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Parliament considers military visits to schools petition
23/11/2016
MSPs will consider what further action to take on a petition from ForcesWatch and Quakers in Scotland calling for increased transparency and scrutiny of armed forces visits to schools this Thursday (24 November).
More media coverage of our petition to the Scottish Parliament
22/11/2016
Coverage highlights the Scottish Children’s Commissioner concerns about the age of recruitment and armed forces visits to schools, and the motion in the Scottish Parliament about the vulnerabilities of young recruits, as discussed in the recent Medact report.
The British Legion wants us to ‘Rethink Remembrance’ but they are not the only ones
11/11/2016
The Royal British Legion is asking the public to ‘Rethink Remembrance’. Can we remember without obscuring the realities of war and overlaying this important act with militarism?
Quakers in Britain
04/11/2016
The Quakers work on peace education, as well as other peace issues – carrying it out in schools and promoting it as a necessary part of the curriculum.
See here for current Quaker projects, peace education resources and their partner organisations.
Rethinking Remembrance in Schools
02/11/2016
This paper, published by ForcesWatch, explores ways in which teaching remembrance in schools can be used as a way of encouraging critical thinking about what and how we remember, and how this can be used to foster a culture of peace.
Pushing ahead with cadets in schools
21/10/2016
The Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, choose the Conservative Party conference to announce the next phase of the Cadet Expansion Programme with 25 new cadet units being set up in state schools.
Talks about militarism from MAW Youth conference
Listen to talks given by David Gee (writer on militarism and campaigning to raise the age of recruiting into the UK armed forces) and Ben Griffin (Veterans for Peace UK) from the conference on Creeping Militarisation of Everyday Life organised by Movement for the Abolition of War Youth.
The Recruitment of Children by the UK Armed Forces: a Critique from Health Professionals
18/10/2016
Medact’s report on the long-term impacts of the British military’s recruitment of children under the age of 18, presents evidence linking ‘serious health concerns’ with the policy, and calls for a rise in the minimum recruitment age. It looks at the psychological and psychosocial vulnerabilities of adolescents in the context of military recruitment marketing strategies and making long-term risky decisions and examines the evidence that under 18 recruits face greater risks to health than adult recruits, across the course of an armed forces career.
Under-18s in army ‘face greater injury, death and mental health risks’
Recruiting children aged 16 and 17 into the British army places them at greater risk of death, injury and long-term mental health problems than those recruited as adults, according to a new report.
Tory boost for cadets in schools needs fighting
This article was first published in the Morning Star.
The Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, recently announced that 25 out of 150 proposed new school cadet units would soon be opening. Despite the presentation of this development as new policy, the Cadet Expansion Programme promoting cadet forces in state schools, was first announced in 2012. While the Government heralds the cadets as a silver bullet in terms of improving pupil attainment and development, the sight of ranks of pupils as young as 12 in military gear and handling weapons will ring alarm bells for many. That this is happening within education raises additional concerns.
Scottish Parliament asks for more information on military visits to schools after hearing from ForcesWatch
21/09/2016
Back in March we asked Holyrood to ensure ‘guidance is provided to schools’, ‘information is collected to provide public monitoring’ and ‘parents/guardians are consulted’ when it comes to visits by the military. Last week we gave evidence to the Public Petitions Committee.
Media coverage of our petition to the Scottish Parliament
19/09/2016
On Thursday 15 September, ForcesWatch and Quakers in Scotland went to the Scottish Parliament to give evidence to the Public Petitions Committee about armed forces visits to schools.
Petition on Military Visits to Scotland’s Schools being heard in Parliament
13/09/2016
A petition calling for increased transparency and scrutiny of armed forces visits to schools in Scotland comes before Holyrood this Thursday 15 September.
UN observations on UK and childrens’ rights
31/08/2016
The Committee on the Rights of the Child recently reviewed the UK’s position on implementing the articles and protocols of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. They made a number of recommendations relating to the armed forces recruitment of under-18s and the military’s activities in schools.
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