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Return to school in September 2020
26/08/2020

Dear Parent/Carer


We hope you have had a lovely summer and managed to enjoy some quality time with your children and family during this uncertain period. We are looking forward to the return of all students by 7th September 2020. All year groups will have their own designated entrance and exits; details of this are listed below. Pupils will remain in their designated year group bubbles throughout the day minimising contact with other year groups. There are protocols in place for maintaining cleanliness and we have hand-sanitising stations throughout the school. In addition, further to government guidance particularly for areas that are subject to greater lockdown restrictions, all children will be expected to wear facemasks to school, unless your child has a medical condition that prevents them from doing so.

Washable facemasks are available to buy from school for £2.00 each. It is important that they are washed daily after each use to avoid infection.


I wanted to write to you to provide you with some detailed information on our arrangements for the autumn term. As you are aware all schools across England have been provided with guidance on opening schools in July, we have worked hard throughout the summer to prepare for the return of all students as safely as possible. We have tried to limit change as much as we can to support our students in transitioning back to school. Many of the changes are related to staff and the environment. Our risk assessment will be updated regularly and available for parents to view via our school website.


Below are a few immediate points to note for our return in September and I will write to you again within the first week of term if any further information is required. Please check our website and social media platforms regularly as this will be updated often.


School Day
We have kept our school day the same - 8:30am to 2:50pm for years 8, 9, 10 and 11 only adjusting the timings within the day in terms of scattered breaks for children. Year 7 can come into school from 8.10am in the first half term; our term dates remain the same.
Please see details below of return dates and entry / exit points for each year group. Please can you ensure your children are aware of these details before they return to school?

Year Group
Return Date
Entrance to be used
1st Day Procedures
Year 7
2nd September

Main school entrance

All students to assemble in the sports hall

Year 8

7th September


Upper School Yard Entrance


All students to assemble in the sports hall

Year 9

7th September

Lower school yard entrance and reception stairs

Students to proceed to their form rooms
9A MA1
9B MA2
9C MA3
9D MA4
9E MA5
9F MA6

Year 10

4th September

PE entrance and PE stairs

Students to proceed to their form rooms
10A MFL1
10B MFL2
10C SC1
10D SC2
10E SC3
10F SC4

Year 11

3rd September

Student Entrance and Voc stairs

Students to proceed to their form rooms
11A HU1
11B HU2
11C HU3
11D HU4
11E HU5
11F HU6




Uniform
Students will be expected to come to school in uniform; we ask that this is washed regularly and that parents support their child in maintaining positive hygiene habits. We are asking if any parents have old uniform that is no longer of use to donate it to school to assist us in providing additional uniform pieces to parents who may need help with this. We have slightly altered the uniform, however, the old uniform is still acceptable and we do not expect parents to rush out and buy the new uniform. The blazer has a new logo and we have removed the logo from the jumper and the trousers.
Please can you ensure that your children have outdoor coats especially as the weather deteriorates?
Children are only expected to bring to school their lunch and a water bottle. This can come in a bag, which will be kept under their desk. Please can you encourage your children to avoid bringing unnecessary items to school?


PE
We will be offering PE as normal in our timetable, on PE days please ensure your child wears their PE kit to school and they will return home in it, this is to avoid changing at school. We will let you know your child’s PE day in the first week of term when we return.


Covid 19 Response
We all need to play our part to ensure that we keep our whole school community safe!
If your child displays ANY of the symptoms of Covid 19 or is generally unwell then you must keep them at home. If you think they display Covid symptoms, then please take them to be tested. I cannot stress the importance of this enough, because if a child comes into school unwell and then tests positive for Covid 19 it will mean all of the year group will need to stay at home in isolation for 2 weeks. We want to avoid this as much as possible so please be extremely vigilant of your child’s individual health and keep us informed.


Remote Learning
In case your child or members of the school have to self-isolate we will be reverting to remote learning to educate your child at home. We have worked hard to ensure that our onsite and remote learning is seamless and that your child can access a high-quality education offer across both school and home. We will provide detailed information on how this will work in September and provide all the information you need to support your child.
Contacting School
If you have any concerns regarding your child please contact the member of pastoral staff assigned to your child’s year group in the first instance.


Year 7 - Ms Rathore
Year 8 - Mrs Sharif
Year 9 – Mrs Deaville
Year 10 – Mr Chinery
Year 11 – Mrs Allen


Lunch
 
We will continue to offer hot lunches. All year groups will be having staggered lunches again so that we can avoid cross contamination across year groups.


Behaviour Expectations
We will work hard on a daily basis with our students on the expectations of behaviour surrounding Covid 19 and keeping themselves and others safe.
We have already shared information regarding the home-school agreement and details are also available on our website. If a child is choosing to intentionally not follow this, we will have to consider how to work together to address this successfully as, obviously, we are working within very tight guidelines and need to keep the majority of our community safe.


Parent Visits/Pick Up
Unfortunately, now, we will be unable to have any face-to-face meetings or visits from parents to school without prior appointment. So please ensure that you phone school to arrange this if you need to, you will also need to remain outside of the school building at all times during pick up and drop off sessions. We look forward to welcoming you all back in September! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have additional questions or concerns.


Thank you for all your support and co-operation. I look forward to welcoming all of our school community back in September and can assure you that we have worked hard throughout the summer to ensure that we have created a safe working environment for our children and staff.
If you have other queries or questions, please do not hesitate to ask.


Yours sincerely

Mrs S Hussain
Associate Headteacher