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Covid 19 Latest News and Updates from School
If your child qualifies for Free School Meals we will be providing a packed lunch for them if required. You will be contacted by telephone and by pushapp this week. We are currently unable to deliver but packed lunches are available to collect at the school entrance only if you are able to safely leave your house, are not self isolating and can practise social distancing. This is a rapidly changing situation and changes daily. Please check the website frequently and download the school parentapp to receive messages and updates.
Homework will be uploaded regularly on the website and if you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact the office.
Thank You.
Mrs Owens Office Manager
A letter was sent home with children on Friday 20th March regarding the closure of school and arrangements for the children of key workers and children with EHCP's.
If you are a key worker as highlighted on the Government's list and you want your child to be educated due to lack of childcare then you must complete the form attached to the letter and bring this to school on Monday March 23rd with your child.
Children who will not be in school have had packs sent home and teachers are updating the website weekly with work they can do at home.This can be found in the Curriculum and Year Group section of the website.
If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
Thank You to all our parents/carers and children for your amazing support during this very difficult time.
Mrs Owens
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·staff, young people and children should stay at home if they are unwell with a new, continuous cough or a high temperature to avoid spreading infection to others. Otherwise they should attend education or work as normal ·if staff, young people or children become unwell on site with a new, continuous cough or a high temperature they should be sent home ·clean and disinfect regularly touched objects and surfaces more often than usual using your standard cleaning products ·supervise young children to ensure they wash their hands for 20 seconds more often than usual with soap and water or hand sanitiser and catch coughs and sneezes in tissues |
Current advice remains in place: no education or children’s social care setting should close in response to a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.
The Chief Medical Officer has advised that the impact of closing schools on both children’s education and on the workforce would be substantial, but the benefit to public health may not be. Decisions on future advice to education or children’s social care settings will be taken based on the latest and best scientific evidence, which at this stage suggests children are a lower risk group.
The most important thing individuals can do to protect themselves is to wash their hands more often, for at least 20 seconds, with soap and water. 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.
Yesterday, the Coronavirus action plan was launched. This document sets out what the UK as a whole has done to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and what it plans to do next.
The action plan can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan
The document includes:
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Current advice remains in place: No school should close in response to a suspected (or confirmed) COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.
Personal hygiene is the most important way we can tackle COVID-19, especially washing hands more; and the catch it, bin it, kill it strategy for those with coughs and sneezes.
Please help us in sharing simple and effective hand hygiene messages.
https://twitter.com/NHSuk/status/1235112744917049346
https://www.sefton.gov.uk/coronavirus
As of today (25th February) advice for returning travellers is as follows;
1) If you have returned from the following areas since February 19th, call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel, stay indoors and avoid contact with other people even if you do not have symptoms:
Iran
Specific lockdown areas in Northern Italy* as designated by the Government of Italy:
In the Lombardy Region:
Bertonico; Casalpusterlengo; Castelgerundo; Castiglione D'Adda; Codogno;
Fombio; Maleo; San Fiorano; Somaglia; and Terranova dei Passerini In the Veneto Region: Vo - a map has been published to help detail the relevant areas.
Daegu or Cheongdo (Republic of Korea)
Hubei province, China (returned in the past 14 days)
2) If you have returned from the following areas since February 19th :
Northern Italy (see map)
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Or If you have returned to the UK from any of the following areas in the last 14 days:
Other parts of China outside Hubei province
Thailand
Japan
Republic of Korea
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Singapore
Malaysia
Macau
You should stay indoors at home and avoid contact with other people immediately and
call NHS 111 only if you develop symptoms.
Information for the public: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-
information-for-the-public
Occasionally, one or more members of staff or pupils may be asked to self-isolate because they are a contact of a confirmed case or have been to the specified towns and regions in Italy or other specified countries. The student or staff member will be given specific advice from NHS 111. In this instance there is nothing further for the school to do. There is no need for schools to close.
Dear Parents/Carers
Please follow the link below to see details of St Mary's College Visiting Day & Entrance Exam.
How proud are we all of our Year 6 pupil Ellis who has just qualified as a Drum Major and lead the Remembrance Day Parade on Sunday where he also pressed the button to release the poppies at the Albert Dock. This talented boy is also learning the bagpipes!
Well Done Ellis this is amazing!