You are invited to attend our Creative Forces Day in Chelmsford (Writtle campus) on 24 April 2025.
We're also offering Creative Forces Days in Peterborough and Cambridge.
This event is aimed at Service Children (both past and present!) to explore their unique identity, recognise the skills they’ve developed due to their background, and apply these to their educational and career goals.
There will also be current students from similar backgrounds that you will meet throughout the day, showcasing relatable role models for Service Children.
The CFD programme specifically addresses common barriers faced by Service Children, providing practical advice and support.
This event is offered in collaboration with Make Happen. It allows Service children to engage with higher education by taking part in a day of fun and interactive activities hosted at our Writtle campus. Students will have the opportunity to learn what university can offer, the careers available beyond higher education-level study, and to explore their ‘Service child' identity in the process. It's also an opportunity to build the capacity of schools to understand and support their Service children.
Service children* in years 7–11 and their teachers/advisors.
Although Creative Forces Days are designed to appeal to the military community, we would encourage service children to bring a buddy to learn and experience the day too.
We cannot make any promises but will be keen to help if we can, and will get back to you in due course regarding any additional funding.
Please register your interest using our online form.
This event is brought to you in collaboration by Anglia Ruskin University, Make Happen and Network for East Anglian Collaborative Outreach (neaco).
*A person whose parent or carer serves in the Regular Armed Forces, or as a Reservist, or has done at any point during the first 25 years of that person’s life.