SERVICE CHILDREN IN FOCUS ‘Aspiring to achieve the best educational outcomes for service children’ Brigadier PDP Hankinson MBE 4 November 2014

Army Basing in Wiltshire Military Personnel Service Family Accom Location Outcome Change Total Larkhill +2053 3955 Bulford +735 3453 Tidworth/Perham Down +1236 5397 Upavon +254 531 Salisbury Plain +4278 13336 Location SFA Units Larkhill 540 new Bulford 277 new Tidworth* 100 purchased Ludgershall 300 new Total 1217 * In addition to the 329 SFA already planned for South Tidworth (Area 19)

Anticipated Numbers Year Pre-school Primary Secondary 6th Form College Total 2014 -36 126 41 27 158 2015 -169 -155 -97 -21 -442 2016 16 94 46 8 164 2017+ 867 942 403 43 2,255 678 1007 393 57 2,134 The additional number of children will require additional education facilities and resources. Plans will provide two new primary schools on MOD land, adjacent to new SFA at Larkhill and Ludgershall. They will accommodate 420 and 210 pupils respectively. In addition primary schools in Bulford (Kiwi and St Leonard’s) will be extended to provide an additional 225 places. Some 392 additional secondary places will be provided at Avon Valley College and Wellington Academy, and possibly Stonehenge School at Amesbury. Additional early years provision is being scoped and Wiltshire Council is looking for c. 50 places at Larkhill and 25 at Ludgershall to be provided within the new primary schools.

Support to our Service Children and Young People Directorate of Children and Young People (DCYP) Service Children’s Education (SCE) Children’s Education Advisory Service (CEAS) Army Families federation (AFF)

Financial Support MOD Education Support Fund Last year, 14 Wiltshire schools were supported by the fund, allocated a total of £674k Lyneham Primary Stonehenge Secondary This year, 15 bids are being considered covering 73 schools affecting approx 12,000 pupils for £2m Pupil Premium Provided by the DfE to State maintained Schools, Free Schools and Academies who have service children in their pupil population to provide additional support Larkhill Primary Kiwi School Bulford AFCCGS No recent successful bids from schools in Wiltshire. Wilts Council and HQ 43 (Wx) Bde keen to change this

Military Civilian Integration Combine Cadet Force Detachments (CCF) Total of 369 Cadets in 4 schools with 24 adult leaders Support from Units 19 Regt RA 26 Engr Regt Salisbury UTC

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