Pushing ahead with cadets in schools
The Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, choose the Conservative Party conference to announce the next phase of the Cadet Expansion Programme with 25 new cadet units being set up in state schools.
The Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, choose the Conservative Party conference to announce the next phase of the Cadet Expansion Programme with 25 new cadet units being set up in state schools.
He made a high profile visit to a new cadet unit at a Birmingham school which was involved in the ‘trojan horse’ allegations. Rockwood Academy is pairing the cadet unit with another inititative – a curriculum-based counter extremism programme. The particular example of a new cadet unit illustrates how they are seen as measures to counter extremism and promote ‘British values’, along with ‘military ethos’.
Read our critique of the Cadet Expansion Programme, first published in The Morning Star, 18/10/16.
Also see:
Michael Fallon launches army cadets scheme at ‘Trojan horse’ school (The Guardian, 4/10/16)
A night on the frontline with Michael Fallon’s school cadet corps (The Guardian, 7/10/16)
This TV report from BBC Midlands shows the ‘parading unit’ at Rockwood Academy doing drill and handling weapons. It states that the unit comprised of 12 year olds will be using live ammuniition within a year.… Read more