ABSTRACT
If the 1902 Education Act marked the completion of the major reform of educational administration initiated by Gorst in 1895, its placing on the Statute Book also marked the return of control over educational policy formulation to the Board of Education. Lord Londonderry’s ineptitude coupled with Anson’s inexperience meant that Morant, as the new Permanent Secretary, would soon become the dominant member of the triumvirate. While Morant was closely involved with all of the major policy changes initiated by the Board until 1912, he was very aware, none the less, of the contributions made by others, as he acknowledged to E.K. Chambers:
… you were one of those … who most earnestly and effectively ‘did things’ from 1903 onwards for which an absurd amount of credit has been attributed to me. 1
