After ‘cannon fodder’ outcry … Holyrood urged to investigate military visits to schools
27/01/2016
MSPs are being urged to hold an inquiry into the presence of the armed forces in Scotland’s schools after an outcry over plans to set up cadet units aimed at the poorest pupils.
Sunday Herald
Holyrood should protect Scottish schools from creep of cadets
19/01/2016
ForcesWatch is calling on the Scottish government to resist attempts to introduce Cadet units into the country’s state secondary schools.
ForcesWatch press release
RAF recruitment in schools
06/01/2016
The MoD recently acknowledged that the RAF's Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) road show in schools - run in partnership with the weapons company BAE Systems - is 'recruitment'.
Hansard
Children have no place in the British army
22/12/2015
Britain is the only country in Europe to recruit 16-year-olds into its armed forces. The cynical targeting of underprivileged youngsters must end
The Guardian
Army urged to stop using armed teenagers to guard barracks
16/12/2015
ForcesWatch report calls on UK military to stop recruiting minors altogether, as armed forces bill due for third reading
The Guardian
New report shows that important duty of care recommendations have not been implemented by the armed forces
16/12/2015
Ahead of the House of Commons debate on the Armed Forces Bill on Wednesday 16 December, ForcesWatch has published a new report calling for a change in the law ending military recruitment under 18 years of age.
ForcesWatch press release
London’s first ‘Military Preparation College’ opens
08/12/2015
London's first Military Preparation College - the UK's 18th - has been set up. ForcesWatch have a few concerns.
Army failing to attract young recruits
08/12/2015
The Army has failed to attract enough young recruits in 9 of the last 10 years, and is looking to change this by emphasising the Army's non-combat work. ForcesWatch are concerned this could lead to the further overlooking of the fact that combat is the raison d'être of the armed forces.
Remembrance is now a brand – what place does it have in schools?
10/11/2015
We explore remembrance within education in the context of the plethora of military activities, commemorations, celebrations and military values that schools are being encouraged to take on. And, in the light of, the absence of a compulsory and organised curriculum of peace education within UK schools, our new report shows.
ForcesWatch comment
This article was first published by Schools Week.
Time to give peace education a chance in schools
09/11/2015
Concern over No 10’s ‘military ethos in schools’ initiative is prompting charities to press the government over its commitment to the UN children’s treaty
The Guardian
