These resources demonstrate who we are and what we do – championing those Serving in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and their families. Explore our helpful guides, check lists and further resources to support you and your family to thrive.
Armed Forces Support and Guidance for Schools
Guidance for schools to support service children.
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Families Transition Too! Leaving the Service
Transitioning to Civvie Street can be unsettling, but this guide has all the information you need!
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Forces Familes Jobs
A free employment training portal for Armed Forces spouses/partners and their adult children.
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How to Create Your UKVI Account and Access DroE
All exempt vignettes have now been digitised by UKVI. This resource gives step by step instructions for serving personnel on how to set up a UKVI account and access your Digital Record of Exemption.
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Navigating Periods of Separation
A guide for naval families experiencing time apart, and the professionals who support them.
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Navigating Periods of Separation: Hearing and valuing children’s perspectives
Section 5b of the Navigating Separation Resource explores younger children's perspectives on experiencing time apart, varying emotions and things that have helped.
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Navigating Periods of Separation: How Education Professionals Can Help
Guidance and best practice for schools and education professionals supporting naval families
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Navigating Periods of Separation: What about the wider family?
Section 5a of the Navigating Periods of Separation resource shares the voice of service children aged 11+, what experiencing separation can be like for older children and teens and what has helped them.
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Overseas Checklist: Considering an Overseas Assignment
Actions to consider when you are contemplating an Overseas Assignment.
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Overseas Checklist: Planning to Move Overseas
Actions to consider if you are planning to leave the UK on an Overseas Assignment.
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Overseas Checklist: Returning to the UK
Actions to consider in the lead up to a return to the UK while on an Overseas Assignment.
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Recommended Reading Book List
Recommended reading for RN and RM Service personnel and their loved ones.
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Strengthening Families
This booklet aims to raise awareness of the ‘holistic offers’ provided by numerous charities to our RN & RM families.
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Top Tips: Assigning from Overseas to Overseas
These are the extra nuances to consider when you are moving Overseas to Overseas.
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Top Tips: Bringing your Pets Overseas
If you are thinking taking your pet with you on an overseas assignment, there are some matters to consider.
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Top Tips: Removals, Storage and Packing
You need to think about this early bearing in mind transit times to USA and Falkland Islands can be at least 12 weeks.
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Welcome to Scotland
A guide for Service personnel and their families in Scotland from the Scottish Government
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Welcome to Wales
A guide for Service personnel and their families in Wales from the Welsh Government
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