Ministry of Education (United Kingdom) (original) (raw)

The Ministry of Education (1944-1964) was a central government department governed by the Minister of Education, with responsibility in England and Wales for: 1. * Promoting the education of people; 2. * Developing educational institutions; 3. * Developing policy to provide a comprehensive educational service; 4. * Securing the effective execution of the education policy by local education authorities The Ministry of Education was created by the Education Act 1944.