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Telephone [MOD]: +44 (0)20 721 89000 Ref: 12-09-2013-111544-003 E-mail: PersTrg-Sec- 12-09-2013-110908-002 [email protected] 12-09-2013-110251-001 Barbara Forbes request-176423- [email protected] 7 October 2013

Dear Ms Forbes,

Thank you for your correspondence dated 12 September, in which you requested the following information:

Details of all schools (with post-codes if possible) visited by the Royal Navy in and Sandwell between September 2010 and July 2013, listed by local authority and to include local authority schools, academies, free schools, private schools and sixth-form colleges. How many times did they visited each of those schools? What year groups in those schools were visited? What kind of activity were they engaged in when they visited those schools (e.g. careers days, presentations, schools challenge, other [please specify])?

Details of all schools (with post-codes if possible) visited by the British Army in Birmingham and Sandwell between September 2010 and July 2013, listed by local authority and to include local authority schools, academies, free schools, private schools and sixth-form colleges. How many times did they visited each of those schools? What year groups in those schools were visited? What kind of activity were they engaged in when they visited those schools (e.g. careers days, presentations, schools challenge, other [please specify])?

Details of all schools (with post-codes if possible) visited by the Royal Air Force in Birmingham and Sandwell between September 2010 and July 2013, listed by local authority and to include local authority schools, academies, free schools, private schools and sixth- form colleges. How many times did they visited each of those schools? What year groups in those schools were visited? What kind of activity were they engaged in when they visited those schools (e.g. careers days, presentations, schools challenge, other [please specify])?

I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

The Armed Forces never visit schools for recruitment purposes and would only ever visit a school after being invited by a teacher to support school activities. Similar contributions to schools are made by the Police, Fire, Ambulance and other emergency Services. The Armed Forces get numerous requests from schools each year and the three Services take these opportunities to explain to children their role to protect the nation and pass on valuable skills such as leadership, teamwork and citizenship.

A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of Defence, and I can confirm that some information in scope of your request is held, broken down by the Services in the tables below.

ROYAL NAVY

16/9/2010 – Connexions Bromsgrove/Redditch 17/9/2010 – New College Redditch 30/9/2010 – Arden School (mock Interviews) 7/10/2010 – Kingshurst School Industry Day 13/10/2010 – Light Hall School Careers Convention 13/10/2010 - Rawlett School Careers Convention 14/10/2010 – Connexions Bromsgrove/Redditch 18/10/2010 – Careers Convention 19/10/2010 – Mock Interviews 20/10/2010 – Arrow Valley school Careers Convention 20/10/2010 – Tudor Grange School Careers Convention 21/10/2010 – Kings Norton Girls School Careers Convention 22/10/2010 – Cardinal Wiseman School Mock Interviews 3/11/2010 – Streetly School Careers Convention 5/11/2010 – St Edward Campion School Mock Interviews 11/11/2010 – Oldbury College Careers Convention 16/11/2010 – North Bromsgrove School Careers Convention 18/11/2010 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 26/11/2010 – Careers Convention 30/11/2010 – Cardinal Wiseman School – Careers Convention 3/12/2010 – School – Mock Interviews 9/12/2010 – Waverley School Mock Interviews 9/12/2010 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 15/12/2010 – International School Mock Interviews 15/12/2010 – Solihull College RT 16/12/2010 – Kings Norton School – Careers Convention 6/1/2011 – Zenos Careers Presentations 11/1/2011 – Oldbrook School Careers Convention 12/1/2011 – Dame Elizabeth School Careers Convention 14/1/2011 – Holy Trinity School Mock Interviews 20/1/2011 – Wheelers Lane School Careers Convention 20/1/2011 – Connexions Redditch 8/2/2011 – Careers Convention 9/2/2011 – Bishops Walsh Mock Interviews 15/2/2011 – Washwood Heath school Careers Convention 17/2/2011 – Connexions Redditch 17/2/2011 – Hawthorns Careers Convention 18/2/2011 – Turves Green School Mock Interviews 3/3/2011 – Ford Dwellings School Mock Interviews 7/3/2011 – Connexions Redditch 8/3/2011 – Bromsgrove School Careers Convention 11/3/2011 – Archbishop Isley Mock Interviews 15/3/2011 – Swanhurst School Mock Interviews 16/3/2011 – New College Careers Presentations 16/3/2011 – Solihull College Careers Presentations 16/3/2011 - ACE Academy – Careers convention 17/3/2011 – Harborne School Careers Convention 17/3/2011 – Connexions Redditch 18/3/2011 – Colmers School Mock Interviews 18/3/2011 Priory School Submariners Brief 21/3/2011 - Bavistock School Mock Interviews 23/3/2011 – SPECs Careers Event 24/3/2011 – SPECs Careers Event 30/3/2011 – King Edwards Camp Hill Careers Convention 30/3/2011 – Nine Styles School Mock Interviews 31/3/2011 – Friary School Careers Convention

Glossary: RMVT - Royal Marines Visibility Team RNSPT - Royal Navy Students Presentation Team

DATE LOCATION REASON FOR VISIT 2011 April 6 Arrow Vale Careers Convention 6 Shire Oak School Careers Event 6 Wolverhampton Girls School Careers Fair 28 North Bromsgrove Sch Careers Convention May 3 Walsall Academy Fit 4 Life Team (chefs) 3 Stourbridge College Fit 4 Life Team (PT) 4 City College Careers Convention 4 Kings Charles I School Fit 4 Life Team (chefs) 4 Halesowen College Fit 4 Life Team (PT) 4 Sutton college Careers Convention 5 Fit 4 Life Team (chefs) 5 Kidderminster College Fit 4 Life Team (PT) 5 Halesowen College Careers Fair 12 New College RT Test 13 Holte Sch Careers Convention 16 St John's Primary Presentation June 6 NEW College Presentation 6 Cannock College RMVT 7 Cannock College RT brief 7 Tamworth College Presentation 8 Metropolitan College Presentation 8 Birmingham Met College RMVT 9 RMVT 9 Barr Beacon College Presentation 9 NEW College Presentation 10 Presentation 10 Cannock College RMVT 10 Cannock College RT Brief 13 Wood Green High School Presentation 15 The International Sch Mock Interviews 20 Cannock College RT testing 25 Cannock Carnival Armed Forces Day 26 Colmers farm Scm RMSPT 27 Bristnall Sch RMSPT 27 Cannock College RT results & debrief 29 Oldbury College of Sport RMSPT 30 Cadbury College Careers Convention 31 Holyhead sch Mock Interviews July 1 Holyhead Sch Mock Interviews 5 Washwood Heath Sch Careers Convention 6 Dame Cadbury Mock Interviews 7 St Pauls Crossing Walsall Careers Event 8 Colmers Farm sch Industry Day 18 Bishop Walsh Whats my Job September 9 Wolverhampton College (Bilston) Jobs Fair 20 Wolverhampton College (Paget road)- Jobs Fair 22 Walsall College Jobs Fair 27 Wolverhampton College (Wellington road) - Jobs Fair October 5 Cockshut Sch Careers Convention 5 Wolverhampton Uni (Walsall campus) Careers Event 10 Langley Sch Careers Convention 11 Summerhill School 16+ parents evening 12 Norton Cannes School Careers Event (year 11) 12 Heath Park School Choices Event 13 High Arcal School Careers Fair 12 Rawlett college Careers Convention 13 Kingsbury Sch Careers Convention 17 Kingsmead Tech College Public Service course briefs 18 Aldersley High School 16+ Careers Event 18 Windsor High School Post 16 Event 19 Colmers Farm Sch Careers Convention 19 Thorns Community College 16+ Careers Event 19 Summerhill School 16+ Careers Event 20 Kingswinford School Careers Evening 31 RMVT November 1 Turves Green Sch Careers Convention 1 Cannock College RMVT 1 Tamworth College RMVT 2 Ellowes Hall School RMVT 2 Kidderminster College RMVT 2 Crestwood School Careers Fair 2 Holly Hall School Careers Fair 2 Streetly Sch Careers Convention 3 Smithswood Sch Careers Convention 3 Deansfield School RMVT 3 Halesowen College RMVT 4 Stourport High School RMVT 7 Halesowen College Presentation 10 Frankley Sch Careers Convention 13 Wolverhampton Town Centre- 16 Pedmore Tech College Post 16 Event 16 Lyndon Sch Careers Convention 17 High Arcal School Year 11 Careers Event 17 Archbishop Isley Careers Convention 18 Bournville Sch Careers Convention 24 Four Dwellings Sch Careers Convention 25 Royal Wolverhampton School- December 1 Shelfield School Helicopter visit (814 NAS) 6 Wheelers Lane Tech College Careers Presentation 8 The Streetley Sch Careers Presentation 8 Bourneville Sch What's My Job 9 Turves Green Boys Sch Leadership Day 12 Barr Beacon Sch Command Team Event 13 N.E.W College Redditch Command Team Event 13 Solihull College Command Team Event 2012 January 5 Wolverhampton Grammer School 9 Pool Hayes School Careers brief 10 Alderbrook Sch Careers Convention 14 Ounsdale School Careers Fair 30 Dudley College Jobs Fair February 3 SCH Careers Convention 3 Hagley High Schol ICP 6 Ormiston Forge Academy RNSPT 7 Cannock College RNSPT 7 Brownhills School RNSPT 7 Highfields School Careers Fair 8 Colton Hills School RNSPT 8 Joseph Leckie School RNSPT 8 Morton Community School Careers Fair 9 Kidderminster College RNSPT 9 Tamworth College RNSPT 9 Codsall High School RNSPT 10 Tamworth College RNSPT 21 Pool Hayes School RMVT 21 Kingsmead Tech College RMVT 22 Heathfield Foundation College 22 Kidderminster College RMVT 23 Wednesfield High School RMVT 23 Cannock College RMVT 23 Cannock Chase High School Careers Event 24 Tamworth College RMVT March 2 COLMERS SCH Mock Interviews PUBLIC SERVICES 6 METROPOLITAN COLLEGE (PERRY BARR) ENROLING EVENING 9 HODGE HILL GIRLS WML 12 Alumwell School Presentation 14 ACE Academy Careers awareness day 14 SWANSHURST GIRLS SCH Mock Interviews 14 KING EDWARDS ASTON CAREERS FAYRE 15 WHEELERS LANE SCH Mock Interviews 22 HALL GREEN SCH Mock Interviews 26 COLMERS SCH RMVT 27 BAVERSTOCK SCH RMVT 27 Coseley School Careers Fair 29 METROPOLITAN COLLEGE (PERRY BARR) RMVT 30 METROPOLITAN COLLEGE (PERRY BARR) RMVT

25/4/2012 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 22/5/2012 – City College Careers Convention 22/5/2012 – Drayton Manor Careers Convention 28/5/2012 – Sharmans Cross School Careers Convention 30/5/2012 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 11/6/2012 – Arthur Terry School Careers Convention 12/6/2012 – Walsall Careers Convention 13/6/2012 – Bordesley Green School Careers Convention 16/6/2012 – Nursing Convention Birmingham City University 20/6/2012 – International School Mock Interviews 25/6/2012 – Holyhead School Careers Convention 27/6/2012 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 27/6/2012 – New College Public services ‘drop in’ 5/7/2012 – Harborne School Mock Interviews 6/7/2012 – Colmers School Leadership Day 10/7/2012 – St Albans School ‘Guess my job’ 11/7/2012 – Frankley High School Careers Convention 17/7/2012 – Mock Interviews 25/7/2012 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 25/7/2012 – St Michaels Careers Convention 29/8/2012 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 7/9/2012 – Wolverhampton University Careers Convention 19/9/2012 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 5/10/2012 – Nurses Careers Convention Birmingham City University 6/10/2012 – Nurses Careers Convention Birmingham City University 10/10/2012 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 11/10/2012 - Kingsbury School Careers Convention 17/10/2012 – Lighthall School Careers Convention 24/10/2012 – New College RT 30/10/2012 – Turves Boys School Careers Convention 31/10/2012 – Colmers Farm School Careers Convention 31/10/2012 – Birmingham University Careers Fair 1/11/2012 – Castle Vale School Careers Convention 2/11/2012 – Birmingham City University National Graduate Fair 2/11/2012 – Tamworth School Careers Convention 3/11/2012 – Birmingham City University National Graduate Fair 13/11/2012 – Tamworth Campus RMVT 14/11/2012 – Connexions Redditch & Bromsgrove 14/11/2012 – Lode Heath School Careers Convention 14/11/2012 - ACE Academy – Mock interview day 15/11/2012 – Archbishop Isley Careers Convention 15/11/2012 – Arden School Careers Convention 4/12/2012 – Tamworth College RNSPT 5/12/2012 – New College RNSPT 6/12/2012 – Baverstock School RNSPT 7/12/2012 – Turves Green School RNSPT 12/12/2012 – Connexions Redditch & Bromsgrove 12/12/2012 – International School Mock Interviews 8/1/2013 – Alderbrook School Careers Convention 24/1/2013 – Wheelers Lane School Careers Convention 28/1/2013 - Baverstock School RN Sports Teams 28/1/2013 – Wheelers Lane RN Sports Teams 29/1/2013 – New College RN Sports Team 30/1/2013 – Colmers School RN Sports Team 30/1/2013 – Wheelers Lane RN Sports Team 31/1/2013 – Bordesley Green school Mock Interviews 1/2/2013 – Careers Convention 5/1/2013 – North Birmingham Academy Careers Convention 19/1/2013 – Solihull ATC Careers Presentation 20/2/2013 – University College Birmingham Careers Convention 21/2/2013 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 23/2/2013 – Nursing Convention Birmingham City University 1/3/2013 – Colmers Farm school Mock Interviews 4/3/2013 – South Bromsgrove School Careers Convention 6/3/2013 – Wheelers Lane Mock Interviews 11/3/2013 – West Bromwich Football Ground ‘Real Apprentice’ 12/3/2013 – Baverstock School Careers Convention 13/3/2013 - ACE Academy – Career awareness day 14/3/2013 – St Pauls School RNR careers Convention 21/3/2013 – Connexions Bromsgrove & Redditch 21/3/2013 – Holy Trinity School Mock Interviews

24/4/2013 – Colmers Farm School Careers Convention 24/4/2013 – Connexions Redditch & Bromsgrove 8/5/2013 – Golden Hillock School Mock Interviews 15/5/2013 – Polesworth School Careers Convention 12/6/2013 – Connexions Redditch & Bromsgrove 18/6/2013 – Friary school Careers Convention 19/6/2013 – International School Mock interviews 27/6/2013 – Nursing Graduate Fair NEC 1/7/2013 – Archbishop Isley PLT’s 4/7/2013 – Holyhead School Careers Convention 5/7/2013 – Colmers Farm School PLT’s 9/7/2013 – Smithswood School ‘World @ Work’ 10/7/2013 Saltley School Mock interviews 16/7/2013 – Bournville School Mock Interviews 18/7/2013 - Turves Green Boys School Mock Interview

ARMY

The Army has confirmed that no data is held for the recruitment years that cover the period from 2010 – 2013. The information below shows data held for the period 04 April – 31 July 2013.

School/Institution Activity Type Initial Personal Campian School, Sydenham Drive, Lemmington Spa, Warks, CV31 1QH Development Activity Initial Personal President School, Development Activity Initial Personal Chase Terrace Technology College, Burntwood, Staffs. Development Activity Initial Personal Norton Canes High School, Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Staffs Development Activity Initial Personal Shire Oak Academy, Walsall WS9 9PA Development Activity John Taylor High School, Dunstall Road, Barton Under Needwood, Staffordshire, Initial Personal DE13 8AZ Development Activity Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School, Cardinal Way, Stafford Road, Cannock, Initial Personal Staffordshire, WS11 4AW Development Activity Initial Personal Dormston School, Millbank, Sedgley, DY3 1SM Development Activity Initial Personal Hanley Castle High School, Church End, Worcester, WR8 0BL Development Activity Abraham Darby Academy, Ironbridge Road, Madley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 Initial Personal 5HX Development Activity Initial Personal Sandwell Academy, Halfords Lane, West Bromwich, B71 4LG Development Activity Initial Personal Landau Forte QEMS, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 8AH Development Activity

Details of the Army’s Cadet Force detachments are in the public domain and the link is provided below:

https://armycadets.com/find-a-detachment

ROYAL AIR FORCE

The RAF has provided information below held for the period from 2010-2013.

Date Date Date EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT Visited Visited Activity Visited 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 Archbishop IIsley Cath Tech Coll & 6th Form 25/11/2011 Other Literature Arthur Terry School 13/06/2011 07/06/2012 drop Literature Aston Manor School 13/06/2012 drop 17/11/2010 02/11/2011 Careers Fair 10/01/2013 School Baverstock Foundation School & Spec Sports Col 01/07/2011 28/02/2012 Careers Fair 12/03/2013 Birmingham Coll of Food, Tourism & Creative Stud Birmingham City University 05/02/2013 Careers Birmingham Metropolitan College (MBC HQ) 27/04/2011 05/01/2012 Presentation Birmingham Metropolitan College ( Campus) 08/03/2011 Birmingham Metropolitan Coll ( Great Barr Campus) 15/03/2011 Bishop Challoner RC School Literature Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 01/03/2012 drop Bishop Walsh RC School 07/07/2011 Bordesley Green Girls School 22/10/2010 13/06/2012 Other of Further Educ 17/05/2011 Mock Bournville School & 6th Form Centre 13/07/2011 17/07/2012 Interviews Broadway School 12/05/2011 21/10/2011 PDT Literature Cadbury Sixth Form College 13/06/2012 drop Calthorpe School & Spec Sports College 19/05/2011 Cardinal Wiseman Catholic Tech College 15/06/2011 Castle Vale School & Spec Perf Arts College 24/09/2010 03/11/2011 Careers Fair City College Birmingham Handsworth Campus 13/01/2011 City College Birmingham-Fordrough Campus 24/08/2011 City College St George’s Sixth Form Campus City Technology College, Kingshurst Academy (The) 27/05/2011 Cockshut Hill Technology College 17/06/2011 05/10/2011 Careers Fair Coleshill School 30/03/2011 28/11/2012 College High Specialist Arts School (Birm North Academy)) 01/11/2010 Colmers Technology College 08/07/2011 18/04/2012 Careers Fair Coppice Performing Arts School 09/02/2011 Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School & 6th Form Cen High School for Girls 08/03/2011 Mock Four Dwellings School 03/03/2011 29/02/2012 Interviews George Dixon Int School and 6th Form Centre 08/03/2011 Mock Golden Hillock School 22/10/2010 13/06/2012 Interviews Grace Academy-Solihull Great Barr School 18/05/2011 Hall Green School 25/03/2011 03/02/2012 Careers Fair Careers Hamstead Hall School 26/01/2012 Presentation Mock Handsworth Grammar School 13/01/2011 17/11/2011 Interviews Handsworth Wood Girls School 16/11/2011 Other 07/07/2011 28/06/2012 Other 19/05/2011 Hillcrest School & 6th Form Centre Hodge Hill Girls Grammar School 21/07/2011 Hodge Hill School Holy Trinity Catholic School 22/10/2010 Holyhead School International School & Community College 05/12/2010 20/06/2012 Mock Interviews John Wilmott School 08/02/2011 Joseph Chamberlain VI Form College King Edward V1 Aston School 14/03/2012 Careers Fair 13/12/2012 King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys School King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls School 30/03/2011 08/03/2012 Other King Edward VI Girls Grammar School Handsworth 24/11/2011 Careers Fair King Edward VI High School for Girls King Edward VI School, Five Ways 17/03/2011 14/11/2011 Other 24/04/2013 Literature King Edward V1 Sheldon Heath Academy 09/05/2012 drop King Edwards (Boys) School 12/05/2011 05/10/2011 Other Literature School 13/06/2012 drop Kings Norton Boys School Kings Norton Girls School 21/10/2010 Kings Norton High School Kingsbury School & Sports College 29/06/2012 Other 11/10/2012 Lordswood Boys' School & 6th Form Centre 28/06/2011 08/09/2011 PDT Lordswood Girls' School & 6th Form Centre 21/01/2011 School & Lang College 18/10/2011 Other Newman University College 10/03/2011 Mock 27/04/2011 24/04/2012 Interviews 23/04/2013 Oldbury College of Sport 17/03/2011 Literature Ormiston Forge Academy 07/09/2011 drop Park Hall Academy 10/02/2011 Literature Park View School 13/06/2012 drop Perry Beeches School 12/01/2011 20/07/2011 Q3 Academy (formerly Dartmouth High School) Literature 13/06/2012 drop Saltley School Sandwell Academy 11/05/2011 Selly Park Technology College For Girls 21/01/2011 Literature 10/02/2012 drop Small Heath School 22/10/2010 Smiths Wood Sports College 03/11/2011 03/11/2011 Careers Fair South Birmingham College 09/11/2010 St. Alban's Academy 04/07/2011 St Edmund Campion Catholic School 12/05/2011 St John Wall RC School 21/01/2011 Mock St Pauls School for Girls 03/11/2010 19/10/2011 Interviews 10/10/2012 St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School 04/05/2011 Streetly School (The) 03/11/2010 15/12/2011 PDT Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 06/09/2011 Other Careers 14/12/2010 14/12/2011 Presentation Turves Green Boys School 18/05/2011 Turves Green Girls School & Tech Coll 18/05/2011 10/11/2010 05/10/2011 Careers Fair 05/02/2013 Literature Washwood Heath Technology College 25/11/2010 13/06/2012 drop Waverley School 22/10/2010 Wheelers Lane Technology College 29/03/2011 27/03/2012 Other Literature 18/05/2011 13/06/2012 drop

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I hope this information is helpful.

Yours sincerely,

Defence Personnel Secretariat

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