Hi All,

A number of parents have already been in touch as a result of the Prime Minister’s statement last night. The main questions seem to be around school uniform and childcare upon return to work.
Miss Pape and I have already put a risk assessment in place for the return to school considering as many practicalities as we can be proactive about as possible.

My main aim is to ensure the children can return to school when safe to do so and that they are as safe as possible within the current climate regarding Covid 19. Equally, I have considered all of the staff are also safeguarded.

This risk assessment will evolve over time and once further guidance is released by the government this will be amended accordingly.

With regards to uniform, I would ask that all children wear a school jumper but in the interim period between now and September I am more than happy to be flexible about the rest of the uniform requirements such as school shoes etc.

With regards to childcare arrangements the criteria will remain as it is with only key worker and vulnerable children accepted into the provision at this point. If you have previously not accessed the provision we are assuming that your child has the capacity to be cared for safely at home in line with government guidance. This will be reviewed once we know more.

Thank you so much to those parents who have approached me with their questions. I appreciate the opportunity to be able to give all of our parents/carers a response to any concerns.

If there are any further queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

I will keep you updated as soon as I know more.

Stay safe 🌈

Helen Smith