An online forum on Educating Service Children run by the House of Commons Defence Committee

Young people

We would like to hear from young people who are the children of Service personnel. If you have been to Service schools abroad, we would like to know how you found them. And we would like to know how you found things when your parents returned to the UK, or were posted to a different part of the UK.

We would like to hear both the good and the bad things. And we would like to know any ideas you have for improving the educational experience for children of Service families (for example, ways of making you more welcome when you move school, or ways of making things easier when your parent is deployed abroad).

  • What has been your experience of education, both in Service schools abroad and in the UK?
  • Have you got ideas for improvements?

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Moving

Posted by how_noble on 20/04/2006 - 12:57

On many occasions i have found myself in a situation where i am struggling with the work set by my teachers. This is not because i am not able, but the constant moving to and from the UK to Germany. I moved to N. Ireland just before my Y9 SAT's to find that none of the schools did the same examining board i was taking in the previous school, meaning i had to learn whole new syllabus' for three lessons. I was predicted level 6 across the three subjects and only got level 5. In year 10 i moved from N. Ireland back to Germany and guess what? The examining boards were different and none of the classes i chose were available other than Geography to me. I had to catch up of several months worth of notes, work and coursework and with determination i pulled through and got myself back to top sets fro all classes.

Some children aren't as able as others in school and would not be able to catch up with the work. Also some people find it hard to meet new people. These people fade into the background and keep to themselves and be given the title of loner. Some students react to this and talk to them, but others often bully these people. I have seen cases like this everywhere i have moved!!!

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