Upcoming SSCE Cymru events

APRIL SSCE Cymru drop-in sessions

APRIL SSCE Cymru drop-in sessions

01/04/2025 - 30/04/2025

Each month SSCE Cymru host a series of informal one-hour drop-in sessions focusing on specific themes. Come along to any of the sessions that interest you, where members of the SSCE Cymru team will share relevant information, promote resources, coordinate discussions, answer your questions and create opportunities for collaboration.

See the timetable for April and joining instructions below.

NOTE: if you'd like to converse in Welsh during the drop-in session, please contact SSCECymru@wlga.gov.uk in advance so we can ensure this can be facilitated.

 

Drop-in session themes

Armed Forces Friendly Schools (AFFS) Cymru

Led by the SSCE Cymru School Liaison Officers, these drop-in sessions will help schools in Wales understand how they can understand the experiences of Service children, engage with the Armed Forces community and embed support for Service children by working towards achieving your AFFS Cymru bronze, silver and then gold status. We will provide an overview of the requirements, share examples of good practice and answer questions to help you understand how to implement items on the checklist.

Service children voice

Led by the SSCE Cymru Participation Lead Officer, these drop-in sessions will help schools in Wales understand how they can listen to Service children in order to support them in the most effective way. We will help you understand the importance of actively listening to your Service children, share examples of good practice, discuss opportunities for Service children ambassadors and support you in setting up a Little Troopers club (Primary) or Forces Life club (Secondary).

Funding for supporting Service children

Led by the SSCE Cymru Programme Manager, these drop-in sessions are available to support schools and local authorities in Wales with accessing funding to support Service children in education. We will raise awareness of relevant grant funding streams, share examples of good practice, answer questions, promote resources and discuss collaboration opportunities.

SCiP Alliance Thriving Lives Toolkit

Led by the SSCE Cymru School Liaison Officers, in collaboration with the SCiP Alliance Engagement Manager, these drop-in sessions will help schools in Wales understand how to use the SCiP Alliance Thriving Lives Toolkit and other resources. We will provide an overview of the Toolkit, share examples of good practice, explain how the Toolkit links to the Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru status and answer questions to help you understand how to utilise these resources.

Month of the Military Child

Led by the SSCE Cymru School Liaison Officers, these drop-in sessions are available for schools, local authorities and other network members to join discussions about why it is important to celebrate Service children during #MotMC. We will share some examples of good practice and help you understand how you can get involved throughout April.

Timetable

  Tuesday 1st Wednesday 2nd Thursday 3rd Friday 4th

 

10:00 Month of the Military Child

16:00 Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru

 

10:00 Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru

15:30 Service children voice (Primary)

 

10:00 SCiP Alliance Thriving Lives Toolkit

15:00 Month of the Military Child

 

10:00 Funding for supporting Service children

15:00 Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru

Monday 7th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Thursday 10th Friday 11th

15:30 Service children voice (Secondary)

10:00 Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru

14:00 SCiP Alliance Thriving Lives Toolkit

 

 

 

 
Monday 14th Tuesday 15th Wednesday 16th Thursday 17th Friday 18th

 

 

 

 

 

 
Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th
     

 

 

 

Monday 28th

Tuesday 29th Wednesday 30th    

15:00 Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru

15:00 Funding for supporting Service children

10:00 Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru

   

 

 

Joining instructions

To join one of the above drop-in sessions, simply click on the link at the time that the meeting is due to take place.

Or, to add the drop-in session to your digital calendar, follow these simple steps:

1. Right click on the event name/time above that you'd like to attend

2. Click 'Copy link'

3. Open up your digital calendar (i.e. Microsoft Teams)

4. Schedule a new appointment / new meeting for the date and time the drop-in session is scheduled

5. Title the appointment / meeting (e.g. "SSCE Cymru drop-in session AFFS Cymru")

6. In the main body, right click and paste the meeting link

7. At the scheduled time, click the link to join the drop-in session.

 

Please send any queries to SSCECymru@wlga.gov.uk 

Service children’s quotes

"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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