Brearley created courses where teachers could gain diplomas and the college became involved in cross-curricula Batchelor of Edication courses. In their first year students would learn about child development while at the same time learning about subjects like maths and science. The college's ideas were contained in, Fundamentals in the First School, which was a book that Brearley and Raymond Bott editted and published in 1969. Brearley retired in 1970.
