Advice and support
The Children's Education Advisory Service (CEAS) provides expert and impartial advice about the education of military service children. Accessible to all.

Contact phone

If parents would prefer to speak to a member of the team – please indicate this in your email and a staff member will call you as soon as they possibly can.

Age

From 0 to 16 years old

Description

The Children's Education Advisory Service (CEAS) provides expert and impartial advice about the education of military service children.

Overview
CEAS is part of the Ministery of Defence's (MOD) Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) and is a small dedicated team, who are experienced in advising service parents on a wide range of issues regarding the education of service children in the UK and overseas.

CEAS provides advice, support and guidance regarding the educational well-being of the children and young people belonging to families in all 3 services and eligible MOD civilians who are based overseas. All advice given is impartial, child-centred and focuses on the best interests of the individual.

The CEAS team is comprised of qualified teachers and experienced case advisors who can answer queries predominantly via email and telephone.

If  you require information, guidance or support regarding your child(ren)’s special educational additional needs and/or disability, please feel free to contact CEAS or read the Special educational needs guidance (PDF, 97.5KB, 4 pages) . For further support and guidance from CEAS, please complete and return the Consent form (ODT, 40.6KB) along with any evidence to support your case.

Updated: 16/03/2023