Peppy Barlow

The colleges of education have been transformed, some of them out of all recognition, if numbers alone are indicative. Ten years ago only three training colleges in England and Wales had over 500 students. Now, out of a total of 161, about 14 have upward of 1000 and we are rapidly reaching a situation in which 750 places will be a minimum for respectable survival. The small, residential establishments for 100–200 students of the pre‐Robbins/Crosland era, have been thrown bang into the sixties, with responsibilities that would be condusive to schizophrenia in the most stable institutions. For not only do they have to cope with large numbers of restless students, many beyond permanent supervision off‐campus, and mix men with their women. They must also develop a totally different role in the education system.