The DfE published very detailed guidance for schools this week on reopening in September. All details are subject to change over the summer weeks, we expect confirmation of details by the end of August. Here is a summary of the key aspects for you to note:
- all children are expected to return to school at the usual times on Thursday 3rd September
- we will reverting to our usual school hours at that point
- children will return to their new class groupings with their new teachers
- details of the new classes and teachers will be published here on Monday 13th July
To prevent a spread of infection in the school we will be taking the following precautions:
- children will enter the school by the playground gates but must say goodbye to their parents at the gate, parents will not be allowed to enter the school playground in the morning
- all children are expected to return to school
- children are not expected to socially distance in the school
- children will be collected as usual at the end of the day, all parents are asked to keep 2m apart from members of staff
- we will be suspending the following during the autumn term - hall assemblies, parent visits to the school, educational visits, swimming lessons, singing and contact sports
- children will be expected to wash hands frequently during the day, in the classrooms, soap and sanitiser will be available in each room
- year groups will be kept apart as much as possible - there will be separate playground spaces for each year group
- our existing precautions to manage suspected infection will continue, including testing, and track and trace
- our Covid Risk Assessment will be updated to incorporate these changes, and will be published by the end of August
- we are considering staggered lunch breaks for the year groups, a decision on this will be made later
- children should wear their uniform to school, they do not have to wash this each day
- children should not wear face masks in school
Our learning content for the beginning of the autumn term will be in response to the children's needs. The curriculum planning for KS1 and KS2 will consist of two-week blocks: our bespoke recovery curriculum to heal the children, a sequence of revision lessons, re-assessing English and Maths, and then newly differentiated lessons to address the children’s new levels of attainment. We hope to be back to normal timetabling by the half term. We will be considering options for the best use of the new funding that has been promised by the Government for catch-up and tutoring. At the moment the DfE have not confirmed any of the key details for these initiatives.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back in September and hope you will all trust the school to take the very best care of your children. Their health and happiness is our top priority.
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