Armed Forces' Children: the board's role

Armed Forces' Children: the board's role - Network Meetings - Tuesday 9th July 7pm – 8:30pm

*These network meetings are FREE to all governors, trustees and school directors in Oxfordshire.*

Does your school have any pupils from military families? Oxfordshire has high numbers of military children and about half of our schools have at least one pupil who fits this category. With small groups of Service pupils in many of our schools, these children can easily be forgotten by boards, and yet since November 2022 the Armed Forces Covenant became a statutory duty on all public bodies, including schools.

As part of the support for governors, trustees and directors across Oxfordshire, Matt Blyton will be leading this network group to:

• Provide an overview of the strengths that Service children bring to schools and the challenges they face.
• Discuss the Government's Service Pupil Premium funding. 
• Raise governors' awareness of an evidence-based toolkit to support them and school leaders to evaluate their provision (Thriving Lives Toolkit)
• Facilitate a forum for sharing good practice and exploring solutions to challenges.

Places can be booked through GovernorHub or with direct by emailing governorservices@oxfordsire.gov.uk