IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society (IOE) is the

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of University College London (UCL). It specialises in postgraduate study and research in the field of education and is one of UCL's 11 constituent faculties. Prior to merging with UCL in 2014, it was a constituent college of the University of London. The IOE is ranked first in the world for education in the ''QS World University Rankings'', and has been so every year since 2014. The IOE is the largest education research body in the United Kingdom, with over 700 research students in the doctoral school. It also has the largest portfolio of postgraduate programmes in education in the UK, with approximately 4,000 students taking Master's programmes, and a further 1,200 students on PGCE teacher-training courses. At any one time the IOE hosts over 100 research projects funded by

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, government departments and other agencies.

History

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In 1900, a report on the training of teachers, produced by the Higher Education Sub-Committee of the Technical Education Board (TEB) of the London County Council, called for further provision for the training of teachers in London in universities. The TEB submitted a scheme to the Senate of the University of London for a new day-training college, which would train teachers of both sexes when most existing courses were taught in single-sex colleges or departments. The principal of the proposed college was also to act as the Professor of the Theory, History and Practice of Education at the university. The new college was opened on 6 October 1902 as the London Day Training College under the administration of the LCC. Its first principal was

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, who had previously been the Professor of Education at University of Glasgow. Adams was joined with a mistress and master of Method (later Vice-Principals). The bulk of the teaching was carried out by the Vice-Principals and other specialists were appointed to teach specific subjects, including

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. Initially the LDTC only provided teacher training courses lasting between 1 and 3 years. The LDTC became a school of the University of London in 1909 and was wholly transferred to the university and was renamed the University of London, Institute of Education in 1932. Gradually the institute expanded its activities and began to train secondary school teachers and offered higher degrees. It also moved into specific areas of research with its Child Development Department, administered by

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and the training of teachers for the colonial service. At the outbreak of World War II, the institute was temporarily transferred to the University of Nottingham. As a result of the report of the McNair Committee, which was established by the

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to examine recruitment and training of teachers and youth leaders a new scheme for teacher training was established in England. "Area Training Organisations" (ATO) were created to co-ordinate the provision of teacher training and were responsible for the overall administration of all colleges of education within their area. The ATO for the London area was based at the University of London under the name University of London, Institute of Education, which was responsible for around 30 existing colleges of education and education departments, including the existing Institute of Education. The colleges (known as "constituent colleges" of the institute) prepared students for the "Certificate in Education" of the institute, and latterly for the Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Humanities degrees of the university. The existing institute (referred to as the "Central Institute") and the new ATO (referred to as the "Wider Institute") had separate identities, but confusingly were administered from the same building and by the same administrate staff. This dual identity continued until the Wider Institute gradually disappeared and was finally dissolved in 1975, coinciding with the closure (or "merger" with local polytechnics and other institutions) of many of the colleges of education. In 1987 the institute once again became a school of the University of London and was incorporated by royal charter. The IOE and UCL formed a strategic alliance in October 2012, including co-operation in teaching, research and the development of the London schools system. In February 2014 the two institutions announced their intention to merge and the merger was completed in December 2014. In March 2015 it was announced that the IOE would be the lead partner in the UK Centre for Global Higher Education, a new centre focusing on the systematic investigation of higher education and its future. The

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announced that it would provide £5 million in funding for the centre for the period to 2019, the other partners in which are

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and the University of Sheffield.

Campus

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The first home of the IOE (as the London Day Training College) was Passmore Edwards Hall on Clare Market, which belonged to the London School of Economics. It moved again in its second year to the Northampton Technical Institute in

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and the College of Preceptors building in Bloomsbury Square. In 1907 the College moved to its first purpose built building on Southampton Row. In 1938, the institute moved to the Senate House complex of the University of London on Malet Street. After World War II, the Senate House complex became unworkable due to a sharp increase in numbers of students. The institute began to expand into other buildings in the neighbouring area, including four houses on Bedford Way which were leased as a residential hall for students in 1946, a building on Tavistock Square as home of the music department in 1958, and a few "huts" on Malet Street (formerly belonging to the University of London Student Union) where the library was transferred. In 1960, plans were prepared for a new building on Bedford Way designed by Denys Lasdun, though only part of his initial design was completed. The library was one of the aspects dropped from the design and in 1968 it was moved from huts into a converted office block on Ridgmount Street The library finally moved into an extension of the Bedford Way building in 1992 and was renamed the "Newsam Library" after Peter Newsam, the Director who oversaw the new construction. In 2004, the Institute of Education and

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, jointly founded

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, an interdisciplinary research unit concerned with learning and technology. It is located in Emerald Street, Holborn. In 2016, by mutual and cordial agreement, the institutional collaboration came to an end with the launch of two separate research centres, the UCL Knowledge Lab and the Birkbeck Knowledge Lab, extending the legacy of the London Knowledge Lab.

Library

The IOE's Newsam Library is the largest in its field in Europe, containing more than 300,000 volumes and nearly 2,000 periodicals.

Main collections

* Educational collection of publications covering every aspect of education in the United Kingdom, organized by the specialist classification scheme,

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. * International collection covering aspects of the organisation of education outside the UK * Reference collection including reference works, indexes, legal guidance, statistics of education in the UK and recent official government publications. The library also maintains th
Digital Education Resource Archive (DERA)
which contains full text digital publications from over 100 official departments and agencies relating to education, skills and training . * Other subjects collection containing publications on educational related subjects including psychology, sociology, linguistics etc. * Large selection of teaching materials for all subjects and stages of the curriculum with children's fiction and picture books.

Special collections

There are 2
special collections
of publications held by the Newsam Library. Some of the collections relate to a specific subject area or have been collection by a single source while others have been built up with several sources. The collection contains a comprehensive range of documents on education in the UK, the National Textbook Collection, and other unique resources.

Research

The IOE had a total research income of £12.17 million in 2013/14, of which £6.59 million was from UK Research Councils, £2.0 million from UK central government, £1.07 from European governments, £0.81 million from UK-based charities, and £1.7 million from other sources. A total of 219 full-time-equivalent staff from the IOE were submitted to the Education Unit of Assessment (UoA) of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), around 15 per cent of the total 1,442 staff submitted by all institutions to the UoA and by far the highest amount of any single institution (compared to 54 staff submitted by the second-placed Open University and 40 by the third-placed Edinburgh University). 28% of the IOE's research was classified as 4* (compared to 19% in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008)) and 40% as 3* (compared to 38% in the 2008 RAE) and the IOE achieved a GPA of 3.21, ranking it joint 11th in the UoA. Furthermore, according to the UCL Institute of Education's research page, one-quarter of all UK Education research occurs at the IOE, while the IOE is home to four times as many leading education scholars than any other UK university. The IOE prepared 23 cases for impact evaluation, with the next largest submission in the UoA comprising six cases. In a league table produced by ''Times Higher Education'' the IOE ranked first for "research power" in the UoA with a rating of 703 (compared to 164 for the second-placed Open University and 140 for the third-placed Oxford University).

Centre for Longitudinal Studies

The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) is an ESRC Resource Centre based at the IOE. CLS houses three of Britain's internationally renowned birth cohort studies: * National Child Development Study (NCDS) *

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(BCS70) * Millennium Cohort Study (MCS): 2000 birth cohort The studies were key sources of evidence for a number of UK Government inquiries such as the Plowden Committee on Primary Education (1967), the Warnock Committee on Children with Special Educational Needs (1978), the Finer Committee on One Parent Families (1966–74), the Acheson Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (1998) and the Moser Committee on Adult Basic Skills (1997–99). A study of working mothers and early child development was influential in making the argument for increased maternity leave. Another study on the impact of assets, such as savings and investments on future life chances, played a major part in the development of assets-based welfare policy, including the much-debated "Baby Bond". Heather Joshi was director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies between 2003 and 2010. She was succeeded by

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, who served as director from 2010 to 2014.

Notable people

Notable former faculty and staff

Basil Bernstein Basil Bernard Bernstein (1 November 1924 – 24 September 2000) was a British sociologist known for his work in the sociology of education. He worked on socio-linguistics and the connection between the manner of speaking and social organizatio ...

(1924–2000), sociologist and linguist * Max Black (1909–1988), philosopher *

(1883–1971), educational psychologist *

Jon Davison Jon Davison (born January 16, 1971) is an American singer, musician and songwriter who has been the lead vocalist of progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes since 2012. He is also known as the former lead singer of progressive rock band Glass Ha ...

(1949-), first professor of teacher education *

Rosemary Firth Rosemary, Lady Firth (1912 – 9 July 2001) was a British social anthropologist, and wife of Sir Raymond Firth. She specialised in the field of domestic economy. Life Rosemary Firth (née Upcott) was born in 1912. Her father was a distin ...

(1912–2001), social anthropologist *

Harvey Goldstein Harvey Goldstein (30 October 1939 – 9 April 2020) was a British statistician known for his contributions to multilevel modelling methodology and software, and for applying this to educational assessment and league tables. Goldstein was born i ...

(1939–2020), statistician * Chris Husbands (1959–), educationalist and former director of the institute *

, (1885–1948), educational psychologist and psychoanalyst *

George Barker Jeffery George Barker Jeffery FRS (9 May 1891 – 27 April 1957) was a leading mathematical physicist in the early twentieth century. He is probably best known to the scientifically literate public as the translator of papers by Albert Einstein, Hendri ...

(1891–1957), mathematician and educationalist * Joseph Lauwerys (1902–1981) * Leonard John Lewis, international educationalist * Karl Mannheim (1893–1947), sociologist * Richard Stanley Peters (1919– 2011), philosopher, professor of philosophy of education *

Marion Richardson Marion Elaine Richardson (9 October 1892 – 12 November 1946) was a British educator and author of books on penmanship and handwriting. Biography Marion Richardson was born on 9 October 1892 in Ashford, Kent, the second daughter of Walter Marsh ...

(1892–1946), artist, educator and author who published workbooks on penmanship and handwriting * Harold Rosen (1919–2008), educationalist, professor and head of English department *

Christian Schiller Louis Christian Schiller (20 September 1895, in New Barnet, London – 11 February 1976, Kenton, London), known as Christian Schiller, was HM Inspector of Schools in the United Kingdom and a promoter of progressive ideas in primary education ...

(1895–1976), HM Inspector and senior lecturer *

Philip E. Vernon Philip Ewart Vernon (6 June 1905 – 28 July 1987) was a British-born Canadian psychologist and author. He studied intellectual ability with a focus on race and intelligence. Life Philip Vernon was born in Oxford, England on 6 June 1905.Jackson ...

, (1905–1987), psychologist

Notable alumni

* T. Q. Armar (1915–2000), Ghanaian publisher *

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria upon independence. Early life Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in modern-day B ...

(1912–1966), first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria * Paul Bird (1923–1993), artist and teacher *

Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...

(born 1932), cartoonist, illustrator and children's book author *

Waveney Bushell Waveney Bushell (born 1928) is a Guyanese-born teacher, activist and "arguably the first Black educational psychologist in the UK". She is most notable for her role in exposing racism and inequality in the British educational system. Early life ...

, (born 1928), Guyanese-born educational psychologist * Jane E. Clerk (1904–1999), schoolteacher and pioneer woman education administrator on the Gold Coast, now Ghana * Reginald Horace Blyth (1898–1964), author and devotee of Japanese culture * Valerie Davey (born 1940), former Labour Member of Parliament for Bristol West * Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham, PC (born 1939), Labour member of the House of Lords *

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(1908–1991), first Registrar of the University of Ghana; Minister for Education (1966–1969) *

Michael Duane William Michael Duane (26 January 1915 – 21 January 1997) was an Irish born, British teacher known for his progressive educational views, his belief in inclusivity and a multi-racial approach, his encouragement of informal relationships betwee ...

(1915–1997, controversial head teacher *

U. A. Fanthorpe Ursula Askham Fanthorpe, Commander of the British Empire, CBE, Royal Society of Literature, FRSL (22 July 1929 – 28 April 2009) was an English poet, who published as U. A. Fanthorpe. Her poetry comments mainly on social issues. Life and work ...

(1929–2009), poet *

Beryl Gilroy Beryl Agatha Gilroy (''née'' Answick; 30 August 1924 – 4 April 2001) was a Guyanese educator, novelist, ethno-psychotherapist, and poet. ''The Guardian'' described her as "one of Britain's most significant post-war Caribbean migrants." She emi ...

(née Answick) (1924–2001), novelist *

Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton (born 28 June 1959), is a British Labour Party politician, and Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. She is the former Chair of Ofsted. Early life Morgan was educated at Belvedere School for Girls ...

(born 1959), British Labour Party politician *

William R. Newland (potter) William Rupert Newland (5 February 1919 – 30 April 1998) was a New Zealand-born studio potter who lived in England after the Second World War. From 1945 to 1947 he studied painting at the Chelsea School of Art. He studied art education at the ...

(1919–1998), New Zealand born studio potter *

Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula (15 January 1916 – 8 October 1983)Aydin Önaç Aydin Önaç (born December 1951) is a former teacher, and a former headteacher of English secondary schools. As a headteacher, some of his school policies were the subject of national controversies. Early career Önaç was deputy head of The Ch ...

(born c. 1950), controversial headteacher * Harry Rée (1914–1991), British educationalist and member of the Special Operations Executive *

Bill Renwick William Leslie Renwick (8 January 1929 – 29 June 2013) was a New Zealand educationalist. He was educated in Northland and Auckland before training as a teacher at Auckland Teachers' Training College. After working as a teacher and gaining a ...

(1929–2013), New Zealand Director-General of Education 1975–1988 * Harold Rosenthal (1917–1987), music critic *

Irene Sabatini Irene Sabatini is an author from Zimbabwe who writes fiction. She earned the Orange Award for New Writers (part of the Women's Prize for Fiction) in 2010 for her first novel, ''The Boy Next Door,'' a love story set against the backdrop of racism ...

, Zimbabwean novelist *

Brian Simon Brian Simon (26 March 1915 – 17 January 2002) was an English educationist and historian. A leading member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, his histories reflected a Marxian interpretation. Background and early life The younger son of ...

(1915–2002), educationalist and historian *

Katherine Weare Katherine Weare (born 1950) is a Professor of Education at the University of Southampton, England. She was educated at the Grey Coat Hospital, Westminster, the University of Kent at Canterbury, Goldsmiths College, University of London and the Ins ...

(born 1950), professor of Education

Principals and directors

Principals of the London Day Training College * 1902–22: John Adams (1857–1934) * 1922–32: Sir Percy Nunn (1870–1944) Directors of the Institute of Education * 1932–36: Sir Percy Nunn (1870–1944) * 1936–45: Sir Fred Clarke (1880–1952) * 1945–57:

(1891–1957) * 1958–73:

Lionel Elvin Herbert Lionel Elvin (7 August 1905 in Buckhurst Hill – 14 June 2005 in Cambridge) was an educationist. Elvin was the son of Herbert Henry Elvin, General Secretary of the National Union of Clerks, and brother of George, who became General Se ...

(1905–2005) * 1973–83: William Taylor * 1983–89: Denis Lawton * 1989–94: Sir Peter Newsam * 1994–2000: Peter Mortimore * 2000–11:

Geoff Whitty Geoffrey James Whitty Order of the British Empire, CBE (31 December 1946 – 27 July 2018) was a British economist and professor for equity in education at the University of Newcastle (Australia), University of Newcastle, Australia and who w ...

* 2011–15:

Sir Chris Husbands ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

* 2015–16: Andrew Brown (interim) * 2016–2020: Becky Francis * 2020–2021: Sue Rogers (interim) * July 2021 – Present: Li Wei

References

External links

IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society website

Institute of Education graduate lists, 1836–1934

List of London Day Training College military personnel,1914–1918
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