Face to Face Contact for Years 7, 8 and 9

Dear Parents & Carers,

 

On Friday 26^th June I explained that we intended to provide support and time in school for Year 7, 8 and 9 students.  Thank you for completing the survey and for informing us that your child will be accessing face to face provision in school. Years 7, 8 and 9 students will be working with their Form Tutors, with the form being split into two groups of a maximum of 13 to ensure social distancing. Their session in school will provide the following support:

 

• Pastoral support and guidance by their Form Tutor and Year Leader.
• Practical guidance on how to use Microsoft Teams, email and 365.
• English, Maths and Science support.
• An academic review, with next steps and information about each subject in September.

 

Groups have been assigned a specific date and time to attend school as you will see below. You will receive a personal email on Wednesday 1^st July which will identify the relevant day for your child. Please check your email folders to make sure that you have received the email and please consider adding the No Replies email address to your safe senders list. All emails are sent to the First Contact email address identified by families when data was collected in September 2019. If you are keen for your child to participate but haven’t yet responded, please contact the school before 3.00 p.m. on Friday 3^rd July.

 

Date	Year 7 Forms 8.20 a.m. start			Year 8 Forms 8.30 a.m. start			Year 9 Forms 8.40 a.m. start
Tuesday 7th July	7D1	7U1	7R1	8D1	8U1	8R1	9D1	9U1	9R1
Wednesday 8th July	7D2	7U2	7R2	8D2	8U2	8R2	9D2	9U2	9R2
Thursday 9th July	7H1	7A1	7M1	8H1	8A1	8M1	9H1	9A1	9M1
Friday 10th July	7H2	7A2	7M2	8H2	8A1	8M2	9H2	9A2	9M2
Tuesday 14th July	7J1	7C1	7S1	8J1	8C1	8S1	9J1	9C1	9S1
Wednesday 15th July	7J2	7C2	7S2	8J2	8C2	8S2	9J2	9C2	9S2

 

As an example, on Tuesday 7^th July 7D1 through to 9R1 will be accessing provision in school. Your email will confirm your child’s group and day of attendance. Students will have a staggered start and end to the school day as outlined for their year group below:

 

• Year 7 need to arrive at school at 8.20 a.m. They will be met by Senior Teachers and will depart school at 11.50 a.m.

 

• Year 8 need to arrive at school at 8.30 a.m. They will be met by Senior Teachers and will finish school at 11.55 a.m.

 

• Year 9 need to arrive at school at 8.40 a.m. They will be met by Senior Teachers and will finish school at 12.00 p.m.

 

We have worked closely with the Local Authority and Garnett’s and Arriva to ensure that school buses are available. They will pick up in the morning at their usual times and on their usual routes. If your child is using public transport you must ensure that they wear a mask and understand the need for care at all times regarding social distancing. Buses will return all students from 12.05 p.m. onwards.

 

The following letter outlines very carefully why we are opening and provides guidance for all students and their families, including on practical issues such as uniform and equipment.

 

Please click here to read the letter.

 

Could I please ask you to discuss the letter in detail at home so that your child is fully aware of the risks and rules associated with a return to school.

I am aware that your child will have been following the social distancing rules advised by the Government. They need to maintain that upon their journey to and from school.  Remember too, that if your child has any symptoms associated with Covid-19 – a temperature, dry cough, loss of taste or smell – that they should not attend school and should seek advice by calling the NHS 111 service.

 

Year 10 and 12 students have been nervous initially upon their return to school, but have soon settled into a routine and I’m sure it will be very similar for our younger students. There are a number of changes to the school environment, and new things to be aware of, but we are very keen to have students back and we look forward to seeing your child next week.

 

Yours faithfully

 

Mr O’Sullivan