Aiming high

AFF has commissioned York St John University to look at the attainment of Service children. Moving from school to school and changing teachers and topics can cause upheaval and parents have told us that thei...

11+ things YOU need to know about the 11+

1. There are 164 grammar schools in England, 69 in Northern Ireland but none in Scotland or Wales 2. Grammar schools are state secondary schools which by law can select all their pupils on the grounds of aca...

Life-changing study

MY husband Nickolas and I are originally from Guyana, South America and I married into the British Army in 2005 after we got together during his basic training. My father was a lawyer and I used to work and ...

Supporting SEN

AFF has commented on your behalf during the consultation for the new Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice. If you have a child with SEN, the reforms – which come into effect in September – will dire...

Top achievement for international school

A HUGE well done to the British section of the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers of Europe (SHAPE) International School, based in Belgium, who have ranked joint eleventh out of approximately 17,000 prim...

£65million for war heroes and families

SERVICE personnel, veterans and their families are benefitting from a record-breaking £65 million windfall that will be ploughed into projects and initiatives to help improve their lives. Defence Minister, A...

Extra funding for Service pupils

IF you’re an Army family with a child in a state school in England, you have until 16 January 2014 to notify your school of their eligibility for the Service Pupil Premium (SPP), which helps schools to support ...

School Rules

THE Government has changed the law for how long children need to remain in education in England. Wherever you are posted, here are the options: Full-time school or college education, an apprenticeship or emp...

Support for children in Wales

SEPTEMBER 2012 saw the Welsh Government take responsibility for Service children in the Vale of Glamorgan. Katie Coleman became a Forces Family Support Officer, as a result of the MOD’s £3m fund for schools wit...

Demystifying an Ofsted inspection

AFF’s Director in Cyprus, Phil Robertson, tells us more about AFF’s involvement in the recent Ofsted inspections… Here at AFF Cyprus, we sit on every School Governance Committee (SGC) on the island which mea...