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Friday 17 May 2024
Thursday 16 May 2024
Easy Resettlement Magazine - Spring issue
Have you read the Spring issue of Easy Resettlement yet? Easy Resettlement is a quarterly magazine that assists Service leavers with their resettlement process. We work with numerous employers (many of whom have pledged their support through the Armed Forces Covenant) as well as training providers, armed forces charities and organisations such as the CTP and ELCAS about your entitlements, all of which will assist you in moving through your resettlement process. You can read the Spring issue as well as back issues and to make sure you never miss a copy you can subscribe for free.
Magazine | Easy Resettlement Magazine
Tuesday 14 May 2024
RAF Families Federation Impact Report 2024
The RAF Families Federation has published its Impact Report for 2024. This highlights all the fantastic work done by the Federation over the last 12 months.
Click here to read the report.
Friday 10 May 2024
Academic Scholarships for HM Forces Families
This scholarship programme is open to families who are not in receipt of CEA funding but who know their children will thrive and excel with a boarding education.
Applications for our joint scholarship programme offers five fully funded boarding places at the following schools.
Prebendal School, Chichester
🔹Year 5 and Year 7
Wellesley Haddon Dene, Kent
🔹Year 7
Lucton School, Herefordshire
🔹Year 12
Trinity School, Devon
🔹Year 12
Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis.
Episkopi: A pants Pirate Adventure Show
Date: 22nd of May
Two showings at 1500 and 1700
Title: A Pants Pirate Adventure
It's an original show about a group of pirates who wear their pants on the outside like superheroes and go on adventures having loads of silly pirate fun!
You can now collect your tickets from Episkopi Hive FREE OF CHARGE.
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Friday 3 May 2024
Army Cadets Mental Health
Are you struggling with your #MentalHealth ? Do you need someone to talk to? Check out Kooth.
Kooth are a service that allows you to get help by both talking to someone and accessing advice.
Family Action - IT Support Analyst Job Opportunity
Family Action have a new role just in, which may be of interest to Service leavers or military partners.
UK Remote (Midlands Area) Job Opportunity with a national charity – IT Support Analyst – Full Time, Permanent, Remote with Midlands travel.
Family Action say: "Our Family Action IT team is like a stealthy group of wizards who work in the background, ensuring all cogs turn so others can work their magic and help families and vulnerable people unhindered! If you're technically minded (ITIL), looking for a rewarding role at an established charity, click here to read more & apply!"
Serve & Protect Credit Union - May Online Webinars and Smile & Save Podcast
Free financial webinars this May from Serve and Protect - don't miss out!
🛒 Managing the Cost of Living
👤 Domestic Violence - The Financial Impact
✍️ Budgeting & Spending
🚀 Boost Your Credit Score
🔍 What Lenders Look For
🔗 Register: https://sandpcu.co.uk/webinars
Episode 2 of the Smile and Save Podcast is here, brought to you by Serve and Protect. Discover the importance of financial resilience in this short episode 🎧
🔗 Listen here: https://sandpcu.co.uk/m/smileandsavepod
Thursday 2 May 2024
Episkopi: Early Years April Newsletter
Wednesday 1 May 2024
'Anxiety Unravelled' - a free course for military parents from Bounce Forward
This programme is funded through the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust for military parents and carers.
Togetherall: Maternal Mental Health Month
Maternal mental health can be hard to talk about.