Shoreditch College of Education Shoreditch College of Education, formerly known as Shoreditch Technical Institute and then Shoreditch Training College, was unique as a teacher training institution in its focus on handicraft. The teaching focus changed, following the merger with Brunel, to industrial design, product design, industrial design engineering, and industrial design and technology. MADE IN BRUNEL is now the showcase for the innovative, enterprising and creative work which started at Shoreditch 1902 Pupil Teacher Centre was established in Orange Street School in Southwark, which from 1904 offered a four-year course of training to ten 14-15 year old boys to become pupil teachers in handicraft 1907 the handicraft teacher training scheme became part of the Shoreditch Technical Institute in Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London 1919 the Board of Education awarded the Institute ‘Training College’ status 1951 the college transferred from Pitfield Street to Cooper’s Hill, Englefield Green, Surrey (the College continued to be funded by the London County Council) 1964 Shoreditch Training College became residential, accepting students from all over Britain and the Commonwealth. Soon afterwards, the first Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree course was validated and the College’s name changed to Shoreditch College of Education , becoming a leading teacher training institution in the field of Craft, Design & Technology (CDT) 1980 the college merged with Brunel University

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THE TRAINING COLLEGES OFFERING TUITION IN HANDICRAFT Specialist Colleges Loughborough Training College* Shoreditch Training College Colleges offering specialist courses Caerleon College Carmarthen, Trinity College Cheltenham, St. Paul's College Cheshire County Training College, Alsager Chester College Culham Training College De La Salle Training College, Manchester Dudley Training College Exeter, St. Luke's College Goldsmith's College King Alfred's College, Winchester City of Leeds Training College Redland Training College, Bristol Saltley, College of St. Peter City of Sheffeld Training College Strawberry Hill, St. Mary's College The College of the Venerable Bede, Durham Westminster College City of Worcester Training College York, St. John's College Trent Park Training College, Barnet In addition to the above there are other training colleges which offer handicraft as a curriculum subject only. *This college also conducts a one-year course for men graduates who wish to teach handicraft in addition to their degree subjects.