Children and Young People

Welcome to the Children and Young People Topic area.

This area will provide tailored updates, information and resources. 

We welcome you to use the Discussion section within this Topic to ask questions and start conversations.

  • Strengthening Parents Programme

    Strengthening Parents Programme Working closely with RNRMC, Relate and Homestart are offering a programme of support for Service Personnel and families who are co-parenting in order to build a positive relationship and learning on how to work as a team. It looks at the thoughts and...
    • 30 Nov 2023
  • Reading Force - Winter Newsletter

    Reading Force - Winter Newsletter Have you seen Reading Force's latest newsletter for families? You can catch up with the latest news. Christmas is coming and we all know what that means don't we?!... Advent Book Calendar!Reading Force's Winter Newsletter
    • 30 Nov 2023
  • Naval Families Federation - Colouring Competition

    Naval Families Federation - Colouring Competition Are you looking for something for your children to do? Why not get them to have a go at the Naval Families Federation's Colouring Competition. Prizes to be won.
    • 16 Nov 2023
  • New "Mums on Board" Group - Home Start

    New "Mums on Board" Group - Home Start A new Navy Mums on Board group is starting on Monday 13th November 2023. Sessions will run over Zoom from 1-2pm.  This group is for new mums with a child up to pre-school age and are either serving or in a relationship with som...
    • 3 Nov 2023
  • The Art Base Session - All Together Online

    The Art Base Session - All Together Online Little Trooper’s brand new Autumn/Winter All Together - ONLINE programme is now running until the end of the year.  This Sunday 22nd October at 10am The ArtBase will be running a live drawing session where everyone will learn ho...
    • 17 Oct 2023
  • SSCE Cymru Monthly School Bulletin

    SSCE Cymru Monthly School Bulletin The SSCE Cymru monthly school bulletins for October are available here in English and here in Welsh   This month’s bulletin includes: Updates and highlights from the SSCE Cymru Regional School Liaison Officers (RSLOs) ...
    • 13 Oct 2023
  • Secondary School Places for September 2024 - UK

    Secondary School Places for September 2024 - UK The Education Advisory Team have issued information for service personnel/families regarding the upcoming secondary school admissions deadline. See the Resource section HERE for two new documents on this. Education is a devolved matter...
    • 10 Oct 2023
  • Childcare Choices

    Childcare Choices Whether it’s £2,000 a year for after school clubs, 30 hours childcare for a nursery or childminder, or Universal Credit Childcare for working parents, get help that fits your family. Find out more about how childcare is expanding from...
    • 7 Oct 2023
  • Greenwich Royal Hospital School Bursaries 2023

    Greenwich Royal Hospital School Bursaries 2023 Crown Charity Greenwich Hospital provides a number of bursaries each year for the children of Navy and Marines families to attend the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk. These bursaries can cover up to 95 per cent of the school fees for eligible ...
    • 2 Oct 2023
  • Service Children's Progression (SCiP) - Thriving Lives Toolkit

    Service Children's Progression (SCiP) - Thriving Lives Toolkit The Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance is a partnership of organisations focused on improving outcomes for children from Armed Forces families. It is hosted by the University of Winchester and supported by the Ministry of Defence (M...
    • 26 Sep 2023
  • New Little Troopers Weekend Workshops

    New Little Troopers Weekend Workshops Little Troopers has announced new dates for its All Together online series of weekend workshops. Until Christmas, the charity will be running free online sessions for children under ten as part of its All Together deployment club to support military ...
    • 25 Sep 2023
  • Booking Now Open Kings Camps - October Half-Term

    Booking Now Open Kings Camps - October Half-Term “Absolutely phenomenal and very recommendable for Naval children.” “Staff, like always, absolutely amazing.” “Absolutely fabulous, kids enjoyed every minute of it.” Feedback like this is why the Royal Navy Royal...
    • 21 Sep 2023
  • Wraparound Childcare Virtual Q&A

    Wraparound Childcare Virtual Q&A In response to feedback received from families, the next Wraparound Childcare (WAC) families Q&A session will be an evening session on Tue 26 September 18.30-19.30 hrs via MS Teams. If you have a question about WAC, join the call and as...
    • 21 Sep 2023
  • Wraparound Childcare (WAC): Did you know?

    Wraparound Childcare (WAC): Did you know? Some links below you will need to be connected to MODNET Service personnel with eligible children aged between 4 and 11 years old can claim up to £3,400 on childcare costs.   Information about WAC can easily be overlooked or misunderstoo...
    • 6 Sep 2023
  • SSCE Cymru Monthly School Bulletin

    SSCE Cymru Monthly School Bulletin The SSCE Cymru monthly school bulletins for September are available here in English and here in Welsh. Updates and highlights from the SSCE Cymru Regional School Liaison Officers (RSLOs) Updates and highlights from the SSCE Cymru Participation ...
    • 5 Sep 2023
  • Naval Children's Charity - Monthly Newsletter

    Naval Children's Charity - Monthly Newsletter A reminder to all our service families with children. Sign up to the Naval Children's Charity monthly newsletter.
    • 5 Sep 2023
  • Little Troopers Newsletter - Edition 47

    Little Troopers Newsletter - Edition 47 Keep up to date with Little Troopers and everything they have been up to in their latest Newsletter. In this issue: A year on from the launch of the Therapy Programme Little Trooper of the month Little Troopers Treasures And more... Read the latest e...
    • 30 Aug 2023
  • Virtual Songwriting Workshop

    Virtual Songwriting Workshop Free Virtual Songwriting workshop with Never Such Innocence and the Naval Children's Charity The free virtual workshops will be held on August 28, 29 and 30 from 18:00-18:30. Never Such Innocence songwriting practitioner, Otto, will be working w...
    • 23 Aug 2023
  • Back To School Online Workshops

    Back To School Online Workshops Naval Children's Charity announce back to school online workshops for  young people aged 16-24. We are pleased to announce that the Forces Employment Charity will be delivering a series of back-to-school online workshops to children aged 16-...
    • 21 Aug 2023
  • North Devon RN Youth Residential 2023 - How It Went

    North Devon RN Youth Residential 2023 - How It Went From the Team; “So, 66 participants set out for a five-day action packed residential to Ultimate Adventure, Abbotsham. There were for some new challenges, activities, friendships and experiences which made the experience one to remember. The fa...
    • 17 Aug 2023
  • Home Start - Dad's On Board

    Home Start - Dad's On Board Dads Onboard is a digital group for Dads (or expectant Dads) with a child under 5, in naval families where at least one parent is serving in the Royal Navy or the Royal Marines. The facilitated group runs for an hour each week over 6 weeks via Zoom. ...
    • 15 Aug 2023
  • Reading Force - Summer Newsletter

    Reading Force - Summer Newsletter Have you seen Reading Force's summer newsletter for families? Check it out here for info on our Summer Photo Challenge, the Summer Reading Challenge and more! Summer Newsletter
    • 10 Aug 2023
  • New Family Member?

    New Family Member? Naval Children's Charity would love to give your new Navy Baby a welcome gift.Simply email them your address and service number (to confirm eligibility) and they will send out this fabulous free bib gift box to you: NCC@navalchildrenscharity...
    • 8 Aug 2023
  • Updates to Wraparound childcare (WAC) for autumn term 2023

    Updates to Wraparound childcare (WAC) for autumn term 2023 Join more than 5500 Service families who are currently benefitting from claiming up to £3,400 per child, per year of before and after school childcare costs. The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) scheme provides funding for up to 20 hours per week, p...
    • 5 Aug 2023
  • Lego Competition - Naval Children's Charity

    Lego Competition - Naval Children's Charity NCC are over the moon to be launching their new Summer Competition! The Lego Mission competition is looking for Naval children to design a serving ship of the future. The winning designs will then be made out of Lego by the good friends at Brick By D...
    • 29 Jul 2023