Plans to expand cadet forces in state schools

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The Ministry of Defence has welcomed the findings of a recent academic study highlighting the positive impact of school-based Cadet Forces, and confirmed plans to expand Combined Cadet Forces (CCFs) in state schools as part of a broader effort to improve youth development and opportunity. Responding to a parliamentary question from Lord Stevens of Birmingham on 28 May 2025, Minister of State for Defence Lord Coaker affirmed the Government’s support for the March 2025 report The Impact and Value of School-Based Cadet Forces in the UK, authored by the Institute of Social Innovation and Impact at the University of Northampton.

Period29 May 2025

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  • TitlePlans to expand cadet forces in state schools
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletUK Defence Journal
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date29/05/25
    DescriptionThe Ministry of Defence has welcomed the findings of a recent academic study highlighting the positive impact of school-based Cadet Forces, and confirmed plans to expand Combined Cadet Forces (CCFs) in state schools as part of a broader effort to improve youth development and opportunity.
    Producer/AuthorCraig Langford
    URLhttps://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/plans-to-expand-cadet-forces-in-state-schools/
    PersonsRichard Hazenberg, Claire Paterson-Young, Simon Denny
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Keywords

  • Cadets
  • Impact
  • Cadet Expansion Programme
  • Education

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