Children and young people from Armed Forces families are not always receiving the support they need within Scotland’s education system.
This new report, commissioned from us by The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, shows that while many teachers and schools are aware of the needs of Forces pupils, this report demonstrates that there are gaps in system design and consistency.
Children and young people have told us they need understanding, consistency and support that follows them, rather than support that resets every time they move.
Read the report
Read the executive summary
To gather evidence, we designed participation activities for delivery in school and youth group settings. Children and young people were invited to take part and provided with clear information about the purpose and intended outputs.
We emphasised that participation was an opportunity to share views, learn and influence services, not a responsibility to represent all children and young people or provide definitive answers.
Here are the different session plans, exploring school culture; learning, skills and recognition; and personalisation of support.
Session Plans
