Risedale School has one of the largest proportions of service children (over 40%) of any secondary school in the UK. This military connection is an essential part of the school’s distinctive character.
Links with the Armed Forces are strong and to support our service pupils and families we have a dedicated member of staff who is our Service Children's Advocate, Helen Porritt.
Parents/carers and pupils can contact our Service Children's Advocate, Helen Porritt, directly via email at porritt.h@risedale.org.uk.
"I have strong links with the army as my husband was a serving soldier for 22 years and together we brought up our son in an Army environment. I have lived in married quarters in Catterick as well as Paderborn, Fallingbostel, Hohne and BATUS (Canada). I know what it is like to undergo the stresses and strains of deployments, long periods of separation, as well as the day to day situations that can arise. My role as a Service Children Advocate enables me to use my own experiences with the military for good and hopefully benefit our pupils here at Risedale."