Children’s Education Advisory Service: Overseas Schooling
If you are offered an overseas posting you will have to look carefully into the education available for your children. The type and quality of education available will differ from country to country and often from one part of a country to another. The opportunity for a child to be educated in a differ- ent system and a different culture can have tremendous advantages, but you will have to weigh up carefully the advantages and disadvantages. Before you decide to take your child overseas you must contact CEAS who will advise you on the type of schools and funding available in that country and whether the educational provision is of a high enough standard. Education overseas can be roughly divided into four different types as listed below.
Service Children’s Education (SCE) SCE provides schools in parts of Ger- many, Cyprus, Belize, The Falkland Is- lands, Gibraltar and Brunei. SCE schools follow the English education system as closely as possible, however, they cannot always provide the same level of support. If your child has special educational needs, you must contact CEAS, before you accept an overseas posting, to check if your child’s needs can be met. Further information on SCE school locations and types can be found on their website
www.sceschools.com
English Speaking Schools
If you are posted to an English speaking country your child will be able to attend
the local state school. The school will follow the curriculum of the country and the English national curriculum will not be available. If there is a more appropriate independent day school available locally you may be eligible for an allowance to help you with the cost of fees.
Non English Speaking Schools If you are posted to a country where the local schools teach in a language other than English your child may be able to attend one of these schools. There is an allowance to help your child learn the local language but the provi- sion varies from country to country. The Eng- lish national curriculum will not be available. Your child will need to have a real interest in languages if he/she is going to thrive in one of these schools.
International Schools These are independent schools which can sometimes be found in non English speaking countries. These schools cater for the international community and the main language is usually English. The curricu- lum sometimes follows the same pattern as in England but other systems may be followed. If there is an International school close to where you are posted you may be able to claim an allowance to help with fees.
If you have any worries about any matter regarding the education of your children, please contact CEAS for information and advice.
www.ceas.mod.uk, e-mail:
enquiries@ceas.detsa.co.uk, helpline: 01980 618244.
www.raf-families-federation.org.uk
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