COVID 19 information and risk assessment

School opening from 8.3.21

Following the Prime Ministers publication of the “Road Map” out of lockdown, we are delighted that school will reopen to all children from the 8.3.21. Please see our most recent newsletter for more details. Below is a poster with up to date information about how the school is complying with the guidance on minimising the risks to staff and children from COVID 19. The Risk assessment will be updated in due course.

If you have any concerns about your child returning to school, please contact us. We will talk though any worries and hopefully put your mind at rest.

A letter to the children and further information about learning during the remainder of this term will follow this week. Please keep an eye on your email for further information.

Back to school poster

Updated Safeguarding policy 18.1.21

Safeguarding during the COVID 19 pandemic

Home learning and staying in touch 5th Jan 2021

Please see letter sent by email 5.1.21

Home Learning and Staying in Touch

School closure from 5th Jan 2021

Following the announcement by the Prime Minister this evening, we are sad to announce that school will be closed to most pupils tomorrow. We are working hard to get home learning up and running and more details about this will follow tomorrow.

If you have registered as a Critical worker using the form sent out on Friday (with a reminder sent today) by 7pm this evening, an e-mail follows with details about school tomorrow. If you have not yet registered, please contact Mrs Welch tomorrow and we will do our best to find a place for your child from Wednesday. The point of the current restrictions is to reduce contacts and bring down the rate of infection. We have had lots more parents register as critical workers this time than we did back in March. In order to protect the safety of staff and other families, please only ask for a critical worker place if there is no other option. If anyone who has already registered is able to keep their child at home for more of the time, please do so. I don’t ask this lightly, but I feel I have a duty of care to school staff and their families as well as wanting to provide the best possible support for Critical Workers working under difficult circumstances.

We have been here before and I know many of you will be concerned about the impact of home learning on family life and on the children’s learning and wellbeing. We will do everything we can to keep us all in touch and to keep the children learning. I appreciate that this is not easy for anyone!

We will do our best to keep the phones manned during normal school hours, but there may be times when this isn’t possible. Please keep in touch by e-mail with any concerns or queries. Use the class e-mail address for any learning queries and the office@alpington.norfolk.sch.uk address for anything else. You can contact Mrs Welch directly on head@alpington.norfolk.sch.uk. Please stay in touch. We will be looking forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes

Back to school information

Please read the following letter which contains important information about returning to school on the 4th January.

Back to school 4.1.21

Contact information

Contacts

Rosie Welch – Headteacher

head@alpington.norfolk.sch.uk

Lizzie Willmot – Chair of governors

hwillmot@alpington.norfolk.sch.uk

Andy Baker – Governor / Chair of Resources Committee

abaker@alpington.norfolk.sch.uk

Michala Warner – Governor / Chair of Effectiveness Committee

mwarner@alpington.norfolk.sch.uk

Latest risk assessment documentation – updated 5.1.21

All the following documents have been reviewed on the 5th January in light of the increased risk level and the school being open to the children of Critical Workers and Vulnerable children only. Where no new guidance has been issued, documents remain the same as the last update on the 13th November 2020.

Management of cases risk assessment and checklist 12.11.20

Management Planning Checklist

TPR 015 Catering SOP Covid – 19 Rev 4

Whole school risk assessment 5.1.21

Cleaning and disinfection Supplementary information for Educational Settings 13.11.20

Alpington COVID 19 Visitors Protocol

Risk-Assessment-for-Norfolk-Music-Service_updated-23.11.2020-002

Risk assessments for after school clubs

Please note that due to national restrictions which came into force on the 5th November all after school clubs are cancelled until further notice. Breakfast club continues as normal. The risk assessment for breakfast club in included in our whole school risk assessment, updated 12.11.20.

school photographs risk assessment

The document below gives more detail for the teaching of sport in school this term. It has been completed with Paul Colbeck from ProCoach who teaches PE on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Updated-COVID-19-Guidance-July-2020

Gymfinity – Covid – Cleaning protocol

Gymfinity – Covid _ Risk assesment

MAYS PERFORMING ARTS RISK ASSESSMENT ALPINGTON DANCE CLASS

Update 29.8.20

There has been lots in the media over the last couple of weeks about children returning to school in September. The government have made it clear that all children attending school is a national priority and we are really looking forward to welcoming everyone back from the 7th September.

Key things to remember;

School starts on the 7th September for all children in years 1 – 6. Start days and times have been sent to Reception children’s parents separately.

Arrival times and collection times have changed slightly since July – check out the “Full opening poster” below for details.

Please say goodbye on the playground if you can.

Each class has it’s own entrance and exit – if you are Eagles or Swallows – remember your classroom has changed!

Come to school in PE kit on PE days – Tuesdays for R and KS1, Fridays for KS2.

Hot lunches will be available as normal. KS1 children need to bring a snack for the first few days until fruit delivery resumes.

All children need their own pencil case and a pair of outdoor shoes or wellies to be kept in school.

Enjoy the end of the holiday and see you on the 7th!

Updates from Government – 29.8.20

At the moment there is no suggestion that primary aged children should wear face coverings in school. We continue to monitor the guidelines on this, including whether there are circumstances when staff should wear face coverings. We also continue to work to ensure that our decision making is in line with other local schools. At the moment, our policy remains in line with the government guidelines – that it is not necessary for staff to wear face coverings. This may change as the situation unfolds. If this happens we will let you know.

The government clarified on the 27th September what will happen in school in the event that there is a confirmed case in school amongst children and staff, or in the event of a local lock-down due to a rise in cases. This information can be found below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools