| Educational & Training Services | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge of the ETS | |
| Active | 1845 as the Corps of Army Schoolmasters |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Type | Combat Service Support |
| Role | Education and Training |
| Size |
c.300 Regular Officers c.200 Reservist Officers |
| HQ | Education Branch, Army HQ, Andover, Hampshire |
| Motto(s) | 'Amino Et Fide' Courage and Faith |
| Colors | Oxford & Minerva Blue |
| March |
Quick March: Gaudeamus Igitur ("Let us rejoice") Slow March: Greensleeves |
| Mascot(s) | Minerva |
| Anniversaries | Education Sunday, the First Sunday in June. |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash | File:ETS TRF Image.jpg |
The Educational and Training Services form part of the Adjutant General's Corps and have done since 1992 when this Corps of the British Army was formed. Their remit is to continue the general education of soldiers and officers alike, as well as the actual military training of the soldiers of the Army.
History[]
The Educational and Training Services Branch can trace its history back to 1762 when the First Regiment of Guards (Grenadiers) based at the Tower of London established a Unit School.[1] In 1797 the Royal Artillery opened a Regimental School at Woolwich Station, and in 1812 the British Parliament first provided funding for Army schools.[1] This was the first widespread, state funded education system in the United Kingdom.[2]
The Corps of Army Schoolmasters and the Queen's Army Schoolmistresses in Aldershot, 1919.
Following the establishment of the Regimental School System, all Army Sergeant Schoolmasters were formally trained in The Monitorial System this being the most modern form of instruction at the time.[3] Thus, the Corps of Army Schoolmasters was established in 1845[4] to provide Education for Soldiers and their families. References exist to Army Schools, now Army Education Centres, being in operation continually since 1898.[5]
In 1992 the Royal Army Educational Corps was disbanded and its Officers transferred into the newly formed Educational and Training Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps.[6]
Traditions[]
Members of the ETS Branch are entitled to wear blue socks with their Number 2 Service Dress (British Army) uniforms; this is a unique part of their uniform, as a variation of socks is not seen in other units which wear infantry pattern service dress.[7] This stems from a Royal Warrant of 1854 which instructed Army Schoolmasters to wear: "a blue frock-coat, heavily braided in black, and worn with gold shoulder-knots, a sword and a crimson silk sash, and a cap with scarlet band, bearing a crown in gold thread".[8]
Organisation[]
ETS is an all officer, all graduate, branch. It provides education to Regular and Reserve Army personnel, helping them to meet the challenges of the 21st century by training for certainty and educating for uncertainty. Officers are primarily employed as follows:[9]
- Learning and Development Advisors[10] (LDAs - usually in the rank of Major) who specialise in the analysis, design, delivery and assurance of Defence wide training and educational courses.[11]
- Training Development Advisors (TDAs - usually in the rank of Captain) in the Army's Capability Directorates, Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command.[12]
- Specialist Language Training Managers within the Defence Centre for Languages and Culture [13] in either Foreign[14] or English Language[15] training. For example, Officer in Command of the Pre-RMAS course for Officer Cadets from foreign militaries attending courses at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[15]
Army Education Centres[]
The original authority for the establishment of Army Education Centres was granted in 1947 for "up to eighty education centres, wherever a concentration of 1500 men or more had displayed a need".[1] Currently, the below are in operation:
- Education Training Services[16][17] – each AEC and AEC Group report to their respective local regional point of command
- Army School of Education, at Worthy Down Camp
- Education Training Services (North), at Imphal Barracks, York[18][19]
- 3 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Vimy Barracks, Catterick Garrison
- York Army Education Centre, at Imphal Barracks, York[19]
- 20 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Gamecock Barracks, Bramcote
- Chepstow Army Education Centre, at Beachley Barracks, Chepstow
- 27 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh
- Leuchars Army Education Centre, at Leuchars Station, Saint Andrews
- 32 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn
- Preston Army Education Centre, at Fulwood Barracks, Preston
- 3 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Vimy Barracks, Catterick Garrison
- Education Training Services (South)
- 10 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Candahar Barracks, Tidworth Camp
- Bulford Army Education Centre, at Bulford Barracks, Bulford Camp
- 12 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Larkhill Garrison
- Warminster Army Education Centre, at Waterloo Lines, Warminster Garrison
- 18 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Colchester Garrison
- North Luffenham Army Education Centre, at Saint George's Barracks, North Luffenham
- Wattisham Army Education Centre, at Wattisham Flying Station
- 30 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich Station
- Chatham Army Education Centre, at Brompton Barracks, Chatham[20]
- Windsor Army Education Centre, at Combermere Barracks, Windsor
- 77 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Aldershot Garrison
- Bicester Army Education Centre, at Bicester Garrison
- Worth Down Army Education Centre, at Worthy Down Camp
- 10 Army Education Centre Group, Adjutant General's Corps, at Candahar Barracks, Tidworth Camp
Career pathway[]
An ETS Officer would usually start their career in one of two roles: Learning Development Officer (LDO) in an Army Education Centre, or an instructor at the Army Foundation College Harrogate (AFC(H)).[21] Later roles include: Army Training Regiment (ATR) LDOs or Platoon Commanders, Army School of Education (ASE) Instructor, or assignments in the wider Army.[21]
Affiliation[]
The Educational and Training Services Branch is a member of the International Association for Military Pedagogy (IAMP).
Affiliated corps[]
Australia - Royal Australian Army Educational Corps- New Zealand - Royal New Zealand Educational Corps
Notable alumni[]
- Quentin Blake (cartoonist) during National Service served in the Royal Army Education Corps.
- "I joined the educational corps and taught enlisted boys at Aldershot": "I tried to teach them English, which in most cases meant punctuation and spelling. In some ways it was like Dotheboys Hall, and they used to run away. Towards the end of my two years, I illustrated what I suppose was my first book, a pamphlet called English on Parade."[22]
- Archie Cecil Thomas White VC after serving as a captain in the Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) transferred to the Army Education Corps and reached the rank of Colonel to serve as Command Education Officer Home Forces from November 1940 to August 1943.[23]
- Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell founder of the Royal Army Education Corps on 15 June 1920.[24]
- Leonard Rossiter served as a Sergeant in the Army Education Corps during the Second World War.[25]
- Brigadier Edward Keith Bryne Furze was a Military Knight of Windsor from 1955 to 1971, he is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.[26]
Grave of Brigadier Furze at Windsor Castle
- Richard Foord elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tiverton and Honiton in 2022.[27]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White, A.C.T. (1963). The Story of Army Education. 182, High Holborn, London, WC1: Harrap.
- ↑ "The Regimental School System and Education in the British Army in the Napoleonic Era"
- ↑ "The Army Schoolmaster And The Development of Elementary Education In The Army, University of London"
- ↑ "Royal Army Educational Corps | National Army Museum". https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/royal-army-educational-corps.
- ↑ Smith, E.A., 1993. The army schoolmaster and the development of elementary education in the army, 1812-1920 (Doctoral dissertation, Institute of Education, University of London).
- ↑ "Adjutant Generals Corps, History of the Corps"
- ↑ Adjutant General's Corps Dress Regulations and Instructions, May 2004
- ↑ White VC, A.C.T. (1963). The Story of Army Education 1643-1963. London: George G. Harrap & Co. LTD.
- ↑ "Educational and Training Services". Ministry of Defence. http://www.army.mod.uk/agc/31152.aspx.
- ↑ Press Release. "British Army" (in en). https://www.facebook.com/britisharmy/posts/10163712514665615.
- ↑ JSP 822 (Aug 2020). "Defence Direction and Guidance for Training and Education". https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/935608/JSP_822_Part_2_V3.pdf.
- ↑ "Home Command" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/formations-divisions-brigades/home-command/.
- ↑ "Defence Centre for Languages and Culture - Defence Academy of the United Kingdom". https://www.da.mod.uk/colleges-and-schools/defence-centre-for-languages-and-culture.
- ↑ "Foreign Languages Wing - Defence Academy of the United Kingdom". https://www.da.mod.uk/colleges-and-schools/defence-centre-for-languages-and-culture/foreign-languages-wing.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "English Language Wing". https://www.da.mod.uk/colleges-and-schools/defence-centre-for-languages-and-culture/english-language-wing.
- ↑ "Army Educational Services: Location Map". 9 May 2021. https://twitter.com/OC12AECGp/status/1391490503946948612/photo/1.
- ↑ Army Policy & Secretariat, FOI(A) Request relating to current AECs (7 December 2020). whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "Commander Education Training Services (North)". https://twitter.com/comdetsn.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Military Bases: City of York" (in en). https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2017-03-28.69633.h.
- ↑ [0=AZVpYJzzgYvTztP7s4svEdXaxs1wys71H1vndPCRPoMeXH-lIPkh3ElwrIMO5pQ0iC_Py_vh1A7-blzk-90pCi_p9OfB2JfXKnnOB0X7SBpdgbP1lyaWktHaNaionzSa6JdxWISRvuzDiL-o3vHzdkCK&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R "Day 97 - 100 Years in 100 Days - 2018"]. 11 June 2020. https://www.facebook.com/AGCETS/posts/3547421725274928?__cft__[0]=AZVpYJzzgYvTztP7s4svEdXaxs1wys71H1vndPCRPoMeXH-lIPkh3ElwrIMO5pQ0iC_Py_vh1A7-blzk-90pCi_p9OfB2JfXKnnOB0X7SBpdgbP1lyaWktHaNaionzSa6JdxWISRvuzDiL-o3vHzdkCK&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "ETS Recruitment" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/adjutant-generals-corps/educational-and-training-services/ets-recruitment/.
- ↑ Blake, Quentin (14 Jul 2017). "Quentin Blake - National service: basic training and the Royal Army Education Corps". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiy-nrSQgNs.
- ↑ "Archibald "Archie" CT White VC - victoriacross". http://www.vconline.org.uk/archibald-archie-ct-white-vc/4588524163.
- ↑ Beach, Jim (2010). "Bolshevising the Army? Lord Gorell and Army Education, 1918-1920". pp. 170–198. ISSN 0037-9700. JSTOR 44232844. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44232844.
- ↑ Knight, Val (1 April 1978). "The joke that led Leonard Rossiter to stardom...and Rigsby". TVTimes.
I was in just before the end of the Japanese war. The war in Germany was over, clearly why I went to Germany at that time...to teach soldiers, most of whom had missed schooling during the war, to read and write. It was weird really. I was immediately made a sergeant. Well you had to have some sort of rank because as a private in the classroom, teaching old soldiers their A, B, C, you'd soon have been given the brush off. I spent most of the time writing their letters home, you know 'Dear Mum...'
- ↑ Grave sited at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- ↑ "Liberal Democrats win Tiverton and Honiton by-election to take Tory seat" (in en). 24 June 2022. https://news.sky.com/story/liberal-democrats-win-tiverton-and-honiton-by-election-to-take-tory-seat-12639148.
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