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Newsletter 1 - September 2024
Mrs Hills, Pastoral Leader Year 9, (mrshillsa@strichardscc.com)
Year 9
I would like to begin the year by wishing
both parents/carers and pupils a warm
welcome to Year 9 and hope that you
and your families have had a good
summer break.
I am delighted to be leading this year group and the excellent
form tutors in Year 9 who will continue to do a wonderful job
of supporting your children; I would urge you to contact them
if you have any questions or concerns. Having taught many
of the year group and had a detailed transition handover
from Mr Steele, I am already aware that they are a lovely and
talented year group. I look forward to guiding them through to
the conclusion of their Key Stage 3 education and supporting
them in their choices for GCSE.
PSHEe: Year 9 will focus on some crucial topics in PSHEe
this year, including confidence, exploitation, finance,
careers and RSE.
Support: Now that your child is in Year 9 and, in some
subjects they are already on their GCSE pathway, it
is more important than ever to keep a track on their
progress at home. There are a range of support services
available for pupils in Year 9. These range from one to one
mentoring for academic support to health and counselling
support, should it be required. Your child can self-refer to
these support services through their form tutor or myself.
Please do not hesitate to get in contact should you wish
to discuss any aspect of your child’s learning, progress
or well-being. I look forward to working with you in
partnership to ensure that Year 9 is as successful and
happy as possible for your child.
Mr Steele, Associate Assistant Principal,
Pastoral Leader Year 10
mrsteelej@strichardscc.com
Year 10
Welcome back, Year 10, and welcome
to new pupils starting with us this term. I
am delighted and privileged to lead this
year group, and will do my best to ensure
pupils in my care have the best possible
experience at St Richard’s.
I am certain that the tutor team will continue to do a wonderful
job of supporting your children, and I am very much looking
forward to working with them. I’d urge you to contact them
directly via EduLink if you have any questions or concerns.
On Monday, 9th September, we had the Year 10
Curriculum Evening at 6pm in the school hall. This included
presentations from English, Maths and Science, as well as
revision techniques. The resources from this event have been
shared with you.
PSHEe: This term we will be concentrating on Keeping
Safe, including Domestic and Sexual Abuse, Alcohol,
Bullying and making positive choices.
Please can you make time each week to read the Year 10
Weekly Bulletin that will be emailed to you via EduLink.
I will try to keep it as brief and useful as possible! I am
looking forward to working in partnership with you to
ensure your child has a fantastic Year 10. Please do not
hesitate to contact me at any point if I can be of help.
Year 11
I have been pleased to see Year 11
return in a mature and positive manner.
On Thursday, 19th September we have
a Year 11 Revision evening at 5pm in
the school hall. This will be presented
by the renowned and acclaimed
education expert Michele Miller.
Michelle has been facilitating this evening for the last 10
years and it has been highly praised and rated by previous
parents. This is for the parents only as the techniques will
have been covered with Year 11 during the day.
PSHEe: This term we will be concentrating on college
presentations from local institutions and careers. We
will be looking at writing personal statements for college
applications, as well as covering topics on the importance
of sleep, gambling, extremism, community cohesion and
mock exam preparation.
Please can you make time each week to read the Year 11
Weekly Bulletin that will be emailed to you via Edulink. I will
make it as brief and concise as I can.
Intervention: After school intervention will begin on
Monday, 23rd September and will be available to all in most
subjects. I will contact you with a finalised timetable soon.
Mr R Doherty, Assistant Principal
Pastoral Leader Year 11
mrdohertyr@strichardscc.com