Admissions adjustment
Last October the Department for Education invited the public to comment on its proposed changes to the School Admissions Code (SAC). The SAC is a statutory document which schools and local authorities in Englan...
Hub of understanding
We all know that service children face a lot of challenges unique to military life, so how can we help them reach their potential and get the best outcomes from their education?
One of the key players that AFF...
A class apart
Not everyone understands army family life and it’s not easy to explain to your civilian friends what it’s really like. In school, you might be feeling a bit low because one of your parents is away on exercise, ...
Building trust, bettering lives
“Our family will remain eternally grateful for all the support we have received from the Armed Forces Education Trust.”
Since its origins in the 1850s as a home for the orphans of soldiers in London, the Armed...
Reshaping to better serve forces families
The Directorate Children & Young People (DCYP) has recently undergone a restructure, dividing its responsibilities across two separate organisations to better serve the needs of you and your service childre...
Warm reception
In the summer edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, our forces youngsters share their views on The Weather Weaver by Tamsin Mori...
James Wright (9)
I didn’t want to put it down. Stella finds an...
Young eagles fly through lockdown
Before the pandemic took hold, children from Middle Wallop station and surrounding villages were regularly attending Friday nights at the Army Flying Museum and learning about the history of aviation through fu...
Calling all book worms…
Last year’s online Summer Reading Quest – which was devised to bring 8- to 17-year-olds together through fun challenges linked to books, poetry and comics – proved a huge success. The initiative was set up by S...
Working wonders in Wales
Supporting Service Children in Education (SSCE) Cymru is a Welsh Local Government Association programme with a mission to provide the best possible educational support to your children in Wales. So, if you’re p...
Mission possible
Bereaved forces children can take part in top-secret missions at home, in the garden or in the park, thanks to a partnership between charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers and education provider Commando Joe’s.
The ...