Returning to school September 2021

We are really looking forward to opening the school without the same levels of restrictions as have been necessary in the past 2 academic years. We remained open for some children all the way through the Covid-19 lockdowns and feel confident that all the hygiene measures we have in place have worked to keep us all safe. Some of these will stay in place to ensure we continue to feel safe in school. 

We have updated a risk assessment to take into account the changes for September - see below. This will be changed if new information or new protocols are issued, ie because of increasing case numbers or new variants..

A few reminders:
* All children will start at 8.55am and finish at 3.15pm.
* Years 1, 3, 4, 6 will continue to enter through their classroom fire doors and there will be an adult at the door to meet them with hand sanitiser before they enter the school.
* Year 2 and 5 will use the cloakroom entrances where they will be met by staff...and sanitiser!
* Small book bags only, please as they need to keep all their belongings in the classrooms.
* Children will come to school in their PE kit on the days they have PE to avoid needing to change in school.
* Early Bird and After School Clubs will operate as usual from 8am until 5pm. Breakfast will be available too.
* Children will not be wearing face coverings in school.

Parents, please continue to keep social distancing rules in the playground when you are dropping off and collecting children. We ask that only one parent collects or drops off, to keep the number of adults in the playground as low as possible.

Remote learning

As there is no longer the requirement for children and/or bubbles to isolate for periods of time teachers will no longer be setting work on Google Classroom for their classes. If children are at home unwell, they need time to recuperate and feel well enough to return to school. 

NHS Track and Trace

We may need to provide information upon request from a member of the NHS Track and Trace team.

The full GDPR Privacy Notice for Families can be viewed below.

Government recommended support to help keep my child safe online

There is support available to keep your child safe online. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:

• Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
• Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)
• Let’s Talk About It (support for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation)
• UK Safer Internet Centre (tips, advice, guides)