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All change at SCE
Naval
All change at SCE
Under
Fives go
to the
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rom 1 September 2004, SCE (UK) will be
known as Children’s Education Advisory
Top of the
Service (CEAS).
Class!
This change is about recognising the unique
role of this unit in providing quality, impartial
Education and Schools Advice and Support
to Service families.
The change of name and identity also
reflects more accurately the nature of the
work the staff at CEAS will do. We will still
offer that specialist support to individual
families in order to assist you in obtaining
appropriate provision for your children. ensuring that the needs of Service children F
our pre-schools belonging to the Naval
Under Fives organisation have scored top
and their parents are better understood by marks in their OFSTED inspection.
We will still operate our Helpline so that Central and Local Government and better Congratulations to Penguin Pre-School,
your enquiry can be dealt with appropriately provided for by schools. Fareham, Pipit in Eastney, Swan Pre-School
and effectively. We will still advise you on and the Snipe Group, both in Gosport.
any aspect of education and discuss the We look forward to keeping you updated
options available to you. In addition, we will about developments at CEAS and would be Would you like to know more about Naval
be developing our work with the Tri-Service very pleased to hear from anyone who would Under Fives? Established for over thirty years,
Policy Branch through the Tri-Service like to comment on, or point out any children both from tri-Service and civilian
Schools Liaison Policy and the Service Points omissions in, the service we provide. families are welcome. There are ten groups in
of Contact (for more info see the Portsmouth area. For more information
www.sftf.mod.uk). We are supporting the The address and telephone number will phone 023 9258 0515 or e-mail:
development of regional networks of State remain the same, so please write, phone or navalunderfives@lineone.net
Schools with Service Children by working e-mail: CEAS, Building 190, Trenchard Lines,
more closely with the DfES and the National Upavon, Pewsey, SN9 6BE For similar groups in the Plymouth area
Association of State Schools with Service 01980 618244 contact Toni Edwards on 01752 782921 for
Children. Both developments are aimed at mod.sce.uk@gtnet.gov.uk G more details. G
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE CHILDCARE STRATEGY
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ID YOU KNOW that the MOD does not have a policy for facilitating childcare?
The Tri-Service Early Years Development Officer, Jenny Harfield, is chairing a sub-group of the Tri-Service Families Working Group to formulate a
childcare strategy. The report will be submitted in January 2005.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE?
If so, fill in this form, by ticking the appropriate boxes, and return the survey to the address below.
1. Do you use a childcare provider? ❏ Breakfast Club ❏ Sessional Care ❏ Full Day Care
❏ Registered Childminder ❏ After School Care ❏ Nanny ❏ Family
2. Is the provider ❏ RN or ❏ Civilian
3. Is the provider near your home ❏ near your employment ❏
4. How did you find your provider?
❏ Naval Families Federation ❏ Homeport Magazine ❏ Local Authority Children’s Information Service
❏ Family ❏ Friends ❏ Other
Please send the completed survey to: Jenny Harfield, HQ AWS, HQ Land Command, Erskine Barracks, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0AG. Or fax to:
01722 436307. Alternatively complete the form on-line and we’ll forward to Jenny: www.nff.org.uk
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