{"id":51422,"date":"2014-12-10T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=7c589b8db70d252c0ab55b2c238dd875"},"modified":"2014-12-10T13:17:02","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:17:02","slug":"news-story-additional-funding-for-the-cadet-expansion-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=51422","title":{"rendered":"News story: Additional funding for the Cadet Expansion Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement will see thousands of school pupils benefit from \u00a32.3 million of additional funding as a fair funding model is introduced for all <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/combinedcadetforce.org.uk\/\">Combined Cadet Forces<\/a> (<abbr title=\"Combined Cadet Force\">CCF<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n<p>Following a consultation, the Defence Secretary has listened to schools and will now fund the infrastructure, running and adult volunteer costs for <abbr title=\"Combined Cadet Force\">CCF<\/abbr> units across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The cadet programme allows young people to participate in challenging and enjoyable activities, develop valuable new life skills, and prepare them to play an active part in the community.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of these benefits the government is also looking to identify schools and communities who would benefit from this programme.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bristol and Surrey Army Cadets\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/34303\/bristolacf_annualcamp_0548g.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption>Bristol and Surrey Army Cadets enjoying their summer camps in 2014 [Picture: Copyright Army Cadet Force]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Cadet forces offer young people the chance to develop essential skills and <abbr title=\"Combined Cadet Force\">CCF<\/abbr> units play an important role in providing this experience in schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I\u2019m pleased to announce that all school cadet units will receive the funding they need to make this opportunity available across the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul Luker, Chief Executive of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/reserve-forces-and-cadets-associations\">Council of Reserve Forces and Cadets Association<\/a>, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The cadets provide fantastic opportunities for young people and the initiative to expand their number was greatly welcomed by the cadet community.<br \/>\nIt was therefore important for the Ministry of Defence to consult on the possible changes to <abbr title=\"Combined Cadet Force\">CCF<\/abbr> funding, and it is enormously reassuring that they have listened fully to the feedback received.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The funding model announced today will allow the cadets forces to move from strength to strength, and I very much welcome the Secretary of State\u2019s determination to bring the cadet experience to more young people across the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence Secretary has announced that 100 new cadet units in state schools will benefit from \u00a32.3 million of additional funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}