Corporate London Day Training College 1902-1932 London County Council London Day Training College University of London. Institute of Education GB/366/5 Names: University of London. Institute of Education (1932-1948); University of London Institute of Education. Central Institute (1948-?1988); University of London. Institute of Education (1988-date). Dates and places of existence: The College began its life in 1902 at the London School of Economics in the building known as University Hall, Clare Market, and in Clement's Inn Chambers. In 1907 the College moved into purpose-built premises in Southampton Row, in a building shared with the Central School of Arts and Crafts. In 1932 the College was transferred to the University of London and changed its name to the Institute of Education, but initially remained in the Southampton Row buildings. Mandate, functions and sphere of activity: In 1900 the Higher Education Sub-Committee of the London County Council's Technical Education Board recommended that a teacher training college should be established by the Council, with the co-operation of the University of London. The London Day Training College duly opened in October 1902. In 1902 the University appointed John Adams as its first Professor of the Theory, History and Practice of Education, a position financed by the London County Council, and he also became the College's first Principal. Members of the governing body of the College were nominated by the Technical Education Board and included representatives of the University Senate and the London School Board. In November 1909 the College was recognised as a School of the University of London and the composition of its governing body was altered to include the College's Principal and Vice-Principal. The LCC retained financial control while what became known as the London Day Training College Council was responsible for all other management issues. Initially this was a college primarily for training elementary school teachers to work in the capital, many of then ex pupil-teachers. Students were either prepared for a teaching certificate, doing a combined degree and certificate or were postgraduate students studying for the University's dimploma in education. The demise of the pupil-teacher system and the growth of the training of specialist teachers for secondary schools, however, gradually altered the character of the student body. In 1911 the introduction of a four-year course enabled students to concentrate on their degree studies during the first three years and then to take the postgraduate course for the Teachers' Diploma of the University during the fourth. The College thus developed into a post-graduate institution. An MA degree in education, taught in conjunction with King's College, was established in 1914 and after the First World War the College also began to offer a PhD degree. In 1924 a special Department of Higher Degrees and Research was set up, to cater for these students. In 1924 a course of training for teachers of art was instituted and in 1927 a department was created to meet the needs of teachers and others working in colonial education, marking the beginning of an important international role for the College. The appointment of Cyril Burt (1883-1971) to the staff in 1924 also stimulated psychological research and study in the College. After the establishment of the University of London Training Colleges Delegacy in 1928 the London Day Training College also developed an intercollegiate role, providing classes for students from other London colleges. Administrative structure: From its establishment in 1902 the College was governed by a Local Committee appointed by the Technical Education Board of the London County Council. In November 1909 when the College became a School of the University, the composition of its governing body was altered to include the College's Principal and Vice-Principal. At the same date it changed its name from the London Day Training College Local Committee to the London Day Training College Council. The London County Ccouncil retained financial control while the London Day Training College Council was responsible for all other management issues. At the same date the College academic staff were established as a Board in order to oversee academic matters, although this term was not used in favour of the less formal term ‘Meeting of the Staff'. In June 1930, with a view to the transfer of management of the College to the University of London, Senate appointed a Transfer Committee which reported in July 1931 and a Provisional Delegacy took over management in 1931. Relationships: The College was financed and controlled by the London County Council with the academic support of the University of London. In 1915, as a consequence of the First World War, the students, and a number of the staff, of Islington Training College, a London County Council training college for men only, were transferred to the London Day Training College. In that same year the elementary training department of King's College was also temporarily closed and the students and some staff transferred to the London day Training College. In its early years, the College was closely associated with several London elementary schools which acted as Demonstration Schools. These included Station Road and Thornhill Road Schools in Islington and, later, St. John the Evangelist, Princeton Street and Cromer Street Schools in Holborn. Corporate Institute/Admin/Inst/LDTC 30/06/1999 Hjralmp 25/04/2008 Mkklibyz London County Council; London Day Training College; 1902-1932 f9d09931-9148-4325-ab6e-01a3897b8de4