Resources

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Ranvilles Junior School case study: The deployment experiences of Nelson the Sailor Bear

Based on postcards returned by a deployed parent on behalf of the school's bear this book has been designed by service children themselves.

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MoD DCYP booklet: Support Service Pupils Moving Between Schools

Guidance and resources to support mobile service children

DCYP Support Service Pupils Moving Between Schools booklet

Service Pupil Premium: Examples of Best Practice

MoD DCYP booklet detailing examples of effective use of the Service Pupil Premium

SPP DCYP Examples of Best Practice booklet

Powerful films showing life for Service children in Welsh schools

Films and digital stories: A Welsh Local Government Association’s Supporting Service Children in Education Cymru project (SSCE Cymru)

Royal British Legion resources and guides to support service children

For many years the Royal British Legion has worked to support the Armed forces community and has produced best practice guides looking at ways to support service children in schools.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant states that military families shall not be disadvantaged.

Making sense of the emotional cycle of deployment

Guidance and strategies to help families and professionals understand children and young people’s behaviour and provide support: A Naval Families Federation resource

Historical fiction author's books support Service children

RAF Museum writer in residence, Tom Palmer's books feature service children and engage young people in reading through sports themed adventures

Tom's website has a page dedicated to Service families

Reading Force: Shared reading initiative guide booklet

Reading Force encourages Service families to share books, talk about them and create a scrapbook about their experience.

Naval Families Federation guidance for Armed Forces children writing UCAS applications

The NFF has produced guidance for service families on the context of university admissions and suggestions on how to make universities aware of an applicant's status and the influence it has had on their educational journey.