Announcements

School Applications & Appeals

ASK INFO — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:17:00 GMT

Choosing a school for your child can be difficult, and it's not always easy if the school of your choice is popular or already oversubscribed. The following information relating to the processes and the specialist support available is provided t...(read more)

UK Nursery Authority (UKNA)

ASK INFO — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:16:11 GMT

UKNA is a new Defence childcare scheme that supports eligible working Service families who live in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It reimburses the difference in early years childcare costs, matching the “free” (Government funded) ...(read more)

The Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance

ASK INFO — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:38:57 GMT

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...(read more)

Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding (AFFS)

ASK INFO — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:27:37 GMT

Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding (AFFS), lead on the development of all Defence-level education and children and young people policy. They are responsible for engaging with Devolved Administrations, the Department for Education and local author...(read more)

Service Children in State Schools (SCISS)

ASK INFO — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:18:08 GMT

Service Children in State Schools (SCISS) is a voluntary affiliated network of state-maintained schools in England that have any number of service children on roll and who consider the issues affecting state schools and their support to pupils ...(read more)

Armed Forces Education Trust

ASK INFO — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:42:37 GMT

The Armed Forces Education Trust: a charity working for children and young adults whose education has been compromised or put at risk because of parents’ past or current service in our Armed Forces. Grants may be awarded to help improve their e...(read more)

MOD Education Support Fund (ESF)

ASK INFO — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:55:22 GMT

The MOD Education Support Fund (ESF) has been made available to assist publicly funded schools, academies, and free schools throughout the UK, to mitigate the effects of exceptional mobility or deployment of their Service communities, Regular an...(read more)

Moving School's - A Parents' Guide and the Pupil Passport

ASK INFO — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:43:37 GMT

Moving Schools – A Parents’ Guide is a useful guide when moving from one location to another. It is recognised that there are very individual and specific issues that Service children may experience as a result o...(read more)

Wrap Around Childcare

ASK INFO — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:28:51 GMT

The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) was originally piloted in 3 locations between 2020 and 2022 with the aim to offer free childcare for service families, covering before and after-school care during term time, for child...(read more)

Pre-School, Nursery Support - Tax Free Childcare

ASK INFO — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:06:00 GMT

Tax Free Childcare is a Government scheme that supports working parents with childcare costs. Childcare vouchers can be used to pay any Ofsted (or equivalent) registered childcare providers, which can include nurseries, ...(read more)

Boarding Schools

RN FPS HQ — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:45:00 GMT

If you are considering boarding school education for your child/children, the following information may help you with your choices. Boarding Schools are available across the UK. The Independent Schools Council provides details of the types...(read more)

Service Pupil Premium (SPP)

RN FPS HQ — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:38:00 GMT

Service Pupil Premium (SPP) The Department for Education introduced the Service Pupil Premium in April 2011 in recognition of the specific challenges children from service families face and as part of the commitment to delivering the armed forces cov...(read more)

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

ASK INFO — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:36:00 GMT

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: If your child has special educational needs, you are also advised to contact the Education Advisory team (EAT) to find out about registering your child with them. There are several ways in which they may b...(read more)

Service Families - Term Time Absence Advice

ASK INFO — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:34:00 GMT

By law, head teachers are only able to grant requests for leave during term-time in “exceptional circumstances”. However Term Time Absence Advice has been produced by the MOD to provide advice to Head Teachers on term time absence fo...(read more)

Defence Children Services (DCS)

RN FPS HQ — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:30:00 GMT

Defence Children Services (formally Directorate Children and Young People DCYP) provides a single Ministry of Defence (MOD) focus for all issues related to service children and young people and the children of MOD UK based personnel and MOD spon...(read more)