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Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
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Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Inspectorate: Reports...
Catalogue reference: ED 193
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ED 193
Reports by Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science HM Inspectorate of schools on Ministry of Defence schools for the children of service personnel abroad, the education of 'Junior Soldiers' at entry depots in the United...
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ED 193
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: Inspectorate: Reports on HM Forces Educational Establishments
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Date (When the record was created)
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1957-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports by Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science HM Inspectorate of schools on Ministry of Defence schools for the children of service personnel abroad, the education of 'Junior Soldiers' at entry depots in the United Kingdom, and the education and training of prospective non-commissioned officers.
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Arrangement
Chronological order by service commands.
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Some duplicate reports will be found in
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate (England), 1964-1973
- Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate (Wales), 1964-1973
- Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate of Schools (England), 1973-1992
- Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate of Schools (Wales), 1973-1992
- Ministry of Education, Inspectorate (England), 1944-1964
- Ministry of Education, Inspectorate (Wales), 1944-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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35 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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At the instigation of the Secretary of State for Defence Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools (HMI) inspect and report on:Ministry of Defence schools for the children of service personnel abroad; the current title of the operating authority is the Service Children's Education Authority, which provides approximately 110 schools worldwide, mainly for children of primary school age, of which the majority are in Germany (for the British Army of the Rhine);the education of "Junior Soldiers" at entry depots in the United Kingdom: as part of their initial training, soldiers of 16 and 17 receive education in English, Mathematics, General Studies and First Aid, and also physical education, welfare provision and the non-military aspects of trade training; andthe education and training of prospective junior and senior non-commissioned officers.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6992/
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