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Dear Parents,
As we come to an abrupt end to the Spring term for most pupils we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best over the coming weeks. We know how difficult and challenging the current situation is for you all at the moment and as a faith filled community we will be thinking and praying for each and everyone one of you.
Each fortnight, your child’ class teacher or a member of staff (dependent on staff not being ill or self-isolating) will contact you to find out how your child is doing, if you have any concerns regarding their home/ school learning pack or the access to the online learning tools. We hope that this will help.
This is not the way we would have liked the term to end but the safety and well being of all is paramount. Please keep well, keep washing your hands, listen and take heed to the medical advice given and keep yourselves safe.
We wish you all a very happy and blessed Easter.
Kindest Regards
Mrs Nash/ Mrs McAleenan
Yesterday, the Government introduced new guidance on whole household isolation in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak:
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The symptoms are:
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The full stay at home guidance for households with these symptoms can be found here:
The Prime Minister’s statement from Monday 16 March can be found here:
Ofsted is to temporarily suspend routine inspections of schools, colleges, early years settings, children’s social care providers and local authorities to reduce the burden on staff who are providing vital services to the nation in response to coronavirus.
The current medical and scientific advice is for schools and other educational establishments to stay open. If this changes and the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Scientific Adviser say closing schools, colleges, and early years settings is in the best interests of children and teachers the Department will take that step.
The full announcement made by Gavin Williamson can be viewed here:
Parents can access a range of Maths resources via the parents page/ Maths Resources.
We hope you find this useful.
The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows:
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday), 10am to 4pm (Saturday to Sunday)Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of calls. We appreciate your patience at this time and apologise for any wait that you may experience. To ensure that we answer your calls as quickly as possible we have now extended our opening hours to cover weekends.
If you work in a school, please have your unique reference number (URN or UK PRN) available when calling the hotline.
Updates on COVID-19:
Guidance for educational settings:
Guidance for social or community care and residential settings:
Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas:
Educational resources:
Latest Department for Education information:
As this evening's meeting has been cancelled, parents can access the powerpoint , kit list and a typical timetable via the school website on the parents drop down menu. We hope this helps.
We will of course endeavour to meet with parents after the Easter break.
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This is your daily email to keep you updated on the government’s response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). Government coronavirus action planThe government coronavirus action plan sets out what the UK has done to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19), and what we plan to do next. The situation is constantly reviewed and action informed by expert science and advice, guided by the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Scientific Adviser. The action plan can be found here: Action plan recapThe action plan sets out a four-phased approach in response to coronavirus – Contain, Delay, Mitigate, and Research, based on the latest scientific evidence. The current emphasis is on the Contain and Research phases, however planning for Delay and Mitigation is already in train. As part of the Contain phase, we have been providing advice to educational settings in England. We also launched a DfE helpline to manage the flow of increasing queries, from providers parents and young people. How to wash your hands properlyWash your hands more often for 20 seconds with soap and hot water. Teach young children how to wash their hands with the NHS handwashing song: Public Health England recommends that in addition to handwashing before eating, and after coughing and sneezing, everyone should also wash hands after using toilets and travelling on public transport. Department for Education coronavirus helplineThe Department for Education coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows: Phone: 0800 046 8687 Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of calls and apologise for any wait that you may experience. Your call will join a queue and we will answer as soon as possible. If you work in a school, please have your unique reference number (URN or UKPRN) available when calling the helpline. Where to find the latest informationUpdates on COVID-19: Guidance for educational settings: Guidance for social or community care and residential settings: Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas: Educational resources: Latest Department for Education information:
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THANK YOU
Many thanks to our Headboy/ girl and deputy Headboy/ girls for their time tonight at parents evening. Thank you for welcoming the parents and for being so helpful too. You are such an asset to our school. Well done Gajeeban/ Taylor/ Anisa and Annabelle.
Such stars!
Key contact numbers:
Childline 08001111
Samaritans 03300945717
Police - non urgent 101/ urgent 999
Foodbanks: Trussel Trust, 24 Pershore Rd, B30 3ET
Northfield Community Partnership 0121 411 2157
NHS 111
enquiry@stcolumba.bham.sch.uk if you have any queries.