Education & Special Needs News

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Notice of Closure of CEAS Helpline on Friday Afternoons

The Children's Education Advisory Service (CEAS) helpline will be closed on Friday afternoons from 12.30pm for the forseeable future in order for staff to complete essential work.

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Children's Education and the Command Paper

The Command Paper, published in July this year, sets out the Government’s covenant with Service personnel and their families. Here the Children's Education Advisory Service interpret the paper from an educational prospective.

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Existing CCF's to take Pupils from neighbouring State Schools into their Ranks

The Ministry of Defence have announced that existing Combined Cadet Forces (CCF) at Independent Schools are to allow pupils from neighbouring State Schools to join their ranks thereby allowing more young people to get a taste of military life.

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Forces Children Set to Benefit from £10million Cash Injection for State Boarding Schools

The Government have announced a £10million cash injection to support state boarding schools. The schools will be able to apply for funding where they can show a demand for boarding places. The announcement is in line with recommendations in the Personnel Command Paper published in July.

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Defence 6th Form College comes top of the 'A' Level League Table

Wellbeck, the Ministry of Defence's purpose-built, state-of-the-art College at Woodhouse near Loughborough is for 6th form students intending to become engineering officers study and take their 'A' Levels. This year they have come top of the UK's league table for 'A' level results.

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Professional Qualifications are to be Awarded to Cranwell Graduates

Those who graduate from RAF College Cranwell are to be awarded with a professional qualification in Leadership and Management.

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