Therapy programme for military children

A new therapy programme to support the mental health and well-being of military children has been launched by charity Little Troopers. Delivered in collaboration with The Owl Therapy Centre, the tri-service ...

Rave reviews from Reading Force

In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, service youngsters tell us what they thought of Let’s Go Outside! by Ben Lerwill and Marina Ruiz... RONIN (4) AND MUM Ronin said: “I love going on...

New club for service youngsters

Children who have parents serving overseas enjoyed a thrilling treetop adventure over the summer thanks to charity, Little Troopers. It was the first of many ‘All Together’ events, Little Troopers’ new deplo...

MOD wraparound childcare up and running

Many service families across the UK can now take advantage of the Government’s wraparound childcare scheme. It’s aimed at helping working families offset the cost of before and after school care during term t...

Going live for Remembrance

Has your school signed up for the Royal British Legion’s latest teaching materials? It now includes brand new live lessons, a poetry project and a special live Remembrance assembly, adding to its existing ran...

Extra funding for service children

There's still time to get applications in to the MOD Education Support Fund, a programme that awards grants to schools to help address the additional challenges that children from armed forces families may face...
Ellie O'Gorman

Youth group champion is forces families awards winner

The Celebrating Forces Families awards took place earlier in the year to give thanks for the huge contribution that UK military families provide to the armed forces community. Ellie O’Gorman won the Young Pe...
Young girl standing next to a boy in a wheelchair

Military young carers urged to get support

Young carers from military families have launched a campaign in Fife schools to raise awareness and encourage greater numbers of young people with caring responsibilities to get support.   A group of young c...