Why military service children and young people?

The Office for Students identified military service children as underrepresented in higher education after research from University of Winchester suggested that this cohort have particular experiences that may affect access. This research also suggested that military service children are less likely than their peers to go on to higher education despite achieving well academically.

“Service Children could be characterised as GCSE achievers who do not progress to Higher Education as we would expect” (McCulloch and Hall 2016)

North Yorkshire is home to over 10,000 children from a military service background, most notably in and around Catterick Garrison, the largest British Army garrison in Europe.