Selly Oak Colleges was a federation of educational facilities which in the 1970s and 1980s was at the forefront of debates about ecumenism - the coming together of Christian churches and the creation of new united churches such as the Church of South India; the relationships between Christianity and other religions, especially Islam and Judaism; child-centred teacher training; and the theology of Christian mission. It was located on a substantial campus in Selly Oak, a suburb in the south-west of Birmingham, England, about a mile from the University of Birmingham. In 2001 the largest college, Westhill College,[1] whose main work was the training of teachers, passed into the hands of the University of Birmingham, and most of the remaining colleges closed, leaving Woodbrooke College, a study and conference centre for the Society of Friends, and Fircroft College, a small adult education college with residential provision, which continue today.[2][3]
- ^ "Westhill Make it Happen". Westhill Endowment. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ O’Connor, Daniel (2 November 2006). "All Change at Selly Oak". Church Times. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Hello/Goodbye! An unofficial record of the changing seasons on the University of Birmingham's Selly Oak campus". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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