Naval Education Service
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.
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| Branch overview | |
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| Formed | 1903 | 
| Preceding Branch | 
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| Dissolved | 1978 | 
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom | 
| Headquarters | Admiralty Building Whitehall London  | 
| Branch executive | 
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| Parent Branch | Admiralty, Ministry of Defence | 
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]
 - Cyril Ashford, 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
 
References
    
- Smith, Gordon. "Admiralty Organisation and Functions 1914". naval-history.net. Naval-History.Net, 4 June 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
 - Hamilton, C. I. (2011). "Organisation of the Admiralty in 1927". The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9781139496544.
 - Romans, Elinor Frances (March 2012). "Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939" (PDF). ore.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter, England: University of Exeter. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
 - Romans, Elinor Frances (March 2012). "Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939" (PDF). ore.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter, England: University of Exeter. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
 - Romans, Elinor Frances (March 2012). "Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939" (PDF). ore.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter, England: University of Exeter. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
 - Romans, Elinor Frances (March 2012). "Selection and Early Career Education of Executive Officers in the Royal Navy c1902-1939" (PDF). ore.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter, England: University of Exeter. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
 - Carter, R. H. A. (March 1939). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 418.
 
