1. Directorate of Children and Young
People
Presenter: Mrs Olivia Denson
Assistant Director CYP
Head CEAS

2. Where Service Children are:
England* - 45,060
Scotland - 2,500
Wales - 1,000
NI - 900
SCE* - 8,000 (8,160)
Boarding* - 8,400
ROW - 2,000

3. The Challenges Service Children Face
1. Absence of one or both parents
2. Temporary one parent/no parent family
3. Adjustments to family life
4. Impact of assignments
5. Living with special or additional needs
6. Dealing with bereavement
7. Dealing with parental illness or injury
8. Influence of the media

4. How the MoD Supports Children
• Armed Forces Covenant – Community Covenant
• DCYP – CEAS – SCE – CYP Plan
• £3M Support Fund for Schools
• Pupil Premium
• UK Engagement through Stakeholder Networks including:
- SCISS (England)
- SSCSN (Scotland)
- SCEF (NI)
- SCSN (Wales)

5. Challenges for School and Local Authorities
Defence Transformations:
Rebasing
Transition (redundancy)
Communication:
movements
numbers
other data