Military service students

Military Service Students

In this section:

Why military service children?

According to the Office for Students, "Children from military families have low participation rates in higher education. Various factors can affect access to higher education among children from military families including mobility, separation, wellbeing and caring responsibilities.".

Military Service Child Report

In collaboration with York St John University, we created a Military Service Child Report. This link will take you to the report.

What work have we done in this area?

Focus Groups

We have hosted military service students on campus at York St John University. During this visit, students heard about higher education options, got to tour campus and participated in focus groups.

Please click here to look at some of our findings from the focus groups.

SCiP Alliance

You can find out more about our work with the Service Children's Progression (SCiP) Alliance, by clicking here.

Our Projects

In 2024 we collaborated with YSJ University on a military service project. We worked with three schools across York and North Yorkshire, bringing together military service children. This project focussed on an introduction to University and the support available for Military Service students.

We also took a group of military service children away on a residential towards the end of 2024. This took place in the peak district and included activities such as gorge walking, abseiling and climbing. The students also had a night of fun activities focussed around what it is to be a military service child and sharing their experiences.

For more information about these projects follow this link to our 23/24 Summer newsletter.

Inspiring Choices - Newsletters (inspiring-choices.co.uk)

Resources

Service Families' Liaison Officer- Beccy Dixon

Click here for a video

SCiP Alliance (Service Children's Progression Alliance)

The SCiP Alliance is a national organisation, working to provide the best support systems possible for service children. The website offers helpful resources, as well as upcoming events and recent news.

SCiP Alliance website