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Army recruiters visit London's poorest schools most often
January 2010
This research published in 2010 has found that the army visited 40% of London schools from September 2008 to April 2009 and disproportionately visits schools in the most disadvantaged areas. The researchers conclude that, “the army's recruitment activities in schools risk jeopardising the rights and future welfare of the young people contacted. Given that schools have a special duty of care for the well-being of their students, we believe that teachers, head teachers, and teaching bodies will want to weigh these issues carefully when deciding whether to accept approaches from army recruiters.”
Earlier research in 2006 found that schools in the most deprived parts of Wales were visited 50% more often by the army than those in more affluent areas.
