College of the Venerable Bede, Durham. Mr KG Collier
Culham College of Education, Oxfordshire. Mr JF Wyatt
Darlington College of Education, Co. Durham. Mr J Huitson
Digby Stuart College of Education, London. Sister Dorothy Bell
Edge Hill College of Education, Ormskirk, Lancashire. Mr PKC Millins
Homerton College of Education, Cambridge. Miss AC Shrubsole
Kingston-upon-Hull College of Education. Dr C Bibby
Maria Grey College of Education, London. Mrs KM Saunders
Newton Park College, Newton St. Loe, Bath, Somerset. Mr NP Payne
Northumberland College of Education, Ponteland. Miss EM Churchill
Rachel McMillan College of Education, London. Miss EM Puddephat
St. John's College of Education, York. Mr JV Barnett
St. Mary's College of the Sacred Heart, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Sister Prudence Wilson
St. Matthias College of Education, Bristol. Mr RA Adcock
Wall Hall College of Education, Watford, Hertfordshire. Miss AK Davies
West Midlands College of Education, Walsall, Staffordshire. Dr J Cornwell

(iii) READING AND LANGUAGE CENTRES

Leicester County Borough
Leicester Reading Centre.

Manchester
Reading Centre at George Leigh Street School, Ancoats.
Reading Centre at Manchester Teachers' Centre, Barlow Moor Road.

Reading
University of Reading, Centre for the Teaching of Reading.

London Borough of Croydon
Croydon Language Centre.

Inner London Education Authority
Centre for Language in Primary Education, London, SW1.
Centre for Urban Educational Studies, Aberdeen Park, London, N5.

2. IN THE USA

(i) SCHOOLS

New York
George Washington High School. Mr S Kostman
Public School 129.
Public School 234.
Public School 198. Mrs Charlotte Schiff

Springfield, Massachusetts
Longmeadow High School. Mr Edgar G Craver

Los Angeles Area
McKinley Elementary School, Burbank. Mr James C Derrick
Miller Elementary School, Burbank. Mr Hal Bucklin
Macy School, Lowell Joint School District, Whittier. Mr Marston Ellis
NCL-USC Reading Center School, Los Angeles.

San Francisco Area
Oakland High School.
Crocker Highlands Elementary School, Oakland.
Martin Luther King School, Oakland. Dr Herbert Wong
Washington Elementary School, Berkeley.
Everett Junior High School, San Francisco. Mr Carlos V Cornejo

(ii) UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS

California State University of San Francisco.
University of Southern California.
New York Learning Cooperative.

(iii) DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Dr Ruth Love Holloway, Director, The Right to Read Effort, US Office of Education, Washington
Dr Ralph C Staiger, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, International Reading Association
Dr Constance McCullough, President-Elect, International Reading Association
Dr Edythe Gaines, Director, Learning Cooperative, Board of Education, New York
Dr Margaret Early, Reading and Language Arts Center, Syracuse University, New York
Dr Roselmina Indrisano, School of Education, Boston University
Dr Donald L Landry, Professor of Education, Westfield State College, Massachusetts
Mr OA Lopes, Chairman of English, Longmeadow High School, Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr Nila Banton Smith, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Miss Sue Schrager, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Dr Grayce A Ransom, Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Reading Centers, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Mrs Elsie Black, Director of Instruction, Lowell Joint School District, Whittier, California
Dr Margaret Weymouth, Chairman, Department of Elementary Education, California State University, San Francisco
Dr James Duggins, Director, External Evaluation Team, School of Education, California State University, San Francisco
Mr R Connolly, Assistant Principal, Chairman of English, Oakland High School
Miss Eleanor Robison, Berkeley, California

Discussions with Miss Charlotte Sharp (President) and members of the New England Reading Association at the Association's annual conference, Springfield, Massachusetts.