Homerton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. Until 2001 it only admitted Education students. Since that time it has broadened its intake, although it remains unusual among the Cambridge colleges in its emphasis on Education. It has more students than any other Cambridge college, partly due to the large number of PGCE students in the college. This is more than Trinity, which is traditionally known as the largest.

History

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Within the university it is considered to have been established in 1976, although in fact the college has a long and complex history dating back to the 17th century. The actual origins of the college have been elsewhere listed as 1695, 1768, 1895, 1976 or even 2001.

In 1695 the Congregational Fund was set up in London to provide for the education of Calvinist ministers, and to provide an alternative to the wholly Anglican education offered by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Around 35 dissenting academies arose during the 18th century, offering education without the requirement of conformity to the Church of England. They promoted a more modern curriculum of science, philosophy and modern history than the ancient universities who took a more traditionalist approach to learning.

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