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Ministry of Defence (MOD) Schools Overseas - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Offer

in Overseas

Defence Children Services is part of the Ministry of Defence. It focuses on issues related to service children and young people. Defence Children Services has a similar role to a local education authority but does not have the same legislative powers...
- 26 Nov 2021
BFBS announces ‘Fighting Fit’: How to get the most out of life in the Armed Forces

in News

Today BFBS announces a new quarterly newsletter, Fighting Fit, which will share stories and other ideas, plus tips and advice from the armed forces community. As part of the announcement, BFBS is asking the community for their own li...
- 25 Nov 2021
60 Second RN News Round Up - Episode 112 - 'From Africa to Pearl Harbour’

in News

It’s time for your news update brought to you by HMS Kent during operations to counter terrorism and piracy near the Horn of Africa. We’ve also news from HMS Trent’s African patrol and much more, including some Hawaii adventures...
- 23 Nov 2021
Overseas Nursery Authority (ONA) and Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)

in Overseas

The way applications and refunds for Overseas Nursery Authority (ONA) and Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) are processed is changing in 2022 The process of how to apply for ONA and UIFSM is changing in the new year. ONA and UIFSM budgets fo...
- 18 Nov 2021
HMS CUTLASS Debuts in Gibraltar

in Gibraltar Patrol Boat Squadron

The first of two new ‘guardians of the Rock’ has arrived in Gibraltar ready for testing by the Royal Navy. Small, fast and agile, HMS Cutlass has been delivered to the naval base ahead of patrols of territorial waters – part of a &p...
- 18 Nov 2021