Useful information for schools

The Service pupil premium (SPP) further information guidance provides further in-depth information on the Service Pupil Premium including the eligibility criteria in relation to divorced parents or step-parents and information on what happens when a child moves school after the school census date.

More information for teachers and school staff on supporting Service children and understanding their needs is available from the Service Children in state schools (SCISS) handbook (PDF).

The Pupil Information Profile supports a child’s learning by identifying their current and future learning needs. This information is intended to be passed across to the new school when the child moves.

In addition, since September 2018 the Common Transfer File (CTF) has included a specific section that schools can use to exchange information about Service children’s particular needs (for example any concerns they have about the child’s responses to moving school, deployment, parental separation).

Department for Education guidance on the CTF is published at www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-transfer-file-20-specification

Further information around how the CTF supports better transfer of information about Service children between schools can be found on the RAF Families Federation website.

The Royal British Legion have developed a Guide for Schools. 

The Children’s Education Advisory Service (CEAS), part of Defence Children Services (DCS), provides advice, support and guidance regarding the educational well-being of the children and young people belonging to families in all three Military services. 

The RAF Families Federation has produced a guide to funding and support for schools (and other educational settings) supporting Service children. Although the booklet is titled ‘Funding and Support for RAF Children in Schools’, the majority of the content is applicable to all Service children.

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