What is the school currently doing to reduce the chances of the virus getting into school?
- We are closely monitoring the local and national picture.
- We are liaising closely with Sandwell Local Authority who are liaising with the Department for Education and Public Health England.
- We are teaching the children best hygiene practice and would encourage you to continue to discuss hygiene with your children.
- We have increased the cleaning on key touch points (handles, buttons, rails etc.).
- Every classroom and communal areas are already cleaned daily.
- We continue to use tissues for each class to ensure these can be offered out if a child has a cold, and we are reminding children to sneeze or blow their nose into a tissue and to wash their hands – “catch it, bin it, kill it!”
- We are ensuring that children wash their hands thoroughly before mealtimes and when they have gone to the toilet.
- We are monitoring any child or staff absence and are asking about any symptoms they may have and advising accordingly.
- We are looking at how we can adapt any activities which have an increased potential of the spreading of virus e.g. food tasting, assemblies.
- Reducing the number of people who enter the school building.
- Monitoring the risk of any upcoming events or trips and making decisions for each one individually.
What will the school do if there is a confirmed case in school?
- We will immediately contact the local authority and take advice from them, Public Health England and the guidance in place at that time from the World Health Organisation.
- The Head of School will liaise with the Chair of Governors to discuss the advice and decide whether we feel that is sufficient. We will then make a decision as to what needs to happen.
- We will ensure we communicate as promptly as possible and keep parents well informed (the text system will be used to communicate).
Hello Mrs Grubham and Miss Tariq,
Hope you are well and keeping safe. Aaron and Veer had a question on whether they should continue to work through their books or will you provide specific page numbers?
Thanks and look forward to hearing from you soon!
Thanks,
Harvy
Thanks for getting in touch.
No, there is no specific order. Just work through the books in whatever order suits.
This clearly will only last for a limited time, so try to utilise some of the recommended websites and activities too.
Best wishes