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Bretton Hall College of Education was a higher education college in West Bretton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened as a teacher training college in 1949 with awards from the University of Leeds. The college merged with the University of Leeds in 2001 and the campus closed in 2007.
By the end of the century Bretton Hall was a college of education, arts and humanities with over 2000 students. In 2001 the popularity of studying theatre and performance led to further expansion and saw the creation of the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at Bretton Hall College.
This chapter discusses the formation of Bretton Hall College as a teacher training college for the arts, and how this influential creative institution shaped teacher training through the arts from 1949 in the West Riding.
26 de sept. de 2020 · Sep 26 Bretton Hall College. Jess Ghost. Historical. The old Experimental Theatre building with its mask in the performance area. Through the entrance gate is the Stable Block, whose clock pokes up above the buildings. There was an arts college in the middle of Yorkshire Sculpture Park?
17 de jun. de 2018 · Changes during the eighties and nineties – educational, political and cultural - brought financial and other problems. Early in the new century, the remaining courses had been brought within the University of Leeds own School of Performance and Cultural Studies and in 2007, Bretton Hall College was finally closed.
26 de may. de 2023 · Abstract. This thesis explores the impact of Sir Alec Clegg during his tenure as Chief Education Officer of the West Riding Authority. It assesses Clegg’s influence at Bretton Hall College (Teacher Training College for the Arts) and on the students who attended.
Sir Alec Clegg, Chief Education Officer for the West Riding, oversaw the creation of the college at Bretton Hall in 1949. He helped establish the area as a pioneering and innovative place for education.
