Duchy College Military and Protective Services Academy - MAPS Academy

08/06/2026

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05/06/2026

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04/06/2026

Duchy College Military and Protective Services are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic Royal Navy Merlin helicopter accident and the loss of Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher and Petty Officer Owen Green.

Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with their families, friends, colleagues, the Royal Navy, the Fleet Air Arm and all those affected by this devastating loss.

Our NCFE learners had the privilege of meeting Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher during a visit to RNAS Yeovilton, where she delivered a brief that made a genuine and lasting impact. Her determination, resilience, professionalism and positive attitude were clear to everyone who met her.

She was an inspiration and a role model to many, particularly to our female learners, who saw in her what can be achieved through commitment, courage and belief.

Her loss will be felt widely, and she will be remembered by our learners and staff with great respect.

Stand easy. We will remember them.

03/06/2026

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02/06/2026

👏 Great to welcome back Duchy MaPS Alumni Jack! 👏

Just before half term, we were delighted to welcome Jack back to Duchy College to speak with our Military & Protective Services learners.

Jack has recently completed Air Force initial training at RAF Halton and is now moving on to his trade training to become a Weapons Systems Engineer.

He spoke to our learners about the realities of RAF initial training and how the course helped prepare him — not just physically, but also with his attitude, administration, resilience, discipline, knowledge and understanding of what is expected in training.

It was fantastic to see Jack again, and our learners found the session incredibly useful. Hearing directly from someone who has been through the course and is now successfully progressing in the RAF gave real context to what we do every day and why the standards, routines, fitness, teamwork and personal discipline matter.

This is what Duchy MaPS is all about — preparing learners properly for their next steps into the Armed Forces, Blue Light Services and wider Uniformed Services careers.

We currently have:

✅ 2 former learners in Army Initial Training at Pirbright
✅ 1 learner at Army Selection
✅ 1 learner on Royal Marines Selection
✅ 1 former learner at AFC Harrogate who has just been promoted to Junior Corporal

A huge well done to Jack and to all of our learners and alumni currently taking their next steps. We are incredibly proud of you all.

🚨 Want Outstanding preparation for a career in the Uniformed Services?

There is still time to apply.

Visit: www.duchy.ac.uk

01/06/2026

Apologies for being a little quiet on here over the last couple of weeks!
We hope everyone is enjoying half term and making the most of the fantastic weather. ☀️ It has been a busy time for Duchy MaPS, and we have plenty of updates coming your way over the next few days.
A big highlight before the break was our very successful Taster Day last Tuesday. Huge credit to everyone involved for their effort in some very hot weather — staff and learners did a brilliant job and the day went really well.
We have received some really positive feedback from attendees and parents, who said how much they enjoyed the day and how helpful it was in making decisions about the future.
The standout favourite? Our famous Mud Run of course — and in that heat, the water sections were definitely appreciated! 💪⛰️🌊
Keep an eye on the page — more updates coming soon!
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01/06/2026

The English Veterans Awards
2026 are open for Applications and Nominations!

⭐⭐ The English Veterans Awards 2026 are open for Applications and Nominations! ⭐

🏆 Including a New Award for 2026 - Cadet Adult Instructor of the Year 🏆

If you are or you know a veteran that's done some great things since transition to civilian life or you're a business/organisation/charity that's gone above and beyond to support our former military then get in touch!

Rewarding Veterans, Reservists and Cadet Adult Instructors from all aspects of our community including Fitness, Business and those all important volunteers who live, work or are based in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Veterans Awards CIC are very thankful to Thales Group who are our group main sponsor supporting all the Awards across the United Kingdom 🇬🇧. Our Lead Sponsor for The English Veterans Awards is CXC Ltd and In support of The Army Benevolent Fund and the Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity.

The Awards will take place at the 4* De Vere Cotswold Water Park on 1st October.

Our categories are -

⭐ Role Model of the Year
⭐ The Community Award
⭐ Military Charity Fundraiser of the Year
⭐ Inspiration of the year
⭐ Entrepreneur of the Year
⭐ Employer of the Year
⭐ Lifetime Achievement
⭐ Leavers to Leader Award
⭐ Volunteer of the Year
⭐ Health and well-being Award
⭐ Reservist of the year
⭐ Veterans Group of the year
⭐ Veterans Business of the Year Award
⭐ Cadet Adult Instructor

Apply or Nominate Here👇

https://veteransawards.co.uk/english-veterans-awards/

Our overall Veterans Awards Champion will be chosen from the winners of each of the above categories.

Good luck! It's you who will act as role models for our future service leavers!



Thanks to all our sponsors -

Harlequin - Hugh James - NAFESE - Thales Group - DXC- CSPM Consultancy- Strongmind Resiliency Training Ltd - Company X Consulting, The Leadership Book- Rebecca and Tim Tomalin Reeves- Forces Support Ltd- Objective Technologies