Editing Combined Cadet Force (section)

=== Independent and state schools ===
The CCF movement used to be dominated by the independent sector with 200 contingents being based in [[Independent School (UK)|independent schools]] with only around 60 in state schools.<ref name="Henry">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8999455/Military-cadet-forces-in-every-school-says-schools-commissioner.html |title=Military cadet forces in every school, says schools commissioner |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Julie |last=Henry |date=2012-01-08}}</ref> Since the Cadet Expansion Programme was launched in 2012 the number of contingents has reached 500, beating the target set by the government. There are now more contingents in the state sector than in the independent sector. The expansion was funded by £50m from the fines arising from the [[LIBOR scandal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MOD sponsored cadet forces: 1 April 2020 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-sponsored-cadet-forces-statistics-2020/mod-sponsored-cadet-forces-1-april-2020 |access-date=2021-02-18 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>

It was reported in 2008 that some independent school CCF detachments would be opened to pupils of local state schools<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/private-schools-will-let-state-pupils-join-cadet-forces-936171.html |title=Private schools will let state pupils join cadet forces |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=20 September 2008 |quote=A ground-breaking agreement to allow state school pupils to join cadet forces in some of Britain's most elite private schools is to be announced this month. Six of the country's top fee-paying schools – including City of London boys' school and Highgate – have agreed to open up their Combined Cadet Forces to neighbouring state schools. |first=Richard |last=Garner |access-date=2010-04-30}}</ref><ref name="Henry" /> One case of a fee-charging school allowing state school pupils to join the cadet force was [[Aldenham School]] in [[Watford]], [[Hertfordshire]] linking its Cadet Force with the nearby state school [[Queens' School]] to form a joint Cadet force.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aldenham.com/ |title=CCF Biennial Inspection |access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10640052/Public-school-funding-for-military-cadet-forces-diverted-to-state-sector.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215032554/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10640052/Public-school-funding-for-military-cadet-forces-diverted-to-state-sector.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2014 |title=Public school funding for military cadet forces diverted to state sector |first1=Steven |last1=Swinford |first2=Ben |last2=Farmer |date=14 February 2014|access-date=24 September 2019 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref>