PLEASE RESPOND BY 12 NOON IF YOU NEED SCHOOL PROVISION FROM MONDAY
Dear Parent/Carer,
Thank you for your continued support during these challenging times. I am proud of the commitment the Biddick Team have shown to ensure we have kept the school fully operational during the early stages of this pandemic.
Myself and the Governing board are doing all we can to monitor and respond to this rapidly changing situation. Today we have a little more clarity in terms of our school closure. The Government guidance is very clear if children can be cared for safely at home, they should , to limit the chance of the virus spreading. The fewer children making the journey to school and the fewer children in our setting can lower the risk that the virus can spread and infect vulnerable people in our community. I am urging you to respond and look after your child at home wherever possible.
As a school we are fully committed to providing continued schooling for those pupils whose parents work in key groups. We are now in a position to give you further clarity around this. These groups include
Health and social care
Education and childcare
Key public services
Local and national government
Food and other necessary goods
Public safety and national security
Transport
Utilities, communication and financial services
Further information can be found at Gov.uk: Guidance for schools, colleges and local authorities on maintaining educational provision Closure of educational settings: information for parents and carers
In order to ensure we have accurate numbers of pupils who require continued schooling and that there is a clear and coordinated plan to ensure children are supervised, supported and cared for I need clear numbers of pupils who fall in these categories. I am attempting to try and open school on MONDAY 24th MARCH BUT I NEED TO KNOW NUMBERS by 12 NOON TODAY
If your child does not fall into one of the identified key worker categories they must not attend school. I am now also in a position to give you details of how you can access a packed lunch for your child. Lunches will be available for all pupils who do not pay for a school meal. I will give you details of where packed lunches can be collected from later today. In order to ensure we have enough packed lunches for all who require one you MUST let school know TODAY if you need a packed lunch while your child is not attending.Once you have booked , a lunch will be available for collection every day during the period the school is closed.
Finally, I must thank you all for your overwhelming support during this unprecedented situation. This is by far the greatest challenge I have faced as a Head Teacher.
The Chair of Governors and I will be monitoring the situation daily. We will ensure that we publish key information for those of you working in key groups on our website and myschoolapp to keep you updated regarding school reopening for certain groups of pupils.
Please stay safe and let us all try to do all we can to come through these incredibly challenging circumstances together. I look forward to the day we can all come back together as a school community.
The Chair of Governors has asked me to thank you all for your continued support.
Take care and don’t hesitate to contact me if you require clarification or have any questions.
Best wishes
Andrea Willis
