Bridget Plowden
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Bridget Horatia Plowden (Lady Plowden) was a British educational reformer. She chaired the group which produced the 1967 Plowden report
on primary education in Britain, and was chair of the Independent Broadcasting Authority
from 1975 to 1980. Her husband was Edwin Plowden, who became Lord Plowden.
Plowden Report
The Plowden Report is the unofficial name for the 1967 report of the Central Advisory Council For Education into Primary education in England. The report, entitled Children and their Primary Schools reviewed Primary education in a wholesale fashion. The collation of the report took around 3 years...
on primary education in Britain, and was chair of the Independent Broadcasting Authority
Independent Broadcasting Authority
The Independent Broadcasting Authority was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television - and commercial/independent radio broadcasts...
from 1975 to 1980. Her husband was Edwin Plowden, who became Lord Plowden.