Ministry of Defence Main Building (06/D/00) Whitehall London SW1A 2HB United Kingdom +44 (0)20 721 89000 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 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 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 – Colmers School Careers Convention 19/10/2010 – Holyhead School 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 – Solihull College Careers Convention 30/11/2010 – Cardinal Wiseman School – Careers Convention 3/12/2010 – Bournville 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 Academy 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 – North Birmingham Academy 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 Kidderminster College 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 Walsall College RMVT 9 Barr Beacon College Presentation 9 NEW College Presentation 10 Sandwell College 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 Dudley College 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 HALL GREEN 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