Newsclipping: Adult Education Endowment Wanted

Edinburgh University Settlement Work: Adult Education Endowment Wanted
To support the extended work of the Edinburgh, University Settlement Association, and j to provide an endowment fund, the Executive propose to raise the sum of £50,000. This intimation was made at the annual meeting I of the Association, which was held in Craigmillar College, Niddrie Mains Terrace, yesterday, when Professor Sir David Wilkie presided over a large attendance. Among those present was Dr Jones, secretary of the Pilgrim Trust. Read more…

Robert Turnbull: The Plebs League In The North of England and Working Class Education

Podcast: Colin Waugh Talks About The Ruskin College Strike of 1909

This is a podcast of Colin Waugh talking about the history of the International Working Class Education movement and the strike of Ruskin College which took place in 1909. He explains the roots of the movement and the origins of the Oxford based college, as well as how it was funded.

A Brief History of Ruskin College by Raymond King

Named after John Ruskin, Ruskin College was founded in 1899 by Charles Austin Beard and Walter Watkins Vrooman with the aim to provide university standard education for working class people.

From the start the college was associated with the organised labour movement and these links remain strong today. The subject areas intentionally moved away from the classical studies of Oxford University to concentrate on the Social Sciences, a tradition that still holds true today. Read more…