Armed Forces children and young people often experience many changes in their life and when schools know, they can offer much needed support. All Scottish schools, early learning centres (ELC) and childcare settings are committed to Getting it Right for Every Child, known as GIRFEC. Your child is unique and support with transitions, even for… View Article

When your child moves to the Scottish education system they will be supported in their learning, personal and emotional development in accordance with the curriculum and policies in Scotland. There is no pupil premium in Scotland but the support for your child is no less effective as the funding from the Scottish Government takes account of… View Article

Issue six – April 2021 Argyll and Bute Service Pupil advisor has released issue six of their Armed Forces Children & Young People newsletter. In this issue: Funding from the Armed forces Covenant Fund; Online anxiety workshops and teacher information packs; RCET Voice of pre-school early years resources; and more…

Base: HM Condor, ArbroathLocal Authority: Angus Council Angus Council has developed a Loss, Change and Separation resource which is a sustainable resource available to all schools on a lending basis. It aims to mitigate the effects of exceptional mobility and deployment and provide support for pupils during times of transition and loss. A resource box… View Article

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is hosting a webinar for families of pupils in S4-S6, who are planning to leave school this year, on Thursday, 22 April, 06:30-19:15. The event will cover the SDS support available to these young people and how to help them make decisions. There will also be a question and answer session. Parents and carers can register to… View Article

Forces Children’s Education is delighted to announce the launch of our Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages.

Monday, 15 March 2021 The SQA has published a consultation on their appeals process for 2021 National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher courses – the fifth stage of the revised Alternative Certification Model.   Appeals are a process for ensuring that the demonstrated attainment of a candidate has been appropriately graded, and that the processes in place to ensure… View Article

Local authorities across Scotland have a number of ‘good practice’ guides for supporting children and young people from Armed Forces backgrounds These resources are available to all educators and organisations who work with Forces’ families to help create a smooth transition in education and support their overall health. We collated a series of local authority… View Article

The Scottish Government is working with local authorities, schools and ELC providers, to provide testing for in-person learning across Scotland