Recommended Reading
Scottish Government guide welcomes families
Published: April 29, 2025
Welcome to Scotland: a guide for service personnel and their families moving to Scotland, has been published providing practical information to service personnel and their families on topics such as housing, education, healthcare and employment. Use the button below to get a copy of the guide from Gov.scot, the Scottish Government website.

A guide for Month of the Military Child
Published: January 9, 2025
This short guide provides tips and suggestions for engaging young people and raising awareness of Month of the Military Child

A remembrance guide for children
Published: November 1, 2024
This short informative guide provides advice and suggestions for explaining remembrance to children and young people

The Scottish approach to additional support for learning
Published: August 1, 2024
Advice for parents and young people moving to Scotland

Welcome to Argyll & Bute 2023
Published: November 27, 2023
A booklet has been released by the Argyll & Bute Education Service, with more than 40 pages of information for families of Serving Personnel and Veterans in the area.

Digital toolkit: Virtual resources
Published: March 30, 2023
We have compiled this list of resources to help children and young people, their families, educators and the wider community

Rallying to the Flag
Published: March 16, 2023
A new report Rallying to the Flag: A Consolidated Picture of Armed Forces Children’s Education in Scotland in 2021 provides an overview of challenges faced by children and young people when a family member serves in the Armed Forces

Health advice issued as exams return
Published: April 28, 2022
Advice from NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government sets out what to do if your child is sick during exam season

Free activity sheets for families and educators
Published: April 25, 2022
Our friends over at Little Troopers have released a host of fun activities to do during Month of the Military Child

Key messages for education practitioners
Published: March 24, 2022
Highland Council has released two Key Messages documents, for educators, to raise awareness of children from Armed Forces families
