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Homerton College

 

The Summer School is based at Homerton College in Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Homerton is one of the collegiate colleges of Cambridge Univercity, a world-renowned seat of learning.

Homerton College was originally in London , but was re-founded by the Congregational Board of Education and became solely concerned with the training of teachers, both men and women, for Board schools. In 1894 it moved to Cambridge to get away from an increasingly industrialised East End and acquired the buildings known as Cavendish College in Hills Road . These still form the core of the old College. Almost immediately it became women-only since a mixed college was an anathema to an all-male University at that time. By the 1970's it began to take men again and became an 'Approved Society' of the University of Cambridge with most of its undergraduates reading for the Education Tripos. In the late 1990's it went through a massive programme of rebuilding and refurbishment. In 2001 it converged with the University.

Homerton is now firmly established as a College of the University of Cambridge , dedicated as it always has been, to excellence in education and to maintaining a leading role in the great education debate.

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Accommodation

Residential delegates stay in student accommodation of conference standards. Homerton College has 365 en-suite bedrooms - 284 in modern buildings, and a further 81 in the Victorian part of the College. Residential rooms are prepared for the comfort of our guests and serviced daily by the Housekeeping team. The College provides bed linen, towels and a courtesy pack comprising soap, shampoo, shower gel and shower cap. Visitors are welcome to use the College Launderettes which have coin-operated washing machines, dryers, irons and ironing boards.
	Accommodation is fully inclusive of the following: Each room has: Single bed with duvet En-suite shower facilities Towels and a courtesy welcome pack including soap, shampoo etc. Tea and coffee facilities Telephone operated by a phone card system Internet connection points Teaching sessions take place in purpose built tutor rooms in the Mary Allen Building. Meals are taken altogether in the College Dining Room.
We are only able to offer accommodation on the campus for delegates attending the EDA Summer School and cannot offer additional accommodation for children or other family members or friends.
The College offers the following facilities: Residential accommodation Teaching and lecture rooms Sports pitches Squash Courts – bring own racket Outdoor Tennis Courts – bring own racket College Bar open each evening Common Room with television A sports centre offering a full range of facilities is adjacent to the College.
	Parking There is ample on site free parking which requires a permit – issued at registration. You will need to enter via the Hills Road entrance. Correspondence: The College address is: Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge. CB2 2PH
Shops There is a cash point, newsagent, garage, chemist and other small shops within a few minutes walk of the campus. Buses A frequent bus service runs to Cambridge city centre from a bus stop immediately outside the front of the college. Smoking Homerton College operates a no smoking policy in all areas. Smoking is not permitted in any bedroom or other areas.

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Getting There

Directions

Homerton College is situated on Hills Road just out of Cambridge City Centre between the main railway station and Addenbrookes Hospital , offering easy access by any means of transport.

For a map of Cambridge and the local area of Homerton goto www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/directions and click on “maps”.

By Road

Cambridge is on the M11 motorway.See their website www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/directions for maps.

If you are arriving by car, please park inside the college, unload your luggage to the inside of the building where we will look after it, register and collect a car parking permit, then take your car to the car park.

Sat Nav - CB2 2PH

• From the North or South, leave the M11 at Junction 11
• Follow the signs to Cambridge, past Waitrose on your left at Trumpington
• Turn right into Long Road which also directs you to Addenbrooke's Hospital Accident and Emergency
• At the main traffic lights turn left into Hill's Road and Homerton College is on your left.

By Train

There are regular trains to Cambridge from London King's Cross (approximate journey time 45 minutes) or less frequently from Liverpool Street (approximate journey time 40 minutes).
There are also good connections from Peterborough , Birmingham , Manchester and Edinburgh.
The National Rail telephone enquiry number is +44 (0)8457 484950 or see www.nationalrail.com

By Air

There is regular, direct, quick and easy access from airports:

• London Stansted (50 minutes)
• London Heathrow (2 hrs. 30 minutes)
• London Gatwick (3 hrs. 50 minutes).

The closest airport is Stansted which is approximately 30 minutes away from Cambridge (via the M11 Motorway).
A regular bus service and direct train service run from Stansted to Cambridge.
Heathrow and Gatwick are both linked directly to Cambridge with frequent coach services, or via London by rail.

Coach connection: www.nationalexpress.com