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Put your school in front of the families who are looking for it
In 2023/24 the MOD paid £88.6 million in Continuity of Education Allowance for 4,005 children. Their parents research schools online, and ForcesBursaries.com gives them a dedicated place to compare schools, bursaries and CEA support.
Who we are
Forces Bursaries is published by Quest, who have published magazines for the Armed Forces since 1999. Now in its second year, it reaches the Tri-Service community: serving personnel in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, their families, veterans and those leaving the Services, in the UK and on overseas postings.
A small audience, and the right one
Our pay-per-click campaigns target people searching for terms such as “CEA boarding schools” and “service children schools”, so the people who arrive are already looking for a school that suits a Service family. We also promote Forces Bursaries and our schools’ profiles across our social media channels.
Google advertising, August and September 2026: 35,600 search impressions, 1,230 clicks, 3.5% click-through rate.
Website audience, August and September 2026: 1,000 new users and 980 active users, in the UK and on overseas postings.
Your school profile
Your school gets its own profile covering facilities, boarding provision, location, admissions and the support it offers Service families. It is not an entry we leave you to maintain.
We keep your open days up to date. Every week we check your website for new or amended open days and update your profile, our online open-day calendar and the open-day pages in the digital magazine. Your admissions dates stay current all year without your team having to send us every change.
Tell your school’s story. Participating schools can contribute editorial: boarding life and pastoral care, the experience of Forces families already at the school, continuity of education, pupil stories and advice for Service parents. The digital magazine carries embedded video, so a school film can sit alongside your feature.
Measurable. Every link from your profile, articles and promotions is tagged, so you can see in your own analytics the traffic Forces Bursaries sends to your admissions pages.
Packages
12-month packages, rates held until 11 December 2026
Every package keeps your open days up to date automatically, and every link back to your site is tracked. Click any item to see an example.
Full package: website and digital magazine£3,995 £1,995
Magazine school profile, website school profile, rotating homepage banner, automatic open-day updates, editorial in the magazine and on the website. The magazine and website both support animated banners and video.
Online package: website£1,995 £995
Website school profile, rotating homepage banner, automatic open-day updates. The website supports animated banners and video.
Magazine directory: 12 months£295 £195
Your school listed in the magazine directory.
Talk to us
If you’d like to discuss any of this further, or a bespoke package for your school, book a call with Alan Mills, Senior Sales Consultant.
Prefer to go ahead without a call? Email [email protected] with the package you’d like and we’ll come back to you within one working day.
T. 01359 259444
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