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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Week 2

Posted by Committee Member on 26/04/2006 - 09:37

The web forum has now been open for a week and, I think you will agree, we have had some very interesting and thought provoking comments about the issues which young people, who are the children of Service parents, face in their education. I must thank everyone who has contributed to the forum so far and ask you to encourage your friends to contribute too.

As we move into the second week, I would like to explore further some issues that have arisen so far. In particular

1)What are the main differences between attending schools in the UK and SCE schools overseas?

2)Have you experienced any difficulties in moving between schools in the UK? E.g. have you found yourself repeating some subjects or missing out entirely on others?

3) What could make it easier for you to settle in quickly to a new school?

James Arbuthnot MP

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