Tag Archives: teacher training
An eminent female academic at the IOE: Clotilde von Wyss (1871-1938)
I have been doing some research on some of the women teacher trainers at the IOE in order to understand their contribution to pedagogical practice in London during the interwar years. One of the teacher trainers I have been most intrigued … Continue reading
Enid Blyton, educationalist
I really thought I had seen the last of Enid Blyton (1897-1968) when my youngest gave her precious set of Noddy books and her collection of Famous Five, Malory Towers, St Clare’s etc. series to the local charity shop saying … Continue reading
Campaign! Make an impact
On Tuesday 20th March a training and networking day was held at the library about Campaign! Make an impact. The day was facilitated by Jan Pimblett, Principal Development Officer at the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) and was attended by a wide … Continue reading
1930s Prospectuses of Teacher Training Colleges
I came back to work from a short break to find a newly deposited collection on my desk – the collection of prospectuses dating from the 1930s from various Teacher Training Colleges which were part of the British and Foreign … Continue reading
Library Event: “Teachers: from the Revised Code to ‘The Importance of Teaching’”
The Friends of the Newsam Library and Archives are holding a study afternoon on Thursday 26th January 2012 on Teachers: from the Revised Code to ‘The Importance of Teachers’. Full programme details are: 12.00pm-12.30pm Welcome and introductions to collections held … Continue reading
Ex-Service Students at the London Day Training College
Last year one of our volunteers wrote a post about the impact of the First World War on staff at the London Day Training College (as the Institute was then called). During the war a number of staff signed up, … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, First World War, London Day Training College, students, teacher training, teachers
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From McNair to Circular 7/73, teacher training at the IOE 1949-1973
In 1949 the University of London established an Area Training Organisation (ATO) in response to the recommendations of the McNair Committee, which had reported in 1944. Based at the existing Institute of Education, a University Training Department (UTD) providing teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, government policy, IoE history, teacher education, teacher training
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