Mrs R Campbell
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Newsletter 7 - July 2025
Student Listeners
Congratulations to the following 24 pupils who have been
selected as Student Listeners for 2025-2026. They will be
working closely with the new Year 7 pupils next year and
are excited to provide support and care for our community.
Well done to all 74 pupils who applied. It was very difficult
to select from such a fantastic array of applications. I am
really looking forward to working with the Student Listeners
next year and thank Miss Tester for all her hard work with
them in recent years.
Skye
Lucy
Kimberley
Joseph
Viva
Samuel
Akkish
Niamh
Angelika
Violet
Leona
Gabriel
Aaliyah
Audrey
Lucia
Angelique
Edith
Alysher
Evie
James
James
Harry
Tailynn
Aada
Ellie
SEND
(Special Educational Needs
and Disabilities)
Mr Smith & the Learning Support Department
Contacting the SEND team
If you have a query relating to SEND, please use the new
mailbox, send@strichardscc.com. Your message will then
be directed to the relevant member of staff, whether it is
myself, Mrs Tadros, Mrs Britt, Mrs Kerrigan or Miss Hanlon.
This account is now live, so parents/carers can start to use it
straight away!
Fantastic pupil work!
Two of our pupils with a visual impairment have completed
some incredible work in Fine Art!
Mrs Miller writes:
“All Year 9 Fine Art pupils have learnt this process of gridding
and cross checking. I adapted the photo into a line trace of
the photo (after giving them a chance to work from the photo
first). Another pupil worked directly from the photo. I could not
be more proud!”
Val Larkin Award
Last month, Yazdan in Year 11
was honoured with Third Prize in
the ceremony for the Val Larkin
Award, held to recognise pupils’
writing in both English and their
home language.
The competition is run by the English as an Additional
Language Service (EALS) and provides an annual
opportunity for bilingual pupils to demonstrate their skills.
Very well done to Yazdan, and thank you to Fiona Neda
(EALS teacher) for all her support of our pupils.
Staffing updates
This term we have wished a very fond farewell to Mrs J.
Di Mascio, who has left her post as TA/Year Co-ordinator
alongside the Year 11 pupils she has supported throughout
their time at St. Richard’s. We are already missing her and
her wonderful dedication, expert subject knowledge and care
for so many pupils over her 5 years in this post, and prior to
this as a Cover Supervisor. We wish her every happiness in
her new role, and hope she will continue to visit us as often
as she can! We will also be saying goodbye to Miss Bowman
after her 5 years supporting one of our pupils. We wish her
good luck for her future.
I would also like to congratulate Miss Hanlon and Mrs
Kerrigan on their new roles within the team as Key Stage Co-
ordinators. They will each have responsibility for pupils on
our SEND register within two year groups: Years 8 and 9 will
be with Miss Hanlon, and Years 10 and 11 with Mrs Kerrigan.
Finally, from September, Mrs Britt will become our Deputy
SENCo, completing some changes within our SEND team.
Free online resources
•
CLASS+: Facebook page for parents/carers.
•
i-go - the Children and Young People’s Additional Needs
Register: i-go is a register and FREE leisure discount
card for people 0-25 with additional needs living or
studying in East Sussex. This could include learning,
physical, or social, emotional and mental health needs. A
diagnosis is not always necessary. Apply for an i-go card
here!
•
East Sussex Local Offer: Listings for local activities and
events.
•
SEN Magazine: The current issue can be found here,
and is free to access online.
•
Inclusion in Secondary Schools: A really insightful article
from SecEd.