SCSN is an independent social enterprise that works with the MOD and military welfare organizations to support educational and welfare professionals and military family members. It provides training to schools and professionals on supporting service children and their families, drawing on research and input from service children and their families. Typical training sessions cover topics like deployment, transitions, and practical interventions.

1. SCSN is an independent social enterprise
Education and Training that works in collaboration with the MOD
and Military welfare organisations to support
We provide bespoke Educational and Welfare professionals and
training packages to Members of the Military in their roles in
supporting Service Children and their families.
schools and professionals
who work with Service
Children and their families. Follow us
Our training sessions and one day conferences are @JoyONeillSCSN
based on both academic and practitioner research
and input from Service children and their families
Search:
Service Children Support Network
Service Children
themselves. We ensure that our sessions offer
practical skills and plenty of examples of good practice
Or visit us at:
Support Network
underpinned by genuine experience. Typical sessions
include Deployment, Postings and Transitions and
www.servicechildrensupportnetwork.com
Practical Interventions.
Our 2013 National
Conference focuses
on the needs of
New for 2013 our youngest
Two day intensive course
Service
for those working with Service
Children and
Children and their families in
their families.
conjunction with Buckinghamshire
County Council, Halton School,
Solent NHS Trust and Child
Bereavement UK.
Sharing best practice to
support Service Children

2. Widen Participation Project Service Children
Coordinator Project
The Service Children Support Network is delighted Our Service Children support project began in 2009
to announce a partnership project with the Bath with Caroline Allen at Halton School in Buckinghamshire
and has now expanded to cover a cluster of primary
Spa University Widening Participation Team. and secondary schools in the county with the aid of
our peripatetic support coordinators Emma Cheedy and
This initiative will trial an educational enrichment and support project for primary and secondary aged
Helen Brettell. The project is set to expand into more
Service children in schools in Wiltshire and Somerset in 2013. This programme will geographically
schools in 2013. We can also offer intensive training
extend the current project in place with the University of Oxford in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
packages for coordinators in other local authorities.
The aims of the project are to:
• Inspire intellectual, global and personal curiosity in pupils.
• Enrich and enhance students self-esteem, Service Children’s
aspirations and hopes for the future. Research Competition
• Introduce the language and context of Further and
Professionals workin Each year we offer Service children an opportunity to
Higher Education and dispel any misconceptions g with express themselves creatively in our ‘Through the Eyes
about university study and life. Service children ofte
• Give students a greater understanding of their n tell of a Service Child’ competition. We had hundreds of
us that they find it d fabulous entries in our 2011 Art and 2012 photography
progression through school. ifficult
to find and access re competitions. Look out for our 2013 competiton.
levant
This is done by delivering interes
ting, research material.
mmes to
informative and relevant progra
10-18 both in
learners between the ages of SCSN aims to bring su
ch work together, to Internships
schools and in the university. facilitate the sharing of
research into the lives an
experiences of Service
children. In September 20
d SCSN offers New for 2013
our first Academic Rese 12 graduate internships Working in conjunction
arch Conference was he
at the Department of Edu ld through the
cation University of Oxfor with Recruit for Spouses
Practitioners and resea d. University of Oxford
rchers from across the
UK and Student Hub Ethical
to offer SCSN internships
overseas came together
to share research pape for Military spouses.
focused on Service childr rs Internship scheme
en and their families.
and the University
Details for our 2014 of Reading Student
Academic Research
Conference including Teachers Internship
a call for papers will
available from Februa be programme.
ry 2014.