Welcome Back Guide September 2020: Updated

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IntroductionThis updated guide is designed to help everyone understand how we balance managing a community where everybody is safe, and where we limit the risks associated with the transmission of Covid-19, at the same time as ensuring that students are able to access the broadest and most ambitious curriculum we can provide.

The guide was initially issued just before the start of term, and has now been updated with the latest changes to our processes, as we respond to changes in government guidance. The most significant changes, which are in place from Monday 28 September, are as follows:

• the structure and timing of the school day has been amended to shorten the lunch hour and allow for earlier pick up by coaches

• we have now reviewed movement around the school and have put in place more outdoor routes, and have specified the wearing of face coverings in high-traffic areas.

All students in school still remain in ‘year group bubbles’, with limited movement around the site. Non-examination years continue to have limited access to practical and technical learning spaces such as laboratories.

Throughout our response to the challenges of the pandemic, we have continued to embrace our principles, and we believe our strategy enables us to deliver the best experience we can for each student.

Not only are we fully committed to the safety of the entire school community, we endeavour to continue to preserve the ethos and values of Sir Thomas Rich’s. Classrooms look different, spaces need to be respected and lunchtimes are more functional, but we have continued to develop and promote ways to retain the good humour, resilience and can-do attitude that characterises Richians.

What Are We Doing To Keep Your Child Safe?We have put a number of measures in place, including:

• increased cleaning and sanitising in all areas around the school site. This involves cleaning surfaces frequently with regular attention to door handles, bannisters, toilets and wash basins, as well as a thorough clean at the end of the school day

• providing hand sanitiser in every classroom, work areas and at all entrances and exits

• teaching students within their ‘bubble’ and in a zoned area. This arrangement minimises contact with other bubbles and limits congestion across the site. Each bubble has their own dedicated break and lunch time, which reduces numbers in social spaces

• school-wide procedures for suspected or confirmed cases of Covid-19

• following and implementing all Department for Education (DfE) and Public Health England guidance

• staggered start, finish, break and lunch times for year groups, to reduce mixing (timings amended from 28 September)

• a one-way route around the school site, plus outdoor routes

• the wearing of face coverings in certain high-traffic areas of the school from 28 September (see page 11).

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Year Group BubblesAll students are in year group bubbles, based in a number of rooms on the school site – their ‘zone’.

Due to the requirements of external examinations we prioritise, in the first instance, practical and technical spaces for our examination years.

Students remain within their year group bubble throughout the day. (See map, pages 6-7.)

Year 7 Room Zone V7 - V10 & Food Tech

Year 8 Room Zone V1 - V6

Year 9 Room Zone G1- G2 & G8 - G10

Year 10 Room Zone Q6 - Q10

Year 11 Room Zone Q1 - Q5

Year 12 Room Zone F1-F8

Year 13 Room Zone E1 - E4 & B1 - B7 (New Block)

The School DayWe continue to have staggered starts and ends of the day, and staggered break times and lunch times, to minimise mixing.

Students still have four lessons a day and follow the same two-week timetable as we aim to keep the curriculum as broad, balanced and rich as possible. Year groups still have a specific set of classrooms to use, and some reduced access to specialist classrooms or equipment.

We have amended the start and finish times for all year groups, to shorten the lunch period (lesson times have been maximised) and the time students are waiting to be picked up by school coaches.

From Monday 28 September the start and finish times are:

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13

Gate 4 4 2 3 3 2 1

Start 08:40 08:30 08:20 08:40 08:30 08:40 08:30

Reg 08:45 – 08:55

08:35 – 08:55*

08:30 – 08:55*

08:45 – 08:55

08:35 – 08:50

08:40 – 08:55

08:35 – 08:50

Break 10:50 – 11:10

11:20 – 11:40

10:15 – 10:35

10:55 – 11:15

10:30 – 10:50

10:55 – 11:15

10:30 – 10:50

Lunch 12:45 – 13:30

12:55 – 13:35

12:55 – 13:35

12:55 – 13:35

12:50 – 13:30

12:50 – 13:25

12:50 – 13:25

Finish 15:00 14:55 14:50 15:00 14:50 14:55 14:50

*Note the registration period for Years 8 and 9 includes time for guided reading.

Students must use their allocated entrance gate and go straight to their classroom zone on arrival for registration (see map, pages 6-7). Any student arriving after their allocated year group time must sign in at Reception.

Full timings for the school day Full timings for arrivals, registration, break, lunch, lessons and departures are available at: www.strschool.co.uk/about/Staggered-Day-Timings.pdf.

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Arrival and Departure GatesAll students must use their allocated gates when arriving at and leaving the school. Please go straight to classroom zones, marked in gold text below, on arrival:

Years 7 Gate 4, by Food Tech Year 8 Gate 4, by Food Tech Year 9 Gate 2, facing C rooms Year 10 Gate 3, facing Q rooms Year 11 Gate 3, facing Q rooms Year 12 Gate 2, facing C rooms Year 13 Gate 1, by the Caretaker’s bungalow

Parents are not permitted to drive onto the school site, or to accompany students onto the site on foot (see page 21). Please see the contact details on page 23 if you need to make an appointment to speak to a member of staff.

Oakleaze (road) Years 10 & 11

MAIN SCHOOL BUILDING

Year 12: F1-F8 (first floor)

Year 11: Q1-5 Year 9: G1-2, G8-10 Year 10: Q6-10

GATE 4GATE 3 (main gates)

GATE 2 (pedestrian gate)

NEW BLOCKYear 13:

E1-4 & B1-7

CARETAKER’S BUNGALOW

GATE 1

FOOD TECHYear 7

VEALE BLOCK

Year 8: V1-6Year 7: V7-10

SIXTH FORM

PAVILION

POOL

PLAYING FIELDS

Years 7 & 8Years 9 & 12Year 13

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Break and Lunch Zones Year groups must stay in their allocated zones during break and lunch times. From Monday 28 September the times for buying food are as below:

Year 7 Break ZonePurchase food: Canteen

Break: 10:50-11:10 Buy lunch: 12:45-12:55

Free time area: Tennis Courts 1&2,

Old Gym, Quad

Year 8 Break ZonePurchase food: Canteen

Break: 11:20-11:40 Buy lunch: 13:00-13:15

Free time area: Tennis Courts 3&4, Main Hall (nearest

Canteen)

Year 9 Break ZonePurchase food: Canteen

Break: 10:15-10:35 Buy lunch: 13:20-13:35

Free time area: Tennis Courts 5&6

(furthest from New Block), Main Hall (nearest stage)

Year 10 Break Zone Purchase food: Snack Pod

Break: 10:55-11:15 Buy lunch: 13:15-13:35

Free time area: Pavilion area & Sports Centre fire exit, Sports

Hall North

Year 11 Break Zone Purchase food: Snack Pod

Break: 10:30-10:50 Buy lunch: 12:50-13:05

Free time area: Sixth Form Quad, Sports Hall South

Year 12 Break Zone Purchase food: Sixth Form Café

Break: 10:55-11:15 Buy lunch: 13:10-13:25

Free time area: Sixth Form Common Room

& in front of the LRC

Year 13 Break Zone Purchase food: Sixth Form Café

Break: 10:30-10:50 Buy lunch: 12:50-13:05

Free time area: New Shelter, Veale Block

grassed area, LRC

Food ProvisionYear 7, 8, and 9 students should use the Canteen when they want to purchase food. Year 10 and 11 students should use the Snack Pod at the Sports Centre and Year 12 and 13 students should purchase food from the Sixth Form Café (specific details have been communicated to Sixth Formers). Please see the amended times for buying food on page 8. The Pod offers the same food as the Canteen. Products are individually wrapped so items can be taken outside, with students staying in their allocated zones, see page 8.

On a wet day, students may take food to their allocated classrooms.

Cashless catering is operating, and all biometric readers and keypads are wiped clean between each use. Those who do not wish to use cashless catering should give their name and tutor group to canteen staff so items can be charged to their account. Cash can be added to accounts in the usual way, but we encourage online payment to reduce waiting times. However, it may take time to be served and therefore we also encourage bringing a packed lunch.

Our catering provider Innovate has produced a short video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC0x95GeQ10&feature=youtu.be.

Travel

Dedicated bus services Students using dedicated school buses – such as those services run by Bennetts, Marchants, Denwells, Willetts and Igobus – are not mixing with the general public and tend to be with the same individuals each day. As such, the government advice for passengers on public transport to adopt a distance of 2 metres from people outside their household or bubble does not apply. It is important that all students travelling on dedicated school buses:

• follow guidelines put in place by the travel providers – please contact your provider directly for details

• stay in their seats and sit forward-facing at all times

• use hand sanitiser on boarding and disembarking

• avoid physical contact with each other

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Emergency ProcedureIn the event of an evacuation:Years 7-11 go to the tennis courts Year 12 go the tarmac area outside the Pavilion Year 13 go to the front of the new block

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Public transport Use of public transport by students, particularly at peak travel times, should be kept to a minimum. Parents of students using public transport should:

• refer to the safer travel guidance for passengers at www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-safer-travel-guidance-for-passengers

• refer to guidance put in place by their travel providers.

We are aware that service bus times may not coincide with the new school day timings (see page 5). Students who arrive early should go straight to form rooms.

Travel by car If you drive your child to school, or if your child is travelling to school in another person’s car, please observe the following guidelines:

• do not drive or accompany your child onto the school site

• if car sharing with students/parents who do not live in your household, wear face coverings when travelling

• use hand sanitiser before travel and on arrival at the school

• be considerate of other drivers and our neighbours when dropping off and picking up students at the school gates or on nearby roads.

Some parents may not be able to drop off students five minutes before their start time or pick up at the new finish time. Please make every effort to stick to the new school day timings, however students who do arrive early should go straight to their form rooms, and students can stay in year group bubble areas after the school day ends.

Travel by bicycle Students who cycle to school should arrive no more than five minutes before their start time, go directly to the bike shed on arrival and then to their form room. All bicycles must be walked up and down the drives, students are not permitted to ride bicycles on site.

Travel on foot Students who walk to school should arrive no more than five minutes before their start time and must go straight to their form room on arrival.

On arrival at school When students arrive they must:

• sanitise their hands immediately

• remove face coverings if wearing them unless entering the main school building (and ensure that they do not touch the front of their face when removing them), and dispose of temporary face coverings in the bins provided. Reusable face coverings must be placed in a plastic bag for storage through the day and taken home to wash

• sanitise hands again after removing face coverings.

Face coveringsDue to the worrying increase in new infections across the country, and as a result of our internal review of corridor movement, we have made the decision to ask everyone in school to wear a face covering when using the dining room and corridors in the main block, ie the F corridor, the C (computer rooms) corridor, the SMT/Art corridor, the Q corridor and the Reception area. The new protocol will come into effect on Monday 28 September. We will keep this under constant review.

Please ensure that your child has a suitable face covering to bring to school and a sealed bag to store the face covering safely, to ensure it does not come into contact with clothing and surfaces in school.

Students must use hand sanitiser after taking their face covering off. We have sanitiser in all classrooms, but it will be helpful if your child has their own, which they should use immediately once they have taken off their face covering.

Pupils will not be required to wear face coverings when in the allocated rooms for their bubble, or when they are outside. They of course may continue to do so if they wish.

If your child is exempt from wearing a face covering please email Mrs Ball with the appropriate details: sdb@strs.org.uk.

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EquipmentIt is recommended that students do not share frequently used equipment such as stationery. Classroom-based resources such as books can be used within the bubble but should be cleaned frequently. To make sure that students can learn effectively, they must bring the following with them to school each day:

Essentials

• their own fully stocked pencil case including pens and pencils, an eraser and a pencil sharpener, a ruler and a glue stick

• pair of compasses/protractor/set square – standard maths set

• paper and A4 popper folders to help organise school work into subjects (students are issued with exercise books in each subject as per usual)

• where applicable, ring binder folders for students in Key Stage 4/Key Stage 5

• calculator for use in subjects such as Maths, Science and Geography.

Non-essentials

• dictionaries for English and Modern Foreign Languages are useful

• mobile phones may be permitted in some lessons to aid group work at the discretion of the teacher (this does not mean that students should have mobiles at other times)

• Key Stage 5 students are encouraged to bring their laptop or device if this will support their learning. However, any equipment brought in to school is at the owner’s risk. We will review this next new term and consider whether students in Key Stage 4 would benefit from this as well.

What else do students need to bring? Face coverings, hand sanitiser for use after removing face coverings, a sealable plastic bag for storing reusable face coverings, food, a water bottle, books and other equipment for the day.

Lockers Students are not allocated lockers and we ask that they only bring in the items they need for each day’s learning.

Games and PEOn days students have Games, they must wear their Games kit to School.

What happens in Games lessons? Games lessons will be practical sessions and will include rugby union, cricket, cross-country, athletics and health-related fitness – all of which will adhere to national governing bodies’ advice on appropriate social distancing and safety measures.

What is the kit requirement for Games? Students are expected to wear school sports kit or sport-specific kit, this can include: any school-branded rugby kit, standard games kit, blue/white PE kit or any specific sports kit (eg cricket whites). Students should bring both boots and trainers to deal with changing underfoot conditions, plus tracksuit trousers and a hoody (preferably school-branded but not essential).

What are the arrangements for changing for Games? There is no changing for Games – students must attend school in Games kit on the day they have their Games lesson. This can include a tracksuit. Footwear should be carried in a bag, which can be stored in an assigned changing room. Students are able to access footwear bags at the start of sessions. All kit should be taken home and washed and not stored in school.

Hygiene Students must sanitise or wash their hands at the start and end of Games lessons. This is supervised by staff and we provide hand sanitiser and soap.

What happens in Key Stage 3 PE lessons and what content is covered? Theory lessons are taught, with students exploring techniques, tactics, strategies, laws and the history of sports. Year 9 students cover topics from the GCSE course.

Extracurricular sport There is no extracurricular sport or training until national governing bodies advise us that it is safe to go ahead with these activities. This includes Saturday fixtures for the foreseeable future. We will advise students and parents if this changes.

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Uniform and Behaviour The following school policies contain an addendum referring specifically to Covid-19. Please see our website for more details, all polices are available in full at www.strschool.co.uk/about/governors:

• Curriculum Policy• Learning and Teaching Policy• Assessment Recording and Reporting Policy• Behaviour Policy• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

Homework Teachers post homework on Satchel One (ShowMyHomework) and pupils are given a homework timetable. Pupils are still required to attend Supervised Homework after school between 3.30pm and 4.30pm if they do not complete and hand in a piece of homework by the deadline, or the homework that is produced is persistently late, incomplete or falls below the minimum standard expected by the teacher.

Uniform All students are expected to be in uniform. There is no need to wash uniform more often than normal. On days students have Games, they must come to school in their Games kit. We expect all students to comply with the uniform rules. Those that have to be repeatedly reminded to conform to our uniform expectations should expect to face sanctions as normal. Note: students are now permitted to wear the short-sleeve crested shirt without a tie and blazer until the October half-term.

Behaviour The highest standards of behaviour are expected from all students at all times. In addition to the normal classroom expectations, there are a number of rules relating to Covid-19.

We have completed a thorough risk assessment to put in place measures to reduce the risk to all students and staff, and compliance with these measures is mandatory at all times. Tutors have taken students through these measures and will continue to remind students.

The main protective factor for everyone is the integrity of the year group bubble. To maintain this integrity students should continue to:

• remain in their year group bubble at all times

• stay in their allocated zone at all times, unless advised differently by a member of staff

• take precautionary steps to avoid physical contact with each other (although they do not need to socially distance from each other within their year group bubble)

• not gather at the school gates

• only use their designated entrance and exit gates (see pages 6 and 7)

• use outdoor routes around the school wherever possible, following signs

• use the one-way system within school buildings, and where indicated elsewhere on the school site.

In addition, all students should:

• adhere to the hand and respiratory hygiene measures

• adhere to the new guidance on the use of face coverings (see page 11)

• stay 2 metres away from staff

• inform a member of staff immediately if they feel unwell.

A reminder that general protocols for parents, students and staff are available online at: www.strschool.co.uk/about/Covid-19-Protocols.pdf.

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Sixth Form StudentsWe were very pleased to welcome back students to Year 13, as well as to welcome the Year 12 students who have joined our school community.

Our core principles of outstanding learning and teaching, and preparing for post-18 destinations, remain the same. However, there continue to be some amendments to how we achieve this on a day-to-day basis:

• study spaces are spread over the main site as well as the shared Sixth Form building. As we need to maintain the year group bubbles, study space are apportioned to either Year 12 or Year 13

• see pages 4-8 for information on Sixth Form year group bubbles, allocated zones and entry/departure gates

• students continue to be held accountable for their attendance, and all expectations still stand in this regard, for example attendance at study periods, punctuality etc

• we have planned a range of enrichment opportunities for Sixth Form students

• we continue to provide our comprehensive careers and preparation for higher education outreach programme – ensuring students are engaged and supported beyond the curriculum.

Learning, Teaching and the CurriculumKey Stage 3 students are mainly static within one classroom during the day, under the DfE guidance, with break and lunch periods staggered and scheduled for each year group. At Sir Thomas Rich’s, we aim to provide pupils with high levels of core knowledge and understanding, whilst facilitating long-term retention of knowledge and skills through activities which are designed to make pupils think for themselves, develop resilience and take risks when faced with challenging or difficult tasks.

These aims underpin our learning ethos, and continue to do so. Although there have been practical changes to the way we deliver learning through year group bubbles and zoned areas, we endeavour to provide an exceptional, engaging experience.

What is the classroom environment like for my child? We have addressed a number of practical considerations, following DfE guidelines:

• all desks within the classrooms are facing forward and students have been assigned their own desk as a work space

• seating plans enable students to work next to, and alongside, different people within their class to foster new friendships and experiences

• teachers maintain a 2 metre distance from students in the classroom

• breaks allow students to re-focus after a period of time spent within their class bubble.

What do lessons involve? Learning at Rich’s has always been high quality and remains so. Students are actively involved in learning, as per usual. Practical subject teachers, who are not necessarily delivering lessons in specialist rooms, have planned how to deliver their subject so that students continue to benefit from a meaningful and enriching learning experience.

My child is worried about catching up – how has the school addressed this? Teachers and Heads of Year continued to monitor engagement, progress and attainment throughout the school closure period, and a number of measures have been put in place to mitigate against issues arising for students who feel they are behind. The learning focus early in September has been built around formative

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assessment, allowing classroom teachers to address gaps in knowledge. Teachers have planned lessons to revisit key ideas, concepts and skills where necessary.

At the start of term, low-stakes assessment was used in each subject to help gauge the progress of students; in other words, students were given a short assessment in class, the outcomes of which were used to inform teachers’ lesson and curriculum planning, as well as any intervention work that might be needed for an individual or groups of students. We planned for intervention and continue to communicate with students and parents as required. Your child should not worry, their teacher will have explained assessments to them and given them the opportunity to prepare where necessary. We were not trying to replicate our internal exams; the need was to establish where students needed a bit more support to understand specific concepts and apply knowledge accurately.

Year 7 and Year 12 students have been asked to complete ‘baseline assessments’ in one of their first lessons in that subject so that teachers could establish students’ starting points to inform long-term lesson and curriculum plans. Therefore, students did not need to prepare for baseline assessments.

We expect students to continue to work hard and we have helped them to get back into the routine of school and study as quickly possible so that, if there are any gaps in their knowledge and understanding, they can be addressed swiftly so as not to hinder students’ general progress across the curriculum.

You have used Teams whilst in lockdown – will you continue with this? We have a duty to continue with our remote learning offer if an individual student or a group of students is having to self-isolate due to Covid-19. In this case, Satchel One will be used to set work. Should a whole class or year group bubble be asked to self-isolate, students will be able to access the curriculum via Satchel One and Teams following similar arrangements to the school closure period. In addition, teachers may use Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Satchel One (ShowMyHomework) as a means of sharing resources once school has re-opened.

If there is another lockdown, what will the provision be? If a whole class or year group bubble find themselves at home in isolation due to Covid-19 then we will use Satchel One (ShowMyHomework) alongside Teams to offer remote learning (please see above). A Teams timetable will be made available on SharePoint and Heads of Year will work alongside teachers, pupils and parents to oversee pupil engagement and well-being.

AttendanceIt is essential that anyone who has Covid-19 symptoms, or who has someone in their household who has the symptoms, does not attend school.

Below is a summary of our attendance procedures from September.

Should I send my child to school? Yes – it is vital for children to attend school to minimise the impact the pandemic has had on their education and well-being.

Missing out on any more time in the classroom will be really detrimental to a young person’s wider development and, as such, the usual rules on attendance apply and all our students are expected to attend school at all times, unless ill health prevents them.

Other requests for absence – eg holidays during term time – will be considered as before. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, we cannot authorise absences within term time. Non-Covid-19 related medical appointments should continue to be made outside school hours wherever possible.

How do I inform the school that my child is not coming in? Use Parent Gateway to report absences: https://parentgateway.strschool.co.uk or call 01452 338400 if you are unable to use Parent Gateway.

Before submitting the form, parents should ensure that the correct category (ie Covid-related / Other Illness / Appointment etc) is selected.

What happens if my child becomes unwell during the school day? Any student who develops symptoms during the day will be sent home:

• students will await collection in an isolated but well ventilated room

• it is essential students are collected as soon as possible

• students and parents will be advised to follow the Government’s ‘Stay At Home’ guidance for households with possible or confirmed Covid-19 infection, which currently sets out they must self-isolate for at least 10 days and arrange to have a test.

What about others in my family? All others in the household should self-isolate for 14 days from when the symptomatic person first had symptoms. If you have more than one child at Sir Thomas Rich’s, we will ask you to take all your household members home at the same time.(continued over)

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How do I arrange for a test? You can book a test at: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/get-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus.

Will I have to share details of those we have been in close contact with? You may be asked to share these details if the test is positive or if asked by NHS Test and Trace. If asked, we will provide NHS Test and Trace with contacts of those that have been known to be in close contact with them.

I have the test results, what now? Please inform us immediately of the result of the test by emailing or telephoning the school.

When can students come back to school following a test/isolation? A member of staff will be in touch with you to discuss when the affected student can come back to Sir Thomas Rich’s. Note:

• please do not send a child to school who has been absent due to Covid-19 before discussing it with the school

• if the test is negative and they feel well (with no symptoms), they will be allowed to return to school as soon as they are better. Other members of the household will no longer need to self-isolate

• if your child has been absent because another member of the household has been symptomatic and their test is negative, then there is no longer any need for them to self-isolate and they can return to school

• if test results are positive, you must follow the ‘Stay At Home’ guidance and self-isolate for at least 10 days from the onset of symptoms

• students can only return to school once they do not have symptoms other than cough or loss of sense of smell/taste

• other members of the household should continue to self-isolate for the full 14 days.

Do I have to share the test results? No, we do not require evidence, but we do expect all parents to follow guidance fully.

What happens if there is a confirmed case of Covid-19 in school? We will contact the local Health Protection Team who will advise us. Based on this advice, we will send home anyone who has been in close contact with the person who tested positive. This may be an entire year group.

What is defined as ‘close contact’? Currently ‘close contact’ is defined as:

1. Direct close contact – face-to-face contact with an infected individual for any length of time, within 1 metre, including being coughed on, a face-to-face conversation, or unprotected physical contact.

2. Proximity contact – extended close contact (within 1 to 2 metres for more than 15 minutes) with an infected individual.

3. Travelling in a small vehicle, like a car, with an infected person.

Should I keep my child at home if there is a confirmed case in the school community? If you have been advised by either the NHS Test and Trace team or the school, then you must keep your child at home and they must self-isolate for 14 days.

If you have not been advised to keep your child at home, then your child has not been in close contact with the person that was infectious – so please continue to send your child to school.

What is an outbreak and what will happen? If the school has two or more confirmed cases within 14 days, or a significant rise in absence related to suspected Covid-19, there may be an outbreak. In the event of an outbreak we will work with the local Health Protection Team, who will advise us on the action to take. In some cases, we may ask a larger number of students to self-isolate at home as a precautionary measure: all steps taken will be in consultation with the Health Protection Team. All students should continue to attend school, unless they have been asked not to.

Pupils who are shielding Shielding paused on 1 August in England. As such, those students who are currently on the shielding patient list can return to school, as can those who have family members who are shielding. If there is a change locally, some students may be advised to shield again. If you have concerns about this, please discuss your child’s care with their health professional before returning to school.

Government Guidance

Please see www.gov.uk for the most up to date guidance on self-isolation:

Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) infection

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

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Will there be penalties for absence? Where students are not able to attend school due to parents following clinical and/or public health advice, absence will not be penalised.

All other pupils must attend school. If you are concerned about this, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us so we can discuss with you the measures being put in place to reduce the risk in school.

What happens to my child’s education if they are not in school due to a Covid-19-related absence? We will put in place appropriate remote provision for any student who is unable to attend school due to the above regulations.

ParentsCommunication with parents remains a priority to us, so please do email or call us if you would like to get in touch with a member of staff: info@strs.org.uk, 01452 338400.

You can also email Heads of Year and Heads of Key Stage directly, see below.

Please note the following procedures:

• parents may only come onto the school site if they have a pre-arranged appointment

• face-to-face meetings between parents and teachers will only be able to take place after the school day has finished, by appointment

• staff are able to hold virtual appointments during the school day (where it is convenient for them to do so) by telephone or using Microsoft Teams.

Heads of Year Year 7 Jennifer Robinson jrr@strs.org.uk Year 8 Zak Hinds zfh@strs.org.uk Year 9 Nick O’Neill no@strs.org.uk Year 10 David Tilley dpt@strs.org.uk Year 11 Neil Stewart njs@strs.org.uk Year 12 Ellen Jauncey elj@strs.org.uk Year 13 Barry O’Neill bjo@strs.org.uk

Head of Key Stage 3 Rhys Davies rmd@strs.org.uk

Head of Upper School Peter Daniell pmd@strs.org.uk

Head of Sixth Form Matthew Lynch mtl@strs.org.uk