ders field , ▁West ▁York shire , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Edu c ational ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Trust ▁( NER DT ). ▁Brian ▁Jackson , ▁co - author ▁with ▁Dennis ▁Mars den ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Working ▁Class es , ▁founded ▁the ▁trust . ▁N CC ▁remains ▁the ▁centre ' s ▁legal ▁name . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁trust ' s ▁honor ary ▁vice ▁pres idents ▁were ▁Keith ▁Joseph ▁and ▁David ▁S ains bury , ▁and ▁Den is ▁He ale y ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee . ▁The ▁N CC ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁" a ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁center ▁- ▁deliber ately ▁based ▁outside ▁London ▁- ▁where ▁work ▁on ▁impro ving ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁child hood ▁could ▁be ▁purs ued . ▁Sometimes ▁this ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁through ▁research , ▁sometimes ▁through ▁innov ative ▁action , ▁sometimes ▁by ▁inform ing ▁the ▁media ▁or ▁by ▁discuss ing ▁progress ▁with ▁polit icians , ▁administr ators , ▁or ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁prof essions ▁that ▁touch ▁on ▁the ▁field ." ▁Jackson ▁and ▁the ▁N ER DT ▁en list ed ▁Haz el ▁W ig more ▁as ▁director ▁( until ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁teachers ▁( John ▁C ash man ▁and ▁Raymond ▁Ball ) ▁trained ▁with ▁her ▁at ▁Hud ders field ▁Poly techn ic ▁( now ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hud ders field . ▁Jackson ▁worked ▁t ire lessly ▁to ▁further ▁causes ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁education ▁and ▁w elf are ▁of ▁children . ▁His ▁imag in ative ▁and