The Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru status aims to:
The SSCE Cymru team will work closely with all schools to support them in achieving their status, through activities/actions on the SSCE Cymru checklist.
Schools will be expected to complete the following three steps throughout the process to achieve the status:
There are three levels of awards for schools to work towards, which are achieved by meeting the following criteria:
Article 8: I have the right to an identity.
Article 28: I have the right to an education.
Challenges schools face in supporting Service children: 81% indicated gaining an understanding of the Armed Forces lifestyle, 58% said identifying Service children and 56% indicated supporting Service children with their emotional and wellbeing needs.
Download the Armed Forces Friendly School Cymru bronze audit form here
Download the Armed Forces Friendly School Cymru silver audit form here
Download the Armed Forces Friendly School Cymru gold audit form here
When a school is awarded Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru status, they will be awarded the following items to celebrate their achievement and demonstrate their commitment to the Armed Forces community:
Schools may also be invited to participate in local and/or regional celebration events with SSCE Cymru, the Armed Forces and local authority Armed Forces Champions.
Your Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru status will be valid for two years from the date that your audit is submitted once approved by the SSCE Cymru team.
We are incredibly pleased to award BRONZE Armed Forces Friendly School Cymru status to the following schools:
We are incredibly pleased to award SILVER Armed Forces Friendly School Cymru status to the following schools:
We are incredibly pleased to award GOLD Armed Forces Friendly School Cymru status to the following schools:
"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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