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Guide for schools on Service Pupil Premim by West Yorkshire Local Authorities 2020

A guide for schools, including examples of schools' use of the Service Pupil Premium and suggestions of where to go to for further information

Download the guide here

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Veterans and Families Research Hub

The Veterans & Families Research Hub (VFR Hub) was initiated by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), Lord Ashcroft and Anglia Ruskin University to: “Provide an accessible, contemporary and authoritative repository of UK and international research-related resources and literature on military veterans and their families, including transitions to civilian lives, that informs and stimulates research, policy development, improved service delivery and journalistic enquiry.”

Education Scotland practice exemplars

Education Scotland have compiled school case studies documenting initiatives supporting children from Armed Forces families which were presented at a Good Practice Event in May 2019.

Resources for Armed Forces parents

The SCiP Alliance works with the professionals who support Service children in education. This page lists direct sources of support for parents and Service children

The Thriving Lives Toolkit

Underpinned by rigorous research and thoroughly tested in school, the Thriving Lives Toolkit provides schools with a framework of 7 principles through which to reflect on their practice and a 3 tier set of CPD resources.

Ofsted 'Children in Service Families' report 2011

Download the 2011 Ofsted report here

RCET teen talks - giving Service children in Scotland a voice

The royal Caledonian Education Trust has a long history of enabling Service children's voices to be heard. Their Teen Talks events enable young people in schools across Scotland to come together and be understood.

Download a leaflet about Teen Talks from the RCET website

Independent report on supporting Armed Forces families, June 2020

The SCiP Alliance welcomes the publication of the independent report to Government by Andrew Selous MP, Living In Our Shoes.

Teen Talks - young people explain some military language

Young people at the Royal Caledonian Education Trust's Teen Talk events for Service children put together a guide to make education professionals aware of the some of the military terms they are used to.