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The London School Plan (1947) The London School Plan (pdf)
Replanning London Schools (pdf)
The pdf files of The London School Plan and Replanning London Schools were created by Derek Gillard and uploaded on 19 December 2023 (the booklet) and 15 January 2024 (the plan). |
The London School Plan (1947) London: London County Council 1947
Background notes  Historical context London County Council (LCC) was created in 1889 as a result of the 1888 Local Government Act. It inherited the powers of the previous Metropolitan Board of Works but had additional responsibilities, including education - it assumed the functions of the London School Board in 1903. It was the first London-wide municipal authority to be directly elected, and was England's largest and most ambitious authority. Section 11 of the 1944 Education Act required local authorities to produce development plans, so in 1947, as part of its overall County of London Plan, LCC published the London School Plan, together with Replanning London Schools, a 64-page booklet explaining the Plan. Both are presented here.
LCC was abolished in 1965 as a result of the 1963 London Government Act which provided for its replacement by the Greater London Council (GLC) and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). For more about the history of the LCC, see this Wikipedia page, from which the above information is taken.
The London School Plan After a Foreword by Lord Latham and a Preface by Isaac Hayward, the contents of the Plan are:
Replanning London Schools Replanning London Schools begins with a history of London's schools, notes the provisions of the 1944 Education Act, describes the nature and purpose of nursery, primary and secondary schools, and explains the Council's commitment to the creation of comprehensive secondary schools (see page 25 - pdf page 26). There are also sections on voluntary, direct grant, independent and boarding schools, and on playing fields, special education and school transport. The booklet ends with a description of how the plan was made and how it would be implemented.
The documents online The Plan itself contains many tables and the booklet includes dozens of photographs, so I have presented them here as pdf files with searchable and copiable text. The centre pages of the booklet need to be viewed side-by-side: they display this diagram:  The above notes were prepared by Derek Gillard; they were uploaded on 19 December 2023 and updated on 15 January 2024. 
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At the time of publication Lord Latham was leader of LCC and Isaac Hayward (pictured) was Chair of the Education Committee. Hayward (1884-1976), who was a staunch supporter of comprehensive schools, went on to become the longest-serving leader of LCC.
