Tag Archives: Institute of Education
T. Percy Nunn’s ‘Education: Its Data and First Principles’
Today we celebrate the anniversary of Sir T. Percy Nunn’s birthday for he was born on 28th December 1870 – the year in which the 1870 Education Act, which promised a national education system, was passed. Thomas Percy Nunn was … Continue reading
Trick or treat?
Anyone for some Kidney’s Shiraz? No, how about some Witches Froth then? If I had to pick one of the Halloween themed recipes from this 1978 Gloucester School calendar I think I’d play it safe and stick with the gingerbread! This … Continue reading
Appeal to London teachers – Interested in using primary sources in the classroom?
Are you interested in using primary sources in the classroom but not sure where to start? Our plan to develop one of our collections as a teaching resource for Key Stages 3 and 4 could be the place to start. … Continue reading
National Union of Women Teachers – exhibition in Institute of Education foyer
If you’re visiting the Institute of Education, University of London anytime soon you’ll get to see the exhibition I’ve put up in the foyer space outside the library. The exhibition is to highlight my work cataloguing the records of the National … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, education, Equal Pay, exhibition, Institute of Education, National Union of Women Teachers, NUWT
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Cataloguing the papers of James Lumsden
As part of my MA in Museums and Galleries in Education here at the IOE, I am undergoing a placement with the Institute Archives. Having worked voluntarily at the Leeds University Archive and Bury Art Gallery and Museum in Manchester, … Continue reading
Renate Simpson donation of books to IOE library
I was recently contacted by the daughter of Renate Simpson, the author of several books in our collection. Her mother has had to move from her London flat, and her family are sorting out good homes for her extensive and … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, donation, education, Institute of Education, Library Catalogue
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Tantalising glimpses
I’m currently working through folders relating to some very clever NUWT campaigns for equal pay. The National Union of Teachers at this time never took a stand on equal pay, alluding to it in round-about ways but never in those exact … Continue reading
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From the Colonial Department to the Department of Education in Tropical Areas
Just found a letter from previous Institute Director, GB Jeffery, to Professor Margaret Read, regarding the proposed name change of the Colonial Department to the Department of Tropical Education. Jeffery states “‘Tropical education’, if it means anything at all, means education … Continue reading
The IOE’s colonial past
I recently started cataloguing the records of the Colonial Department, which include some of the oldest Institute records we hold in the archive. I won’t try to sum up the entire history of the department in this post as it … Continue reading
More photographs relating the the IOE’s past
I’ve recently been cataloguing some photographs of the Institute and thought I’d share a couple that struck me as interesting. I really liked this one of the rooftop greenhouse. Now, I know there is a roof garden somewhere up on … Continue reading
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Tagged Institute of Education, IoE history, London Day Training College
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