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Leah Humphreys

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Seren of the month – January 2025

January 2025

A BIG thank you to Leah Humphreys, the Deputy Headteacher at Prendergast CP School, for her invaluable contribution at last year’s SCiP Alliance conference. By adding her voice to the panel, Leah provided a crucial perspective on how school staff are navigating the current challenges in education, particularly the fiscal and time constraints when supporting vulnerable groups, including children from Armed Forces families.

SSCE Cymru deeply appreciates the outstanding work that schools like Prendergast do to support Service children. We remain committed to our mission of helping school staff across Wales by offering guidance on funding, accessing resources, and promoting positive engagement with the Armed Forces community.

We are especially grateful for the work Prendergast School does in this area and would like to take this opportunity to thank not only Leah but the entire school community. To Headteacher Ms. John, Service Children School Champion Mr. Hill, and all the staff – your Little Troopers are fortunate to have such dedicated advocates.

Thank you – and we look forward to continuing our partnership and supporting your amazing efforts.

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Service children’s quotes

"As soon as we get used to a house, you get moved - I’ve been to four schools and moved six times."

Aiden

"I lived in Nepal, then we went to Brunei, then Malaysia."

Ashim

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Chloe

"I’m used to moving now and mixing with the children... I’ve done it so many times, it’s just a normal thing now."

Chloe

"It's ok talking over skype and that, but sometimes you just want a hug when Dad is away."

Georgia

"I’ve enjoyed going around to lots of places around the world, it's adventurous and exciting."

Harry

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Ieuan

"My mum got a chalk board and it says how many sleeps on it with chalk, every minute it’s getting closer for him coming home."

Mia

"I don’t want him to get promoted... I want him to get promoted but I don’t want to leave."

Oliver

"I might be going to boarding school so that I don’t change schools every few years."

Ryan

"I've been to seven different schools; I’ve not stayed put in one school long enough."

Shana

"He has been away for six months and he is back for two weeks, then he goes away again."

Sianed

"My parents were in the Army. My mum is a like a nurse and my dad went to the war in Afghanistan. I actually didn’t really know what he was doing so I was like, ‘Cool Dad, go there,’ but then I found out and thought, 'Thank God he came back alive.'"

Sanjog

"He signed off last week, so he will be done by the end of this year. He’s done 24 years. I find that better because he will be around a lot. He likes watching us playing rugby, so he will get to see us more."

Lewis

"I’m going to a new place entirely. They don’t know anything about me and that’s a big restart and that’s really good for me."

Piaras

"I moved to Wales because my dad was posted in the Army. I thought I would get bullied and I was shy when you meet new people, but I made some friends."

Dan