{"id":148572,"date":"2026-08-12T16:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=148572"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:24:05","slug":"reaseheath-armed-forces-covenant-silver-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/reaseheath-armed-forces-covenant-silver-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaseheath receives Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_left'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-msq8g6v5-5002fa97748b86b3a0f6e68685e5ced6 avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 42%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-msq8g6v5-5002fa97748b86b3a0f6e68685e5ced6__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-148573 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-148573\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/26.07.28-Hatty-Fleetwood-Kurt-Ray-and-Becki-Newton-Chesters-1-1500x630.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='26.07.28 Hatty Fleetwood, Kurt Ray and Becki Newton-Chesters (1)' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_left'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-148572'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-6grdujg-77dda4d99d2b4357513751bdd96d9573 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Reaseheath College and University Centre has been recognised with the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award in recognition of its commitment to supporting members of the armed forces community.<\/p>\n<p>The Silver Award is presented to organisations that demonstrate outstanding support for serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families, while actively promoting the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant.<\/p>\n<p>The award reflects a range of activity across the college in support of the armed forces community. This includes Reaseheath&#8217;s partnership with Building Heroes, which provides construction training opportunities for veterans and service leavers as they transition into civilian careers. The programme helps participants develop valuable skills and access employment opportunities within the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p>Reaseheath also employs former service personnel, members of military families and serving reservists, further demonstrating the college&#8217;s commitment to supporting the armed forces community within its own workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Colleagues have also worked alongside military organisations through employer engagement initiatives, including supporting activities at the 103rd Regiment Royal Artillery&#8217;s Altcar Training Camp. The college regularly attends recruitment and careers events that help connect serving personnel, veterans and military families with training, education and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Together, these initiatives demonstrate the college&#8217;s commitment to supporting members of the armed forces community through skills development, career progression and employer engagement, helping to secure national recognition through the Silver Award.<\/p>\n<p>Becki Newton-Chesters, Head of People Services at Reaseheath, said: \u201cWe are delighted to have achieved the Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award. This recognition reflects the commitment of colleagues across the college who have worked to build meaningful relationships with the armed forces community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom our partnership with Building Heroes to supporting employer engagement and recruitment events, we are proud to play a role in helping serving personnel, veterans and military families access skills, training and career opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to building on this work and continuing to support those who have served, or continue to serve, our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Employer Recognition Scheme, administered by the Ministry of Defence, recognises organisations that go above and beyond in their support for the armed forces community and encourages others to follow their example.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reaseheath College and University Centre has received the Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award for its commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":148573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[468],"tags":[988,989],"class_list":["post-148572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-people-first","tag-staff-news","news","","wp-json","wp","v2","posts","148572"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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