Parental attendance

We have made enquiries with the Health Protection Hub regarding the possibility of having parents attend our sports day events. Everyone is waiting to see what the Government decide to do with the June 21^st possible easing announcement. The figures across the country are rising slightly and this is reflected in Telford.

We do not want parents to book time off work, only to find parents are not permitted to attend. We also understand that it would be unfair for both children and parents if we make a last minute announcement. Some parents would then be unable to rearrange work to suit at short notice, and then children would feel upset that other parents were there but not their own.

As a result of the uncertainty with lockdown, the complexities around parents getting time off work and the rising virus figures we have made the difficult decision to say that for this year, parents will not be permitted on site to watch.  What we can guarantee is that the children will partake in sports day and have a lovely time and we will of course be posting lots of photos of them enjoying themselves. I know a lot of parents will be disappointed in this decision, but ultimately we need to go with what is safe.

Dear Parents/Carers,

From Monday 24^th May wearing a mask on site will not be compulsory.

Adults and children will still be required to follow the one way system when dropping off and collecting their children.

Many thanks

Life in Modern Britain Parent Survey.

We were blown away by the amount of responses we have received (over 200). We have carried out the draw and the 3 lucky winners will receive a text messaging congratulating them on winning. Now we have all the surveys in, we will spend quality time analysing them and will share feedback with you soon. Thank you again for continuing to support our school and be part of how we make it even better.

Update on air quality 14.5.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have been given information about air quality around the site of the fire and around our school site.

The monitoring station has been placed on our site and therefore it really does give us a clear picture as to what is going on.

The station was only set up for reassurance reasons. We have always been clear that although the smoke is unpleasant, it is not harmful.

As expected, initial results from tests on air quality around the site have shown that levels of pollutants are ‘low’ and therefore the risks to health are ‘low’. The Fire Service have also confirmed that no asbestos has been found to date at the site. There was only a slightly higher reading on one day whenever there was increased activity on the site.

Health advice for these levels is minimal and the health advice from Telford & Wrekin Council and Public Health England remains unchanged, to avoid the smoke if possible and keep windows and doors closed as a precautionary measure.

We are continually monitoring the situation in school and closing windows and doors for periods of time if the smoke levels increase. Clearly we are conscious of the ventilation needed to reduce risk of the virus and making sure we manage both effectively.

I felt it important to pass on this useful information to you.

Have a great weekend.

Miss Cook

Update 14.5.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

As you know, we keep our eye on any guidance that is coming out from the health experts and the local authority. Yesterday more guidance came out about face coverings. As a reaction to this, we are altering our risk assessment. From Monday 24^th May (a week on Monday) you will be allowed on site without a face covering. Staff will still have to wear face coverings in communal areas in school, but not in the classrooms. The rest of our procedures remain unchanged at the moment and as we wait to see what happens next with the Indian variant of the virus.

To reassure you, every adult in school continues to test at least twice a week.

It is still really important that you are overly sensitive when looking at your child’s health. If they have any of the three main symptoms, it is important that they have a full PCR Covid test (the link to book one is below) –

1.   High temperature
2.   Continuous cough
3.   Loss of taste and smell

Link: https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test

We are ever hopeful that as time goes on, more and more restrictions can be lifted. The figures for Telford are encouraging and therefore the route to normality still remains firmly in place.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Miss Cook