Veterans’ Story Hour

Parent / guardian consent

School visit
Oxfordshire · 2026

Please complete this form and return it to the school before the visit. One form per child.

1. The visit

Veterans’ Story Hour brings Armed Forces veterans into the classroom to give a short, first-person account of service. It is not a parade and it is not a politics lesson.

Length: one hour (one lesson).
Speakers: two veterans.
Stories: fifteen minutes each.
Then: thirty minutes of questions and answers with the children.

School staff remain in the room throughout. The school stays in charge of the class. Speakers are asked to keep language and detail suitable for the year group. A child who does not take part will be given an alternative activity by the school.

2. School and session

School

Year / class

Date of visit

Time

Venue

3. Pupil

Child’s full name

Date of birth

Class / tutor

Please tell the school in the usual way of any need the speakers should know about (for example hearing support). Do not write medical detail on this form unless the school asks you to.

4. Consent

Please tick one box in each section.

A. Taking part

☐ I give permission for my child to take part in Veterans’ Story Hour at school.

☐ I do not give permission. I understand the school will arrange an alternative activity.

B. Photographs and recording

The school or Veterans’ Story Hour may take photographs or short film of the session for the school newsletter, the campaign website, or reports to funders. Children will not be named in public material unless you agree below.

☐ I agree to my child appearing in photographs or film of the session.

☐ I agree to my child’s first name being used with a photograph.

☐ I do not agree to photographs or film of my child being used outside the school.

5. Parent or guardian

Full name

Relationship to child

Telephone

Signature

Date

By signing I confirm that I have parental responsibility for the child named above.

6. School use only

Received by

Date received

Permission given

Photo / film

Notes

Notes for the school

This form is a template. The host school may put it on its own letterhead and keep the signed copies with its usual visit records.

The school remains responsible for safeguarding during the visit. Staff stay in the room.
Speaker names and a short outline of each account can be supplied in advance on request.
Veterans’ Story Hour does not need a copy of this form unless the school is also sending photograph permissions for campaign use.
Questions: Rory Hanrahan, myone_ie@hotmail.co.uk, 07752 144777.

Veterans’ Story Hour Armed Forces veterans into schools — two speakers, one hour, then questions from the children.
rhodirish-afk.github.io/veterans-story-hour · roryhanrahan.co.uk