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STRIDES Programme

The STRIDES Programme focuses on the education and development needs of bereaved Forces children and young people. This includes removing barriers to learning and providing opportunities to develop life skills.  The STRIDES Programme can advocate on behalf of a member in matters related to education, and it also includes access to a range of small educational grants.  STRIDES is there to help schools and teachers too.  We can support schools with resources, information, guidance and advice. 
 
If you know a child or young person who has experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces, or if you are school that has bereaved military children, please get in touch.

 Our Strides development grants:

  • The Scotty Allowance: a small grant available to every Scotty Member, every year, to contribute toward to cost of activities such as school trips, swimming lessons, sports clubs or music lessons and extracurricular activities.
  • Scotty’s Driving - School: for Members aged 17+ a small grant to cover the cost of driving lessons.
  • Scotty’s Higher Education Grant: Members can apply for a higher education grant of £1,000 to contribute toward the cost of going to University.
  • The Super Grant: a one-off grant available in emergency situations or once in a life opportunities.
  • Scotty’s New School Grant: A £100 contribution towards the cost of starting a new school.

To help Scotty’s members to continue in their learning journey, we are trialling a new STRIDES grant until the end of 2026.

The ‘Further Education grant’ is available to all Scotty's members over 16 starting 6th form or college, it is up to £500 to contribute towards:

  • Purchase of books
  • Purchase of laptops
  • Other equipment directly related to the course enrolled on
  • Equipment needed to help with any accessibility arrangements for example if you have a SEND need

To apply, please complete the form here tfaforms.com/5189368

How to support a bereaved British Forces child or young person:

If you know a child or young person who has experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces, they could be eligible for specialist bereavement support from Scotty's Little Soldiers. Hundreds of bereaved military children aren’t getting the support they need but we are here to help.

  • If you are seeking support for a bereaved military child or young person, click here.
  • If you are the parent or carer of a bereaved military child or young person, click here.
  • If you work with bereaved children & young people, click here.
  • If you are a bereaved young person seeking support, click here.
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