Historians of education from the UK and around the world will gather at the Faculty of Education in Cambridge and Homerton College from the 12-14 December for a major conference honouring the work of the late Professor Brian Simon.
Historians of education from the UK and around the world will gather at the Faculty of Education in Cambridge and Homerton College from the 12-14 December for a major conference honouring the work of the late Professor Brian Simon.
The conference aims to honour his contribution to the field by responding to the wide-ranging agenda set for historians of education by Simon's own research.
Simon was the first president of the National Union of Students, and an eminent educationist, historian and campaigner for comprehensive education. His name is associated with critiques of intelligence testing and pioneering work in classroom observation and pedagogy in the primary school, as well as his magnum opus on the history of education in Britain.
Keynote speakers at the conference include Professor Marc Depaepe from Leuven, Professor Martin Lawn from Edinburgh University and Dr Deborah Thom from University of Cambridge. Attention will be given to all aspects of Brian's professional life linking Simon the campaigner and Simon the scholar.
Several books will be launched at this event, including a critical study of Elizabeth Hughes and Oscar Browning who over a century ago initiated Cambridge University's important work in the education and training of teachers. Another is a new edition of the letters of Emily Davies, first principal of Girton College.
The conference will include a book launch on Saturday 13 December at 6.00 pm in the Boulind Room, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road. The book launch is open to the public.
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