1. Bridget Dawson MOD Directorate Children and Young People Emma Baars SSAFA Children and Young Persons Officer/ Short Breaks Leader

3. Priority areas in DCYP’s Work Mobility and Deployment Healthy Lifestyles Inspirational and exciting learning Safeguarding Allowing the voices of children and young people heard Preparing young people for the world of work

4. “The day gives children and young people the chance to work with adults for the day and be involved in decision-making. Children benefit from the opportunity to experience the world of work and make their voices heard, while adults and organisations gain a fresh perspective on what they do.” - Office for the Children’s Commissioner, 2014

5. Takeover Day 2011 Members of the SSAFA Bereaved Siblings Support Group Spoke to school children about what remembrance meant to them and heard poems written by the children

6. Takeover Day 2012 Young Apprentice Style Day Held at the Department of Health Making use of MOD Children and Young People’s Strategy and Improvement Plan, and the local C&YP Plan TASKS: -Test the MOD game – give feedback -Devise your own development team – make your own game using themes from either the MOD or local C&YP Plan -Create an advert for your game and present this to DH and MOD staff and parents

14. The final game

21. Contact Bridget Dawson MOD DCYP DCYP-DCYP-Multiuser@mod.uk Emma Baars SSAFA emma.b@ssafa.org.uk