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Armed Forces engagement: SSCE Cymru network webinar

Date: 16th February 2022

Time: 14:00-16:30

Platform: MS Teams

 

AGENDA

1. RSLO support

  • Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru status

2. Network member presentations/workshops:

  • Armed Forces engagement teams (Navy, Army, RAF)
  • MPCT – Young Leaders

3. Good practice examples

  • Glyn Gaer - WW1 project
  • Cardiff Council - Armed Forces engagement project

4. Funding opportunities

  • Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

5. Panel Q&A

I really enjoyed the videos and seeing what other schools have been doing.

Loved the different ideas of how to get the learners engaged.

I was interested to hear from the engagement teams but loved listening to the children of Glyn Gaer - such and inspirational project.

1. RSLO support

Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru status

Yasmin Todd, Regional School Liaison Officer for Service children in West Wales

2. Network member presentations/workshops:

Armed Forces engagement team Navy

WO Rob Govier

Armed Forces engagement team Army

Major Craig Middle

Armed Forces engagement team RAF

Flt Lt Sarah Duffy

MPCT – Young Leaders

Nathan Currie, MPCT Young Leaders Operations Manager

3. Good practice examples

Glyn Gaer - WW1 project

Beverley Pearce, Headteacher

Cardiff Council - Armed Forces engagement project

Vicki Jones, Closing the Gap Officer Key Groups

4. Funding opportunities

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

Andy Williams, Army HQ, 160th Welsh Brigade

5. Panel Q&A

See more case studies here

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

"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

"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’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