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Welcome to Training Ship ST. Petroc!
We are a uniformed youth organisation based on the Royal Navy, providing a stable environment for children between the ages of 10 and 18 to learn and have a go at new and exciting things.
So if you are over 10 and want some serious fun come and join Padstow sea cadets.
Cadets meet on Monday and friday evenings from 6.30 - 9.15 pm, and have the opportunity to participate in a range of different activities.
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BURGEE LEVEL
We have maintained our high levels of attitude and discipline from last year and have managed to gained our second successive Burgee. For those.....
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Forgotten
If you have forgotten to pick up a T1 or a medication form then use these two hyperlinks.
T1
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Medication form
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Other Information
Bullying
Bullying is unacceptable within the Sea Cadet Corps, as it is in any other youth organisation and any bullying by either staff or cadets is dealt with in the highest extremes. Any report of bullying should be bought to the attention of any member of staff that you feel you can trust and they will take it further if necessary.
Safety
Safety is one of the highest priorities of the Sea Cadet Corps, and fully qualified instructors undertake all activities. Cadets will always be issued with the relevant safety equipment (such as life jackets) before an activity commences. Each of the sea cadet activities is regulated and subjected to a full risk assessment before anything else can happen. These publications are available for inspection should you wish to see them.
Parental Consent
Your child will never attend a day, weekend or week activity without your prior consent. Usually in the form of the Sea Cadet Standard form T1, also if your child is currently taking medication you need to fill in the T1 Medication form (both can be found above).
It is important that this form is correctly filled in on each occasion, as it also used as an identification document for the Cadet. Cadets attending activities with incomplete Parent/Gardian Consent Forms are liable to be sent home.
Request Forms
Request forms are used for leave requests, promotions and awards and can be found with the Administration officer. Uniform request forms are for any change's in size or change's of item that the Cadets require and are found in the stores. All Cadets are taught how to complete the forms and each request is approved by the cadets’ Divisional Officer. The unit aims to teach cadets to be responsible for their own personal administration and cadets are fully supported by a dedicated divisional officer.
Supervision
The Sea Cadet Corps imposes very high standards on its staff members to ensure that any supervisor has the correct qualification for the activity, and is of suitable character to be involved with children. All unit staff / and instructors are vetted through the Criminal Records Bureau and all references are always taken up. All staff are unpaid volunteers and willing give up their time for the benefit of the cadets in their charge.
Every member of staff has to sign up to the Sea Cadet Corps Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy and each activity is regulated by the Sea Cadet Regulations, Training Instructions and Training Afloat Regulations for Safety which are available for inspection should you wish to see them.
Special Needs
All units will do their very best to accommodate any children with special needs. The unit will take cadets on board with special needs subject to the restrictions bounding the individuals personal safety and the safety of others. Please speak to the Commanding Officer if you have a child that requires special attention.
We do have cadets with learning difficulties, ADHD and other disorders. We request that any special requirements are made clear on the cadets joining form SCC Form P10 and on the SCCT1 should the cadet participate in activities outside of the unit.
Valuables
No valuables should be bought to the unit and any uniform should be clearly marked with the cadets name and unit number (SCC492). No responsibility can be taken for any item of personal equipment bought into the unit. You can hand any mobile phones into the ships office for safe keeping if required but mobile phones should be insured for loss or damage as the unit can take no responsibility for them. Any personal equipment lost is handed into either the Stores Officer or the 1st Lft.
Please note that no personal equipment or loan uniform should be left at the unit unattended as the unit cannot take responsibility for its security as many different groups use the units facilities at various times.
Discipline
This word is often misunderstood by cadets joining the unit. We expect a high standard of behaviour in the Sea Cadets and cadets to do what they are told by the adult instructors. If cadets cannot behave we have to contact the cadets parents and send you home. Please note that disruptive cadets only spoil activities for everyone else so they will be sent home. All disciplinary issues are formally recorded and held on the cadets records and may also affect their advancement for promotion or attendance on courses / competitions.
Photographs and Publicity
All parents reserve the right to allow us, to use any photographs / media of cadets participating in Sea Cadet activities for Sea Cadet publicity purposes. This may include publishing photographs in the local / national news papers, internal sea cadet publications, the Navy News, Unit Display Boards and Sea Cadet National, Area and Unit internet sites. Additionally at sometimes short notice the unit has opportunities with local, regional and national television and radio to promote the organisation.
If you object to the use of cadet photographs / media in this way please contact the Commanding Officer to discuss this issue. Please note that individual cadets names and details are never published on the Internet.
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History of the Corps
The Sea Cadet Corps has one of the longest continuous histories of any youth organisation in the country, but it has evolved haphazardly. The Corps dates back to the Crimean War (1854-1856) when sailors returning home from the campaign formed Naval Lads' Brigades to help orphans in the back streets of sea ports.
The SCC in the UK can be traced back to the Kent port of Whitstable where the first of the Naval Lads' Brigades was established. The success of the brigades in helping disadvantaged youth led to the formation of the Navy League, a national organisation with a membership of 250,000 dedicated to supporting the Royal Navy, which subsequently adopted the Brigades in 1910.
1914
The Navy League applied to the Admiralty for recognition of its 34 Boys' Naval Brigades. This was granted in 1919 subject to an annual efficiency inspection by an officer on the staff of the Admiral Commanding Reserves, and the title Navy League Sea Cadet Corps was adopted.
1937
Lord Nuffield gave £50,000 (over £2 million in today's money) to fund the relaunch and expansion of the Sea Cadet Corps.
1939
At the start of World War II here were almost 100 Sea Cadet Units in the UK with more than 10,000 Cadets
1940
In June the Navy League purchased an old sailing vessel and renamed her TS BOUNTY. She was fitted out to accommodate 40 Cadets. In July weekly courses started for Cadets from all Units. These ended in September and the ship closed down.
1941
The shortage of visual and wireless ratings in the Royal Navy led to special three-week training courses being run on board TS BOUNTY for Sea Cadets, to qualify them more quickly for entry into the RN. This made good use of the training and skills they had already gained in the Cadets and meant a considerable saving in training time for the Admiralty.
1942
The 1941 scheme had caught the Admiralty’s imagination. As a result, the Admiral Commanding Reserves took over the training role, HM King George VI became Admiral of the Corps, Officers were granted appointments in the RNVR and the Corps was renamed the Sea Cadet Corps. A huge expansion to 400 Units and 50,000 Cadets coincided in many towns with Warship Weeks, so the newly formed Unit took the same name as the adopted warship. The Admiralty now paid for uniforms, equipment, travel and training, while the Navy League funded sport and Unit headquarters.
In the same year, the Girls’ Naval Training Corps was formed as part of the National Association of Girls’ Corps, with Units mainly in southern England.
1948
The Sea Cadet Council was set up to govern the Corps, with membership from the Navy League and the Royal Navy, and a retired Captain took on the task of supervision, first as Secretary to the Council and later as Captain, Sea Cadet Corps.
1955
The Commandant General, Royal Marines asked permission to form a Marine Cadet Section that could be fitted into the existing organisation and the Council agreed to this. By 1964 the Section had expanded from the original five Detachments to 40. Today there are 98.
1963
The Girls’ Nautical Training Corps became affiliated to the Sea Cadet Corps, in many cases sharing the same premises with local Units.
1976
The Navy League was renamed the Sea Cadet Association since support of the Sea Cadets and Girls’ Nautical Training Corps had become its sole aims.
1980
The admission of girls into the Sea Cadet Corps was approved and the Girls’ Nautical Training Corps ceased to exist as a separate body.
2004
In November the Sea Cadet Association merged with the Marine Society to form a new charity ‘The Marine Society & Sea Cadets’
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