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