Request Copy of School Visits from Army, Navy and RAF from 2015 To
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Ministry of Defence Main Building (06/N) Whitehall London SW1A 2HB United Kingdom Telephone:+44 (0)20 7218 9000 Ref: FOI2017/04933 xxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 15 May 2017 Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxx Thank you for your email of 22 April 2017 in which you requested the following information: “ Which schools in the local authorities listed below have members of the Royal Army, Navy and Air Force visited since September 2015? How many times have they visited? What kind of activity were they engaged in on these visits ( e.g. recruitment, curriculum related assemblies, careers, activity days, advice or other categories) BIRMINGHAM WALSALL SANDWELL DUDLEY WOLVERHAMPTON..” I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.The Armed Forces do undertake visits to many state and private schools across the UK, but only at the specific invitation of the schools and colleges themselves. The purpose of these visits, agreed with the schools beforehand, range from raising awareness of the Armed Forces and their place in a democratic society, to practical sessions (aligned with the National Curriculum) designed to enhance teamwork, communications and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills, as well as building interest in the Services. The Armed Forces do not recruit in schools. A search for the information has now been completed, and I can confirm that the Ministry of Defence holds some of the information within scope of your request, presented in the tables below, broken down by Service. Under section 16 of FOIA (Advice and Assistance) you may wish to note the following. As part of the Army in Education Outreach programme, the Army has continued to maintain a presence in educational establishments, with the aim of providing advice to young people in Academic Year 9 and above on careers in the Army. Activities include careers presentations; curriculum support activities (such as STEM, preparation for the world of work, mock interviews, and human rights presentations); attendance at Careers Fairs, and Personal Development Activities. You may also wish to note the list of schools visited by the Royal Air Force may not be a full and accurate reflection of schools visited in the requested areas. This is due to a problem with the Outreach Field Force’s recording process in the period prior to April 2016. Also, in the tables presented below you will note reference to Operation X (Op X); this is an interactive, table-top classroom exercise based on a humanitarian mission; the exercise has 3 levels of complexity, which are appropriate for young people aged 14-18 years. Finally, the Interview Skills Workshop (ISW) package enhances student job- seeking skills by means of interview instruction, demonstrations and role-playing. If you are not satisfied with this response or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of your request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal resolution is not possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights Compliance Team, Ground Floor, Zone D, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail [email protected]). Please note that any request for an internal review must be made within 40 working days of the date on which the attempt to reach informal resolution has come to an end. If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. 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Yours sincerely, Defence People Secretariat ROYAL NAVY VISITS Description Date School Careers Fair 24/09/2015 Kingsbury School, Kingsbury Curriculum Support 28/09/2015 Bromsgrove School Curriculum Support 29/09/2015 MPCT Ballam Academy Curriculum Support 01/10/2015 Sandwell Academy Curriculum Support 02/10/2015 Streetly School Careers Talk 07/10/2015 Cockshut Hill School Careers Talk 12/10/2015 Wheelers Lane Sch Careers Fair 14/10/2015 Turves Green Girls / Boys Careers Fair 15/10/2015 Stockland Green School (Am) Careers Fair 15/10/2015 Broadway School (Pm) Careers Fair 15/10/2015 Ninestiles School Navy Presentation 20 To 24/10/2015 AFCO Birmingham, Handsworth Grammar School, Sandwell College, Solihull College Careers Fair 21/10/2015 North Birmingham Academy (Pm) Careers Fair 22/10/2015 Kingsbury School, Erdington (Pm) Practice Interviews 23/10/2015 Waverley School Careers Fair 05/11/2015 Archbishop Isley School Careers Fair 12/11/2015 Arden School Careers Fair 13/11/2015 Golden Hillock Sch Careers Fair 26/11/2015 Stockland Green Careers Fair 26/11/2015 Stockland Green Practice Interviews 08/12/2015 Rockwood Academy Careers Fair 07/01/2016 Wheelers Lane Curriculum Support 09/01/2016 Lordswood Boys Practice Interviews 14/01/2016 Saltley Sch Careers Fair 15/01/2016 South Wolverhampton & Bilston Academy Careers Fair 21/01/2016 Smithswood Sch Careers Fair 22/01/2016 Cheslyn Hay Sports & Community College Curriculum Support 26/01/2016 Kings School Curriculum Support 26/01/2016 Wolverhampton College (Bilston Campus) ROYAL NAVY VISITS Description Date School Careers Fair 26/01/2016 John Wilmott School Curriculum Support 27/01/2016 Cannock Chase High School Curriculum Support 28/01/2016 Walsall College Curriculum Support 29/01/2016 Codsall High School Navy Presentation 02/02/2016 Bourneville College Navy Presentation 02/02/2016 Turves Green Boys Careers Talk 03/02/2016 Bourneville College Careers Talk 04/02/2016 St Peters Catholic School Careers Fair 08/02/2016 Ormistin Forge Academy Careers Fair 09/02/2016 Codsall High School Careers Fair 09/02/2016 Lordswood Girls Sch Careers Fair 10/02/2016 Turves Green Boys Shcool Careers Fair 25/02/2016 Bishop Challoner School Careers Fair 01/03/2016 Halesowen College Navy Presentation 02/03/2016 MPCT Wolverhampton Navy Presentation 03/03/2016 Dudley College (Main Campus) Practice Interviews 03/03/2016 Wheelers Lane Sch Navy Presentation 04/03/2016 Cannock College Practice Interviews 04/03/2016 North Birmingham Academy Careers Fair 09/03/2016 Walsall Accademy Careers Fair 10/03/2016 Wednesfield High School Careers Fair 14/03/2016 King Edwards Aston Careers Fair 22/03/2016 Holly Hall School Careers Fair 23/03/2016 Baverstock School Careers Fair 13/04/2016 St Edmond Campion School Careers Fair 14/04/2016 Haybridge High School Careers Fair 05/05/2016 Halesowen College Careers Fair 10/05/2016 Sccb (Digbeth Campus) Careers Fair 24/05/2016 Turves Green Boys Work Experience Careers Fair 25/05/2016 Chase Terrace School ROYAL NAVY VISITS Description Date School Curriculum Support 06/06/2016 Bromsgrove School Curriculum Support 07 To 10/06/2016 Codsall High School, Dudley College, Ace Academy Curriculum Support 13/06/2016 The Broadway School Careers Fair 21/06/2016 The International Schoolool Careers Fair 23/06/2016 St Georges School (Independent) Curriculum Support 29/06/2016 Great Barr School Navy Presentation 29/06/2016 Ace Academy Careers Fair 01/07/2016 Cardinal Wiseman Careers Fair 01/07/2016 South Wolverhampton & Bilston Academy Careers Fair 08/07/2016 Kingsbury Sports College Careers Fair 14/07/2016 Wolverley School Practice Interviews 19/07/2016 St Thomas Aquinas Navy Presentation 19/07/2016 Balaam Wood School Curriculum Support 19/07/2016 The International School Curriculum Support 19/07/2016 St Thomas Aquinas Careers Fair 19/07/2016 Wolgarstaon High School Careers Fair 20/09/2016 Bromsgrove School Careers Fair 21/09/2016 Ridgewood School Careers Fair 22/09/2016 Cannock Chase High School Careers Fair 22/09/2016 Dormston School Careers Fair 26/09/2016 Bentley School Careers Fair 29/09/2016 Castle High School Careers Fair 03/10/2016 Thorns High School Careers Fair 12/10/2016 Summerhill School Careers Fair 13/10/2016 Shelfield Academy Careers Fair 13/10/2016 Smestow Accademy Careers Fair 13/10/2016 Turves Green Boys Careers Talk 13/10/2016 St Thomas Aquinas (Priority) Careers Fair 14/10/2016 Earls High School (Priority) Careers Fair 17/10/2016 Summerhill School ROYAL NAVY VISITS Description Date School Curriculum Support 31/10/2016 Kings C of E School Curriculum Support 01/11/2016 St Thomas Moore School Careers Fair 02/11/2016 Colmers Curriculum Support 02/11/2016 MPCT Wolverhampton Careers Fair 02/11/2016 Brownhills School Careers Fair 02/11/2016 Wodensborough Ormiston Academy Apprentices Fair 03/11/2016 Arden School Curriculum Support 03/11/2016 Dudley College Careers Talk 07/11/2016 Kingsmead School Curriculum Support 08/11/2016 Bishop Milner School Curriculum Support 09/11/2016 Wolverhampton College Curriculum Support 09/11/2016 MPCT Wolverhampton Careers Fair 09/11/2016 Cannock Chase Tech College Careers Fair 10/11/2016 Archbishop Isley Curriculum Support 11/11/2016 Ace Academy Careers Fair 15/11/2016 Holly Hall School Practice Interviews 16/11/2016 Ace Academy Careers Fair 16/11/2016 Kings Norton Girls School Career Presentation 17/11/2016 Cannock Chase High School Careers Fair 22/11/2016 Polesworth School Navy Presentation 22/11/2016 MPCT Birmingham Practice Interviews 23/11/2016 Holyhead School, Handsworth Careers Fair 29/11/2016 Wolgarston High School Careers Talk 01/12/2016 Great Barr School Navy Presentation 01/12/2016 MPCT Wolverhampton Careers Fair