Who we are and what we do

Service Children's Education (SCE) is an Agency of the MOD and is dedicated to the education of the children of Service families and MOD personnel serving outside of the United Kingdom. We seek to provide a first class system of schools and educational support services and our aim is to provide an effective and efficient education service, from Foundation Stage through to sixth form, and to enable children to benefit from their residence abroad.

Our schools follow the National Curriculum (England), administer national assessments and public examinations, and are inspected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI). Teachers in SCE schools must have recognised UK professional qualifications and the majority are recruited specially from the United Kingdom for service in our schools.

Our examination and assessment results place us among the leading Local Authorities in the United Kingdom. Reports by the Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED), which provides an independent inspection service for our schools, have been consistently good and compare very favourably with those made on schools in England. The work of our schools is supported by SCE's Schools Directorate which helps to ensure continual professional development, so that our schools are fully abreast of developments in the United Kingdom. (www.sceschools.com – about SCE)