ABSTRACT
Brent's system of education is in a profound crisis. In November 1983, an inquiry was set up to look into the concerns of parents and the standards achieved by pupils attending the Authority's secondary schools. This was because of a large number of parents, both black and white, were concerned and vociferous about extremely poor examination results in schools in the Authority. A significant portion of the inquiry team's time and of the Report was occupied by a consideration of the ideas and opinions parents hold about their children's education. Finally, it is concluded that there ought to be a holistic approach to the curriculum. It should be for the school to set out what its curriculum was and then to present that to the governors and to justify the curriculum to the governors. The summary was completed by the end of November 1987.
