Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group
Overview
The Scottish Government recognises that children from UK Armed Forces families may at certain points of their education require additional support to benefit from school education in Scotland due to the nature of their parents’ and carers’ employment within the Armed Forces.
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 places a duty on local authorities to identify, assess and provide for the additional support needs of all children for whose education they are responsible. Additional support needs are broadly defined, including those which might impact on children from Armed Forces families, such as transitions, interrupted learning and dealing with separation and loss.
These support needs can occur at any time during a child’s education and may be temporary or longer term. The nature of the support will vary based on the individual child’s needs and could include pastoral support as part of the universal support offered by teachers or other professionals. Our commitment is to ensure that any barriers to learning are minimised in order that all children and young people get the support they need to reach their full potential.
The core purpose of the Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group (SAFESG) is to work in collaboration with key stakeholders to support the education needs of children from Armed Forces families in Scotland. This work will build on the achievements outlined in Support for the Veterans and Armed Forces Community, November 2020 as well as the actions identified in the Additional Support for Learning review, October 2020.
Members
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Organisation |
Title |
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Directorate Children and Young People (MOD) |
Senior Education Officer |
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MOD Army |
Armed Forces Children’s Education Lead HQ 51st Infantry Brigade & HQ Scotland (Secretary) |
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MOD Army |
SGO2 G1 Ops Plans, HQ 51st Infantry Brigade & HQ Scotland |
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MOD RAF |
Head of Communications & Engagement Team |
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MOD Royal Navy |
NAVY TRG LDO (N) OIC |
|
Education Scotland |
Senior Education Officer Inclusion Wellbeing and Equalities. |
|
Scottish Government, Learning Directorate |
Senior Policy Officer, Support and Wellbeing Unit (Chair) |
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ADES |
ADES Advisor to NTO |
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ADES |
National Transition Officer |
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Royal Caledonian Education Trust |
Chief Executive |
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COSLA |
Chief Officer, Children & Young People |
Other people may attend by invitation
Documents
- Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group minutes: September 2021
- Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group: terms of reference
- Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group minutes: June 2021
- Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group: March 2021 (core meeting)
- Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group minutes: March 2021 (forces families federations)
- Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group minutes: December 2020
- Scottish Armed Forces Education Support Group minutes: September 2020