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Newsletter 1 - September 2024
Safeguarding and Emotional Wellbeing
Welcome to a new term, I hope that you had a peaceful
summer break. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children is defined as:
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Providing help and support to meet the needs of children
as soon as problems emerge.
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Protecting children from maltreatment, whether that is
within or outside the home, including online.
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Preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical
health or development.
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Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances
consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
•
Taking action to enable children to have the best
outcomes.
At St Richard’s we have a team of staff dedicated to
supporting the welfare and wellbeing of our pupils. We work
with external agencies and specialists when necessary to
ensure that pupils get the highest level of support available.
The Hive continues to have a drop-in
service available before school, breaktime
and lunchtime for pupils to discuss any
concerns or worries.
If you wish to report a concern anonymously please use
the Whisper Tool on the Schools website here, then this
can be explored further by staff in the Hive.
Year 10 Student Listeners
Livia
Julie
Gwen
Alan
Cerise
Amy
Isabel
Oliver
Ben
Gabriella
Saffron
Summer
Anna
Evana
Demelza
Georgina
Olivia
Kosi
Hazel
Nathaniel
Jack
Jessamy
Bethan
Victoria
Congratulations to the Year 10 Student Listener team for 2024-2025.
They will be working alongside Mr Bligh and the Year 7 tutors to provide
the very best support to our new Year 7s. Our Student Listeners
meet weekly with Year 7 form groups during registration, and are also
available during break and lunchtimes on the Year 7 playground to
provide peer support and a listening ear. During form time, they will
discuss topics that we know are vital to ensuring a smooth transition
into secondary school.
We explore a variety of issues such as friendships, establishing good routines and how to make the most of their time at
St Richard’s, as well as providing peer mentoring to pupils as and when required. Parents/Carers will also see Student
Listeners at Parents Evenings and other key social events throughout the year.
I am very much looking forward to working with Year 10 who are very committed to making a difference to our community
and welcoming our new year 7s. Well done to the new cohort listed below. Miss Tester