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Newsletter 5 - March 2024
Pupil Leadership
This term, we ran an election for our new East Sussex Youth Cabinet. Five people put
their names forward and submitted campaign videos which were shared across the
forms for voting. It was great to hear such a buzz about this around the school; people
felt very passionately about who they were voting for! Ultimately, the person with the
most votes, and our new East Sussex Youth Cabinet Representative, was Henry in
Year 10. Congratulations Henry! Henry will be keeping us up to date with what he
gets up to at the cabinet meetings. We also voted for the ‘Make Your Mark’, a chance
for young people to have a say on what will become the focus of the Youth Cabinet’s
campaigns. Whichever topic has the most votes nationwide will be something that
Henry and the rest of the Youth Cabinet will focus on this year. Our results show that
the majority of our school are concerned about/passionate about: Crime and Safety,
Culture, Media & Sport and Jobs, the Economy and Benefits. Mrs Holder
Wellbeing Ambassadors and Heads of House
The Wellbeing Ambassadors celebrated Children’s Mental
Health Week (5-11 February) by running some fun events
to celebrate ‘My Voice Matters’. They ran a craft session
making friendship bracelets, phone charms and worry dolls.
There were some very creative finished products. They also
ran a boom whacker Karaoke event where there voices were
definitely heard! Thank you to all who participated and raised
awareness of mental health.
The Wellbeing Ambassadors continue to run ‘Time to Talk
Tuesday’ where pupils can learn different crafts and get a
chance to chat. Heads and Deputy Heads of House are
busy planning four charity events for Terms 5 and 6, so
please get involved and support them to gain House points
and raise money for their good causes.
Careers
Work Experience MOCK Interviews
Year 10 pupils will go on a week’s Work Experience in June 2024. In preparation for this, the timetable is suspended for one
morning of activities. The activities include writing a curriculum vitae, role play and health and safety in the workplace. Each
pupil also attends a 20 minute one-to-one interview. I am looking for volunteers to act as interviewers for our WEX morning,
which will take place on 4th June 2024. Each interviewer will see approximately 3-4 pupils over the duration of the morning.
Feedback should be given to the pupils in terms of their CVs and any tips or advice for the future. If you are interested in
being involved in this event or would like further information, please contact me at mrsadamsc@strichardscc.com
Calling all former pupils
Did you go to St Richard’s Catholic College?
If you are a former pupil and would like to support
current pupils, the school would love to hear from
you! Right now, there are pupils in the assembly
hall where you once sat, facing similar challenges
and opportunities that you did. Being connected to
you could really help them. St Richard’s is one of
more than 500 state schools across Britain which
have registered with the charity Future First to set
up networks of former pupils or alumni. It doesn’t
matter when you left school, whether you’re in further
education or employment, whether you still live
nearby or have moved further away, there are still
ways you can help! You can sign up to Future First’s
alumni scheme here.
Work Experience update
As you are aware, the deadline for submitting work experience
placement choices has now passed. Mrs Forte is busy behind
the scenes contacting employers and coordinating with East
Sussex County Council to ensure each placement is suitable.
At the time of writing, Mrs Forte has 14 pupils left to place. If
there has been a problem with your son/daughter's chosen
placements, Mrs Forte will speak with the pupil or contact you
directly to source a solution. Once all of the pupils have been
linked to a work experience placement, (I am hoping this will be
completed by the end of April), details of the placement will be
given to each pupil to share with their parents/carers. This will
include a pupil/parent agreement form which needs to be signed
and returned to the school.
Mrs Adams, Careers Lead/Work Experience Co-ordinator