The Educational Research Trust is a British charity based in Harrow, London, England. It was founded in 1985 by John Marks and Baroness Cox) to improve standards in schools. The trust was consulted about the drafting of the 1988 Education Reform Act, which introduced the National Curriculum, grant-maintained schools and City Technology Colleges.John Marks obituary Daily Telegraph 2 Mar 2012
Organization The Trust's main charitable objects as listed on documents lodged with the Charities Commission are: To promote the advancement of knowledge in the field of education in all its branches To promote and undertake research into education or educational standards of any kind (but with particular reference to the philosophical and religious principles of involved in education) To publish and disseminate the useful results of any research undertaken as aforesaidInformation at the Charities Commission Accessed 23 February 2009
Trustees and directors The charity's trustees are Mrs Jessica Douglas-Home, Professor Roger Scruton, and Mr L. Norcross. The organisation's directors are Dr John Marks, a former Professor of the private University of BuckinghamUniversity of Buckingham in the news June 2008 update. Accessed 25 February 2009 and Baroness Cox. They are both also directors of the Centre for Social Cohesion.Educational Research Trust Annual Report and Financial Statement for the year ended March 2008 Accessed 23 February 2009New Model School: Board of Governors Accessed 25 February 2009Who is paid how much to do what, THES 28 February 1997. Accessed 25 February 2009
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