History
Established in 2000 as the National College for School Leadership, its physical centre - a learning and conference centre (LCC) situated in a striking building designed by Sir Michael Hopkins on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham - was opened on 24 October 2002 by Tony Blair. It cost £28m and was known as the Sandhurst of teachers.
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