Coronavirus information regarding the spread of the virus, and its impact on our school
This page will be updated as regularly as possible with information regarding the spread of Coronavirus, and its impact on school.
From Monday 23rd March, the announcement by the Secretary of State said that we will only be open to children of key workers, children with an educational health care plan and children supported by a social worker.
Parents are advised to read the government's guidance on staying at home in the case of suspected coronavirus infection. This is based on the most significant symptoms of:
• new continuous cough, and/or
• high temperature (37.8°C)
If children, or anyone in your household develop either of these symptoms, they should be kept at home for a period of 14 days from the onset of the symptoms. See stay at home guidance below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-homeguidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronaviruscovid-19-infection
In light of the latest announcement and guidance about social distancing, all planned events are cancelled including all residential visits this academic year. Please see the link below for guidance on social distancing:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-onsocial-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-socialdistancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-andvulnerable-adults
We plan to continue with school clubs until Friday 20th March and a wide range of home learning activities are now on our school website under the tab HOME LEARNING. The Government indicated that they are working with partners to provide educational support for children at home. We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
In school, we will continue to encourage regular handwashing, and the use of tissues to 'Catch It, Bin It, Kill It". Any further available information will be provided on this page as and when it is available.
Up-to-date information on the actions taken by Public Health England are available on their website:
https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/23/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/
Many thanks for your continued support.
