The Church of Ireland College of Education or C.I.C.E. as it was more commonly known ( ga, Coláiste Oideachais Eaglais na hÉireann) was one of five Irish Colleges of Education which provided a

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(B.Ed.) degree, the qualification generally required to teach in Irish primary schools. Its degrees were awarded by Trinity College/ University of Dublin just like

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and

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. The college was located in

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in Dublin. The College also provided postgraduate courses in Learning Support and Special Educational Needs and a Certificate Course for Special Needs Assistants. On 1 October 2016, the college was incorporated into

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History

The history of The

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College of Education dated from 1811 when a primary teacher training college known as ''The Kildare Place Training Institution'' was founded in Dublin by the Society for Promoting Education of the Poor in Ireland. In the 1850s this institution was taken over by the Church Education Society for the purpose of training Anglican teachers for church schools. This College was taken over in 1878 by the General Synod of the

and six years later became a recognised denominational college with the Archbishop of Dublin as ''ex officio'' manager and Chairman of the Board of Governors. In 1884 under the guidance of Archbishop Plunket affiliated to the state national school system. In 1963 it was decided to sell the Kildare Place site, and Rathmines Caste was purchased for the College and school, moving there in 1969. In the 1970s a Bachelor of Education degree was introduced and since then has been taught jointly by Trinity College, University of Dublin and The Church of Ireland College of Education. It was also the oldest teacher training establishment in Ireland. The CICE course had a mandatory religious element preparing teachers to teach in Protestant run primary schools. Student accommodation was also available on campus for both students of the college or of other colleges. In 2011 the college celebrated its bicentenary, with a number of events celebrating the college's contribution to education in Ireland. In 2012, the Minister of Education,

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, made comments regarding the reduction in the number of teacher training colleges, with a number of small colleges earmarked for closure or encouraged to merge with other institutions. Following this, the board of governors, including the principal, Anne Lodge and the Archbishop of Dublin,

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, ended the historic link with Trinity College, and entered into negotiations with

where CICE was fully incorporated on 1 October 2016. This proved incredibly controversial, and many people including former CICE governors and leading Church of Ireland members believed that the college was closed without adequate consultation from the archbishop and the principal. The current DCU Institute of Education comprises DCU's own Education Department, CICE, Mater Dei Institute and

St Patrick's College, Dublin St Patrick's College ( ga, Coláiste Phádraig), often known as St Pat's, was a third level institution in Ireland, the leading function of which was as the country's largest primary teacher training college, which had at one time up to 2,000 s ...

(Drumcondra). The college's religious element is overseen within DCU by the Church of Ireland Centre (CIC), based on the DCU All Hallows Campus, headed up by Rev. Prof.

Anne Lodge Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

, the final Principal of CICE.

Principals

Principals of the College included:- *Canon Henry Kingsmill Moore DD (1884-1927) - First Principal *Rev.

Evelyn Hodges Evelyn Charles Hodges (8 August 1887 – 18 March 1980) was an eminent Irish clergyman during the mid-20th century. He was born in Towlerton House, County Carlow on 8 August 1887 into an ecclesiastical family. His father was the Rev. W. H. Ho ...

(1928 to 1942), *Canon R.J. Ross, MA. *Dr. Kenneth Milne (1975-1984), *Mr. Sydney Blain (1984-2009), *Dr. Anne Lodge (2009-2016)New Principal of the Church of Ireland College of Education
dublin.anglican.org, July 2009. - Final Principal

Alumni

* Patrick Kennedy - the writer, bookseller and folklorist trained as a teacher in kildare place * Rev.

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- former TD and Green Party Leader, subsequently trained as a priest, trained as a teacher.

External links

Official site (archive.org)Trinity College Dublin, Official site

References

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