Updates

• Plans for reopening of St Swithun Wells

  Sat 16 May 2020 U Clark

  Dear Parents

  I hope you are having a lovely weekend.

  Over the course of this next week we will be updating parents and carers about the plans to reopen the school in June. Under the Our Parent tab of the website is a new folder called Plans for the Reopening of the School, where I will be adding information, protocols, plans and guidance about how we will manage this. Only live and current updates will be added so please do check for information here.

  Guidance is changing daily and I am aware that often plans raise more questions than they answer - please do email me any questions you may have or where you are seeking further clarification. I am planning on adding a full update of our plans on Thursday 21st May after I have spoken to Governors and Staff.

  It is important to explain that it most likely that the identified year groups (ie Hedgehogs, Ladybirds and Year 6 classes) will start coming back into school DURING the week beginning the 1st June and not necessarily on 1st June. This is because school is going to be different with different rules, expectations and ways of working and we want to ensure we can give as much support as possible on the day each group starts.

  I am aware that we are also likely to see an increase in Key Worker children coming back into school. Next week we will be in contact again to identify which children will be returning to school in the near future.

  The Government have not requested schools are open over the May half term and with schools now beginning to plan for reopening and the need for all our staff to support this, along with very low demand, school WILL NOT be open during the May half term.

  With all good wishes

  Miss Clark

  Head teacher

• Boris Johnson's Road Map and Implications for Schools

  Mon 11 May 2020 U Clark

  Dear Parents

  I hope you all managed to enjoy the fine VE day weather and are at least managing to get out today, even though it is cold and windy.

  Like me, I'm sure, you listened to Boris Johnson's "road map" for relaxing the lockdown, which didn't include much detail as to what would happen in school other than EY, Yr1 and Yr6 would be the first year groups to return to school. As it stands, this is the only information I have in school and have no further details about how this will work in practice.
  We can predict school will be different; with different arrangements for dropping and collecting children, moving around school, staggered breaks and lunchtimes and possibly variations to the curriculum. As soon as we receive further guidance from the Government we will be back in contact to explain the arrangements we have in place.

  Best wishes

  Miss Clark

  Head teacher

  St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School