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Newsletter 7 - July 2025
Message from the Chair of Governors
Free School Meals changes from
1st April 2025
From 1st April this year, the Free School Meals transitional
protections will end. This means that any children whose
household no longer meets the free school meal eligibility
criteria will only receive free school meals until the end
of the phase of education they are in, i.e. primary or
secondary school (or 6th form for those schools with one).
At the end of each academic year (starting this year)
Year 6 pupils will be reviewed and any children no longer
entitled will be removed from the FSM eligibility lists before
they start secondary school. Year 11 children will also
cease to be eligible and those transferring to a school 6th
form must reapply for free school meals if they believe they
are entitled.
All new free school meal applicants confirmed as eligible
from 1st April will be recorded as ‘Eligible new’ and their
entitlement will be reviewed three times a year in March,
July and December. Parents and schools will be informed
of any children who are no longer entitled to FSM following
a review and they should be removed from the FSM
entitlement list.
Should you have any questions about free school meals or
pupil premium, please do get in touch with me .
Mr Steele, Pupil Premium Lead
mrsteelej@strichardscc.com
Message from
the Medical Room
If your child has a pre-existing medical condition and an
Individual Health Care Plan, this now needs reviewing for
the new school year. An email will be sent by EduLink to
parents/carers with instructions on how to complete this.
Please check your spam email.
If your child has a medical condition which requires a Health
Care Plan to be put in place, please get in touch with Miss
Thompson.
Miss K Thompson, Medical Room.
Email communication
All email communication from the school is via EduLink.
Please ensure that you have EduLink One installed on your mobile phone.
Any problems or queries, please email IT Services at:
itservices@strichardscc.com
I’m delighted to say we as a school have raised £512.56 in total this year for CAFOD
Much of this was raised by those who participated in the Big Lent Walk along with
other fundraising from various forms throughout the year. A huge well done to all, we
are truly living out our Catholic Social Teaching Values here at St Richard’s Catholic
College. Miss Doyle, Lay Chaplain
At the end of the school year, we pray for the future lives
of our Year 11 pupils, that they may be successful and
have learnt at St Richard’s to keep Christ in the centre of
their lives.
On behalf of the Governors, I thank all the staff for
their hard work and commitment to the College, for the
academic excellence, pastoral care, music and arts that
thrive in the College. The College has a feeling of being
well cared for whenever you enter - due to the hard work
and diligence of our facilities staff. The outstanding CSI
judgement was not unexpected - we were pleased to
have it confirmed by external inspectors.
Next year, the College will no longer be a Voluntary
Aided School of East Sussex County Council, joining the
Bosco Catholic Education Trust - pupils, parents, carers
and staff should not notice any changes. Joining the
Trust fulfils the Bishop’s vision for Catholic education - all
Catholic schools being in a Catholic Education Trust,
which is directly responsible to the diocese.
I hope you and your families have an enjoyable summer.
Mr Parker-Harding, Chair of Governors
Deanery Newsletter
The latest edition of the deanery newsletter can be viewed
via the school website here and is also available via on the
newly launched deanery website here. Inside, you’ll find
updates on the formation of our Single Parish, reflections,
and opportunities for people of all ages to get involved in
faith - both locally and further afield - this summer.