Naval Education Service Explained

Type:	Branch
Agency Name:	Naval Education Service
Preceding1:	Department of Naval Education
Jurisdiction:	Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters:	Admiralty Building Whitehall London
Formed:	1903
Dissolved:	1978
Superseding:	Service Children's Education
Chief1 Name:	Director of the Naval Education Service
Parent Agency:	Admiralty, Ministry of Defence

The Naval Education Service was a branch of the British Royal Navy which both provided education for naval personnel and ran schools for children of Royal Navy personnel.

History

It was originally known as the Department of Naval Education^[1] of the Admiralty from 1914 until 1951 when it was renamed the Naval Education Service. It was under the control of the Office of the Second Sea Lord.^[2] It was abolished in 1978. Some of its functions have now been taken over by Service Children's Education.

The Director of Education (later Adviser on Naval Education) was a civilian employed within the Admiralty who was responsible for providing advice on non-professional education from 1903 until 1936, when naval officers took over responsibility.^[3]

Director of Education

• Sir James Alfred Ewing, 1903−1917^[4]
• , 1917−1919 (acting director)^[5]

Adviser on Naval Education

• Alexander McMullen, 1919−1936^[6]

Directors of the Education Department of the Admiralty

• Instructor Captain Arthur Hall, 1936−1945^[7]
• Instructor Captain William Saxton, 1945−1948
• Instructor Captain William Bishop, 1948−1951

Directors of the Naval Education Service and Heads of the Instructor Branch

• Instructor Rear-Admiral Sir William Bishop, 1951−1956
• Instructor Rear-Admiral Sir John Fleming, 1956−1960
• Instructor Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Darlington, 1960−1965
• Instructor Rear-Admiral Albert Bellamy, 1965−1970
• Instructor Rear-Admiral Brinley Morgan, 1970−1975
• Rear-Admiral John Bell, 1975−1978

Chief Naval Instructor Officers

Held in conjunction with another appointment.

• Rear-Admiral John Bell, 1978
• Rear-Admiral William Waddell, 1978−1981
• Rear-Admiral Trevor Spraggs, 1981−1983
• Rear-Admiral G. A. Baxter, 1983−1984
• Captain J. Marsh, 1984−?
• Rear-Admiral Jack Howard, 1987−1989

See also

• Royal Air Force Educational Service
• Royal Army Educational Corps

Notes and References

1. Web site: Smith. Gordon. Admiralty Organisation and Functions 1914. naval-history.net. Naval-History.Net, 4 June 2015. 1 February 2017.
2. Book: Hamilton . C. I. . The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927 . 2011 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, England . 9781139496544 . 292 . https://books.google.com/books?id=8S4yyAkysYgC&q=Directors+of+the+Education+Department+of+the+Admiralty&pg=PA292 . en . Organisation of the Admiralty in 1927.
3. Web site: Romans . Elinor Frances . Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939 . ore.exeter.ac.uk . University of Exeter . 7 June 2018 . Exeter, England . 5 . March 2012.
4. Web site: Romans . Elinor Frances . Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939 . ore.exeter.ac.uk . University of Exeter . 7 June 2018 . Exeter, England . 5 . March 2012.
5. Web site: Romans . Elinor Frances . Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939 . ore.exeter.ac.uk . University of Exeter . 7 June 2018 . Exeter, England . 5 . March 2012.
6. Web site: Romans . Elinor Frances . Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939 . ore.exeter.ac.uk . University of Exeter . 7 June 2018 . Exeter, England . 5 . March 2012.
7. Book: Carter. R. H. A.. The Navy List. March 1939. H.M. Stationery Office. 418.