Sussex Awards Nominee April 2025
‘Cath Senker is an essential member to ensuring that students at Sussex succeed. She is not only concerned with the academic aspect of students lives but also their well-being. She goes above and beyond when meeting one on one with a student and is greatly appreciated by many. Cath keeps on top of contacting students who need her assistance and checks in on them and their well-being. You never have to chase her as she is always on top of providing the best academic and personal care for her students. She is extremely approachable and does not pass judgement no matter the circumstance that you discuss with her. She is extremely knowledgable in the assignments and makes herself fully prepared to discuss any courses assignments and material which makes her an exceptional academic leader. Cath is amazing!’
‘Our first meeting was a huge help and I’ve really enjoyed the direction it’s gone in since your feedback.’
Louisa White, novelist, August 2023‘Thank you for coming in yesterday. The children really enjoyed your session and we’ve raised lots of awareness and money for Care4Calais which is wonderful.’
Rhona Sykens, Year 5 teacher, St Christopher’s Prep School, Hove, June 2023
‘A very topical subject and one that our children really need to know about … the book is an open and balanced tool for opening discussions around these sensitive issues, well-illustrated with contemporary illustrations. It helps children and young people to really understand the plight of refugees, encouraging them to think about the situation.’
Parents in Touch, review of Far From Home: Refugees and Migrants Fleeing War, Persecution and Poverty, March 2019
‘Your book has just arrived. Thanks so much! We’re very excited to see ourselves in it, and it brought a smile to our faces. It looks like a really lovely book – how brilliant that you’ve written so compassionately about a subject that is so important today.’
Clare Applewhite, case-study subject in Far From Home: Refugees and Migrants Fleeing War, Persecution and Poverty, January 2018
‘I recently worked with Cath on the Following a Faith series. Cath was a pleasure to work with. Each book was meticulously researched, clearly written and delivered on time! I wouldn’t hesitate to commission Cath again.’
Julia Bird, Senior Commissioning Editor Education, Hachette Children’s Group, January 2018
‘Cath regularly undertakes projects for me and her copy-editing and proofreading are always of an extremely high standard. She is particularly skilled at rewriting text to suit the target audience, whether adults or children.’
Sara Harper, Senior Editor, GMC Publications, January 2018
‘Cath’s sessions always receive excellent feedback from our students who she engages in group-work activities as well as offering more specific one-to-one advice. Cath is an enthusiastic and passionate facilitator and she has adapted and repeated her sessions to meet our increased student demand.’
Clare Hardman, University of Sussex Study Skills Coordinator, March 2016
‘Thank you so much for the great books and the talk you did for us last week. The children really enjoyed it and we really do appreciate your kindness.’
Leanne Home, teacher, Winnersh School, November 2016