The most significant humanist voice in English education
Refoundation of St Paul's School, London
1. Appointed members drawn from a city guild as school governors
2. Laid down a curriculum and teaching methods derived from humanist principles
Colet showed his initiative in two respects in refounding St Paul's School
Schools like St Paul's and Magdalen College School in Oxford
At the forefront of educational reform
Firmly adopted Platonist educational principles
Taught many boys who would later become prominent in the religion and politics of Tudor England
Wolsey
Gave his personal commitment to educational improvement by founding his college and also a school in his home town of Ipswich, as well as endowing a professorship in Greek at oxford
By the end of Henry VIII's reign, humanist influences had gained lasting hold on university curricula
