Book for our Discovery Morning
Discovery Mornings are a chance to explore the School on a normal working day.
You and your family will tour the School in the company of one of our pupils and will meet the senior team over tea and coffee.
Junior School (Reception – Year 6):
Wednesday 15 May 8.45am – 10am
Spaces at a Discovery Morning are limited so that you can have as much time as you need to see the School at your own pace and discuss your child as an individual.
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The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a thriving co-curricular organisation for pupils attending the Stamford Schools.
Cadets are invited to attend a week-long summer camp at the end of the summer term.
Senior cadets are also offered the chance to go on specialist courses, during which they can experience the very best CCF military and adventurous training. As part of this, Royal Navy cadets spend time afloat at Rutland Water and RAF cadets can go gliding or flying.
Pupils choose the section that most appeals to them, subject to places being available. Cadets parade on Friday afternoons.
CCF activities also make good use of the Schools’ classrooms, IT and sports facilities.
The contingent at Stamford has a ‘Section’ from each of the three services: Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.
Each Section is directed and managed by a dedicated team consisting of Cadet Force Adult Volunteers who have been commissioned into the Cadet Forces. All adults are trained specifically to work with cadets. The Schools also have their own full-time School Staff Instructor. Contingent training is supported by regular visits from regional cadet training staff from all three services.
Each Section is directed and managed by a dedicated team consisting of Cadet Force Adult Volunteers who have been commissioned into the Cadet Forces. All adults are trained specifically to work with cadets. The Schools also have their own full-time School Staff Instructor.
The Royal Navy proficiency syllabus bases its training emphasis on leadership, afloat activities and adventurous training. Annual camps are held at Britannia Royal Naval College (Dartmouth), HMS Bristol (Portsmouth) and the Garelochead Training Area (Scotland).
The Royal Navy Section aims to get cadets afloat as soon as possible and RN cadets can expect to be sailing on Rutland Water within days of joining the CCF!
As cadets progress, they are given the opportunity to complete a Cadet Forces Instructional Techniques (CFIT) course. Successful completion of this course allows cadets to take on greater responsibility in the section and contingent. Senior cadets will be expected to mentor younger cadets and set an example with uniform and standards.
This is done by developing Cadets through the Army Proficiency Certificate (APC) star levels. All Cadets participate in a structured weekly programme which includes training in – Drill, Map & Compass, Field Craft, Skill at Arms, First Aid and Self-Reliance. This training is then reinforced and developed by attendance on Field Days/Weekends, Annual Camp and for the more senior cadets progression through to the Senior Cadet Instructors Cadre (SCIC) and Cadet Leadership Course (CLC).
All Army cadets are encouraged to further their cadet experience by being offered the opportunity to attend a whole range of camps and courses, from Leadership Development to Adventure Training.
This widens the breadth of experience and gives cadets the chance to access opportunities which are not normally available to other school pupils. For example, firing on military ranges or attending highly subsidised courses at the Cadet Centre for Adventure Training (CCAT).
This is completed in three sections. Cadets join the CCF as Second Class Cadets. Upon successful completion of basic training they are awarded their First Class Cadet badges. First Class Cadets progress to Leading Cadet, Senior Cadet and Master Air Cadet through a combination of online learning training packages and practical training. Advancement to Master Air Cadet takes, on average, three academic years. However. ‘keen’ cadets can finish this training earlier. In addition to the online training all cadets receive practical training on Friday afternoons.
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At the end of each year cadets have the opportunity to attend a summer camp at a RAF Station.
As cadets progress, they are given the opportunity to complete a Cadet Forces Instructional Techniques (CFIT) course. Successful completion of this course allows cadets to take on greater responsibility in the section and contingent. Senior cadets will be expected to mentor younger cadets.At the end of each year cadets have the opportunity to attend a summer camp at a RAF Station.
Cadets achieving the Master Air Cadet classification will be awarded a Level 2 BTEC in Aviation Studies.
