What is BASE?
BASE (British Army Supporting Education) is your space to explore clear, trustworthy guidance about careers, skills and opportunities in the British Army.
Whether you're a teacher, parent, or carer, we're here to help you support young people as they make decisions about their future.
What you’ll find
Easy-to-use resources for use in the classroom or at home
Straightforward guidance on work experience, skills development and education pathways
Information designed to give you confidence when supporting young people
Insights into the roles, training and opportunities the Army offers
Why BASE exists?
Young people look to the adults around them when planning their next steps. We want to make that role easier by sharing reliable information, removing uncertainty, and giving you practical tools you can use right away.
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The Educator Hub
Boost careers education with Gatsby aligned resources, classroom posters, myth busting guidance and workshops. Explore real stories, testimonials and expert led on demand webinars to support meaningful career conversations in class.
The Parents & Guardians Hub
Parent resources, step by step guidance, myth busting info and more. Hear real stories on our Parent Perspectives Podcast, explore testimonials, and watch expert led on demand webinars covering careers, applications and wellbeing.
LESSON LIBRARY
Our FREE Lesson Library is now available full of downloadable, adaptable teaching materials for ages 11–16. You can explore a range of engaging, curriculum-linked resources including; assemblies, form time activities, stand-alone lessons and complete schemes of work.
I found out a lot more of what BASE does. And then I was starting to look for opportunities, and how I can use it to improve our school's careers programme. So, I'm going to look at it more, things for assemblies and maybe future dates if they can come into the school. So, it definitely did broaden that knowledge.
KS4 Teacher
Insights & Research
BASE gives you the clarity and confidence to guide young people towards Army careers. It will help you feel equipped, informed and ready to support their next step.
Teachers:
Only 13% of teachers and careers advisers recently surveyed feel fully confident linking British Army career pathways to the subjects they teach.
(842 teachers & Advisors)
Parents:
Just 27% parents surveyed felt confident supporting their young person through the British Army application process.
(645 parents)
Using BASE:
63% of students know about the different career types in the British Army after using BASE resources, compared to 49% before.
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