Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Dear Parents/Carer, 

We have now received the government guidelines regarding the list of key workers: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision

In order for us to provide this service we must emphasise the following government guidance:

·         schools are closed

·         this provision must be for a minimum amount of children only

·         this is to limit the spread of the Coronavirus

The government has therefore asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible, and asked schools to remain open only for those children who absolutely need to attend.

As you can appreciate, we will only be able to accommodate a small number of children; therefore we ask that you consider the following:

·         Can you make alternative arrangements? 

·         Can you work flexibly and make arrangements so that one person can remain at home whilst the other person is at work?

·         Are you able to work from home?

For parents who are unable to make alternative arrangements, we will offer the following: 

·         childcare provision (not educational provision) for a minimum amount of children

·         provision offered over the school day only: 8.50am to 3.20am (child to be provided with a packed lunch from home)

In order for us to run this provision there will also be several factors which will be reviewed each week:

·         staffing - we currently have a number of staff who are currently in self-isolation or are on the vulnerable list and therefore social distancing; others may have to self-isolate in the coming weeks,

·         staff with child/ren - although these staff members fall under the key worker list, they will need to ensure they have childcare in place,

·         property maintenance - we will require the site to be cleaned and maintained,

·         first aiders – we will need to ensure that a first aider is always present,

·         cover - if a staff member or staff member’s family becomes ill, we will need to ensure that the necessary cover is available.

The deadline for returning this information was 2pm on Friday however we did extend this to 5pm.  Once we have received these requests, we will aim to inform you of our decision.

We appreciate that as a country, we are going through a very difficult time. However, we may not be able to offer a place for your child and you may have to seek alternative provision. We acknowledge that this is a very tight timeframe; however, we are doing our best to provide this provision from Monday. Please note however, we may have to start this exceptional provision on Tuesday. 

Kind regards,

Mr N Emery