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Returning to school

  • Our central purpose is to provide a first class education for all students in our care, but the health and safety of all students and members of staff has to come first at all times
  • How the school reopens will be informed by the most up to date scientific advice and guidance provided by Public Health England, the Department for Education and the Government. It will also respect the advice and guidance of employees’ unions and professional associations.
  • The full reopening of school for all children is a valuable goal in itself since it provides academic, social and emotional assurance for children and their families, in addition it enables teaching staff to resume the delivery of a high quality curriculum experience.
  • Bearing in mind the risks associated with local surges or new waves of infection, the plans must be sufficiently flexible to enable temporary or permanent adaptations to enable students to successfully return to home learning for short or longer periods without unnecessary disruption to the continuity of learning.
  • Whilst all students’ education will be expected to be excellent as standard, we are very mindful of the particular anxieties associated with students entering into Years 11 and Year 13 in September 2020.
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Reference points and guidelines

The reference points and guidelines we have used

The following documents are referred to throughout:

Department for Education (DfE): Guidance for Full Reopening of Schools.
• DfE: Face Coverings in Education (March 2021).
DfE: Guidance - Coronavirus (COVID-19): implementing protective measures in education and childcare settings.
DfE: Guidance - COVID-19: guidance for young people on shielding and protecting people most likely to become unwell if they catch coronavirus.
DfE: Guidance - What parents and carers need to know about schools, colleges and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak
Schools and COVID-19: guidance for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff and their employers in school settings
Impact of COVID-19 on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff in mental healthcare settings | assessment and management of risk.
BAMEEd Schools and COVID-19: risk assessment and guidance for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff / employers in school settings.
Oxfordshire County Council – Considerations for Returning to School.
PHE South East Health Protection Team’s Guidance for Childcare and Educational Settings in the Management of COVID-19
ASCL Coronavirus (Covid-19) Autumn Term Planning Checklist for Schools
PHE South East Educational Settings Working Group, COVID-19 Resource Pack for Educational Settings

DfE Rapid testing Resources platform provides guidance and materials to support; why and when you should do testing, as well as the funding available and including;

  • Clinical Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Testing in Secondary Schools
  • Clinical Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Testing at home
  • How to set up testing on-site at your school or college booklet and How to self test at home booklet

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