This year, Forces Children Scotland is proudly focusing on strengths for Month of the Military Child, celebrating the remarkable positivity, bravery, courage and adaptability that they show every day.
Throughout the year, we’ve been privileged to hear young people share their powerful strength stories through our participation work, Rights Report and our various residentials.
We’re particularly excited to be launching our newly co-produced Rights Charter specifically designed to support forces children to achieve their full potential. This charter represents our commitment to recognising not just the challenges these children face, but the extraordinary strengths they develop as a result of their unique experiences.
Their voices and stories have also inspired us to create engaging resources for education practitioners, including a complete assembly pack with accompanying resources linked to Curriculum for Excellence.
Keep an eye on our Social Media channels for some exciting guests who will be sharing their thoughts about the strengths of armed forces children. It’s going to be a fantastic month!
Celebrate the unique strengths and experiences of forces life that builds a unique sense of confidence, purpose and identity.
Learn more about specific challenges faced when it comes to things like education and learning, mental health and wellbeing, and much more.
Enhance understanding and empathy about what it’s like to be a baby, child or young person from a forces family to better meet their unique support needs.
Signpost children and young people from armed forces communities to Forces Children Scotland to ensure their voices and experiences are heard and understood by decision-makers and the wider community.
We have more fantastic content coming up for April 2025.
Want to know more about our plans? Get in touch!
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Do you work directly with armed forces children or want to help pupils better understand the strengths and lived experiences of armed forces children?
Our MOTMC Assembly Pack includes an assembly planner linked to Curriculum for Excellence for Primary School Pupils as well as printable resources to use with children and young people. All files are in PDF format.
One of the strengths forces children show every day is bravery, particularly when they have a parent deployed. Our Co-Produced, interactive Deployment Rollercoaster Resource can now be accessed by children and young people to help support them with deployment.
Take a ride on the Deployment Rollercoaster
The young people have been really busy producing a forces children’s rights charter with us. Together, we will be launching it at end of April. Come back soon to check out the charter and request copies for your setting.
Learn more about life as a young person from the forces community from pupils from Hermitage Academy.
Queen Victoria School is a boarding school for pupils who have parents serving in the British Armed Forces in Dunblane.
We asked students from Hermitage Academy what they thought people should know to give them the help they need.
Listen to what the pupils involved had to say regarding how the process helped to build confidence, develop new skills and expand horizons.
Learn more about life as a military child in the early years from Colinton Primary School pupils.
We have short videos covering weekending, being the new kid, postings, making friends and much more.
Eva describes how it feels to be ‘The New Kid’ regarding moving around the United Kingdom and overseas in an armed forces family.
Josh will begin his acting studies later this year, so we asked him to describe a script for Month of the Military Child.
Spread the word on social media
Help promote our celebration pack on social media.
We have provided template copy below to spread the word across several social media channels, including, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
These are simply examples of what you can say, however, please don’t forget to include our social media handles in your tweets and posts!
Twitter post
It’s the #MonthoftheMilitaryChild.
@ForcesChildScot has created #resources to help civilian peers, #educators and #professionals to learn more about lives led by #youngpeople from #armedforces #families.
Instagram post
Did you know it’s the #MonthoftheMilitaryChild?!
@forceschildrenscotland created resources to help civilian peers, #educators and #professionals to learn more about the lives led by #youngpeople from #armedforces families.
Search ‘Month of the Military Child’ on their website for further info!
Facebook post
We’re getting involved in #MonthoftheMilitaryChild this April!
We have downloaded a celebration pack created by @ForcesChildrenScotland to learn more about the lives led by #youngpeople from #armedforces families.