Recent academic research by the University of Winchester has indicated that four out of ten service children who have the ability to progress into higher education are unlikely to do so.
Leading military charity, the Army Families Federation (AFF) is working with the university to find out more from Service families on this issue.
Take AFF’s survey
Families with a child aged 11-18 years are encouraged to take part in AFF’s latest survey, which seeks to find out what type of school their child currently attends, and what plans the family has for their child’s education following school.
AFF Policy & Research Director Louise Simpson said: “We need families to help us to build a better understanding of why further and higher education may not appeal. If families aspire for their child to attend further/higher education, tell us why, and similarly, if not, we’d love to know their reasons.”
Parental influence
AFF is also keen to hear about the influence parents have had on their child’s education, including their link to the Services, and their own educational choices too.
Share your views
To take AFF’s short survey and share your views and experiences, go to https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3GXGL99.
Survey closes 13 November.
More about AFF
To find out more about AFF’s work, including education for your Service child, visit their website www.aff.org.uk
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Notes to Editor:
- The Army Families Federation (AFF) is the independent voice of Army families: Regular or Reserve, wherever they are based, whatever the make-up of their family.
- Throughout the UK and overseas, AFF works hard to achieve policy change and progress in favour of Army families; they offer advice and guidance on all aspects of Army life, confidentially and in an easy-to-digest way.
- They work with other agencies such as MOD, government, charities and other key players to strengthen their cause and fight for a fair deal for families everywhere.
- Their family-focussed website (aff.org.uk) contains information about all aspects of Army family life, and their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages offer families other easy ways to contact us, interact with us, or simply follow the work we are doing.
- AFF operates by four core values, which are pivotal to our work. These are:
- AFF always puts families first
- AFF can be trusted
- AFF is bold and determined
- AFF is inclusive
Media Contact:
For more information about AFF’s work, contact Donna Bernard, AFF Comms & Marketing Director, at commsmarketingdirector@aff.org.uk
