Service Children's Education (SCE) is an executive agency

Executive agency

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 of the United Kingdom government responsible for the education of the children of service

British Armed Forces

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 families and Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....

 personnel serving outside of the United Kingdom. They provide school

School

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s and educational support services from Foundation Stage

Foundation Stage

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 through to sixth form

Sixth form

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Schools follow the English National Curriculum, administer national assessments and public examinations, and are inspected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate, via Ofsted

Ofsted

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. Teachers have recognised UK professional qualifications and the majority are recruited specially from the United Kingdom for service in the schools.

SCE is headquartered in Wegberg

Wegberg

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, Germany

Germany

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See also

• British Families Education Service
  British Families Education Service
  The British Families Education Service was an organisation set up by the British Government in 1946 to run schools for the children of British military and government personnel serving in West Germany. In 1951 or 1952 it was taken over by the War Office and in 1963 by the Ministry of Defence. Its...
  
  
• Naval Education Service
  Naval Education Service
  The Naval Education Service was a branch of the British Royal Navy which both provided education for naval personnel and ran schools for children of Royal Navy personnel. It was the Education Department of the Admiralty until 1951. It was abolished in 1978...
  
  
• Queen's Army Schoolmistresses
  Queen's Army Schoolmistresses
  The Queen's Army Schoolmistresses were female schoolteachers who assisted the Royal Army Educational Corps and its predecessors in teaching the children of soldiers in British Army garrison schools. They were formed as the Army Schoolmistresses in 1848 and received the "Queen's" prefix in 1928....
  
  
• Royal Army Educational Corps
  Royal Army Educational Corps
  The Royal Army Educational Corps was a corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills...