Funded by the Welsh Government, the Programme Manager oversees the strategic planning and delivery of the SSCE Cymru programme.
Ways the Programme Manager supports Service children in education:
Thanks to funding initially provided by the Armed Forces Education Trust, the SSCE Cymru Participation Lead Officer (PLO) joined the team in 2022.
The PLO works in collaboration with the SSCE Cymru Programme Manager and School Liaison Officers (SLOs) to deliver activities linked to a workplan that was developed in collaboration with the SSCE Cymru Network members. The workplan is focused on supporting schools to understand the experiences and needs of Service children and embed activities that will ensure sustainable support systems.
Ways the PLO can work with, and support schools include:
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) secured funding from the Armed Forces Education Trust to appoint two SLOs for a two-year project starting in April 2024.
The SLOs work collaboratively with the SSCE Cymru Programme Manager and Participation Lead Officer (PLO) to deliver activities linked to a workplan that was developed in collaboration with the SSCE Cymru Network members. The workplan is focused on supporting schools to understand the experiences and needs of Service children and embed activities that will ensure sustainable support systems.
Ways that the SLOs can work with, and support schools include:
"As soon as we get used to a house, you get moved - I’ve been to four schools and moved six times."
Aiden
"I lived in Nepal, then we went to Brunei, then Malaysia."
Ashim
"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."
Chloe
"I’m used to moving now and mixing with the children... I’ve done it so many times, it’s just a normal thing now."
Chloe
"It's ok talking over skype and that, but sometimes you just want a hug when Dad is away."
Georgia
"He signed off last week, so he will be done by the end of this year. He’s done 24 years. I find that better because he will be around a lot. He likes watching us playing rugby, so he will get to see us more."
Lewis
"I’ve enjoyed going around to lots of places around the world, it's adventurous and exciting."
Harry
"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."
Ieuan
"My mum got a chalk board and it says how many sleeps on it with chalk, every minute it’s getting closer for him coming home."
Mia
"I don’t want him to get promoted... I want him to get promoted but I don’t want to leave."
Oliver
"I might be going to boarding school so that I don’t change schools every few years."
Ryan
"I've been to seven different schools; I’ve not stayed put in one school long enough."
Shana
"He has been away for six months and he is back for two weeks, then he goes away again."
Sianed
"My parents were in the Army. My mum is a like a nurse and my dad went to the war in Afghanistan. I actually didn’t really know what he was doing so I was like, ‘Cool Dad, go there,’ but then I found out and thought, 'Thank God he came back alive.'"
Sanjog
"I’m going to a new place entirely. They don’t know anything about me and that’s a big restart and that’s really good for me."
Piaras
"I moved to Wales because my dad was posted in the Army. I thought I would get bullied and I was shy when you meet new people, but I made some friends."
Dan
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