Department of Education
1960s
Education, will be taught as a subsidiary subject throughout a student’s three undergraduate years. ...to provide an alternative method for professional training, with the teaching practice element of the course undertaken after graduation.
Introduction to the University of York Prospectus, 1963.
When the University of York was founded in 1963, Education was offered as a subsidiary subject designed to be taken alongside another subject, such as English, History or Mathematics.
The Introduction to the University of York Prospectus, published in 1963, stated "Education, both for intending teachers and for those who may be interested, will be taught as a subsidiary subject throughout a student’s three undergraduate years. It is hoped in this way to provide an alternative method for professional training, with the teaching practice element of the course undertaken after graduation".
Upon completion of the Education degree course, students were offered the chance to study for a Graduate Certificate of Education; a year-long course which included two terms of teaching practice as well as a further term of study at the University.
In the first year of the University’s life the Department of Education, along with the other founding departments and the library, were housed in Heslington Hall, before moving in to the newly constructed department buildings.
