Guidance Notes
See below for various documents giving guidance around safeguarding, vulnerable children/young people, free school meals and safeguarding considerations when working on-line:-
Safeguarding in schools, colleges and other providers
Guidance on vulnerable children and young people
Guidance for schools about temporarily closing
Free School Meals Guidance for Schools
Twenty Safeguarding Considerations for Lesson Livestreaming
School Closure / Key Workers
As you will be aware, the Government have closed all schools with effect from the end of the school day on Friday 20th March. They have also placed a requirement on schools to continue provision for children of key workers and a list of the key worker categories can be found here and these are also available on the school’s websites.
If you need further information about the closure of schools and other educational settings following the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) then this can be found here.
Frequently Asked Questions
We have put together a set of FAQs for parents/carers across all of the Trust schools concerning Coronavirus (COVID-19) which can be found here
Department for Education Coronavirus helpline
On Monday the DfE launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
Where to find the latest information
Updates on COVID-19: