Administrative staff college
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The Administrative Staff College is the former name of Henley Management College. Its title reflects its original philosophy which was to establish a civilian equivalent of the military Staff Colleges.
The Administrative Staff College was incorporated in 1945, founded in 1946 at Greenlands, near Henley, Oxfordshire and opened its doors for its first course in March 1948. The original thinking of the College owed something to the management consultant and writer Lyndall Urwick, but also to the academic Hector Hetherington and the businessman Geoffrey Heyworth (later Baron Heyworth). Its curriculum was designed by its first Principal, Noel Hall. From the first, its intention was to bring together executives from the civil service, private business and nationalised indsutries to help develop their skills for promotion to senior management.
The success of the College led to the establishment of other administrative staff colleges in other parts of the world.
In 1981, the College changed its name from its original title to Henley - The Management College. This was changed again to its modern form when the College received its Royal Charter ten years later in 1991.
