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education and research in this subject. October 1890 one of the former students of King's
College London, John William Adamson, was appointed to be head of the training department and 'normal master'. "His duties were 'to give lectures on the history and theory of Education, to superintentd the students' work in the practising school, and to give a course of model lessons and preside at the criticism lesson'. There had been forty applications for the post and seven candidates were interviewed. It was a condition of appointment that, in accordance with the charter of King's College, applicants should be members of the Church of England and make a declaration to that effect. The annual salary attached to the post was fixed at £180." The earliest history of the department can be followed in the logbook which Adamson kept and which is still preserved at King's College. Already in 1897 almost the whole of the Faculty of Arts at King's College was formed by 'Education' students.
509:(access-date 2019-01-10). Interesting are the yearly reports of the inspection of the department by His Majesty's Inspectors of Training Colleges. In 1894 the Inspector has "nothing but praise for the Normal Master's personal work" and in 1897 he says: "I think Mr. Adamson is following true educational lines and is keeping in view the needs of the country… the Normal Master deserves credit for what he does in difficult circumstances." (cited in
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Department for the Training of Teachers of King's College was established under John William Adamson in October 1890. In 1896 it was split into two sections: the 'Day Training College' for those intending to teach in elementary schools, and the 'Department for Secondary Training'. These were
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