Dictionary of British Education
The Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Teaching of English Language (chaired by Sir John Kingman) was published in March 1988.
It provided useful background to discussions of the English curriculum. The Report was criticised by some right-wing politicians for failing to recommend that teachers of English should concentrate on formal grammar. (See also Cox Report and Language in the National Curriculum (LINC))
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