Building works update: School closure for 1 day 

Dear Parents, 

Due to extensive building works inside the school including new a heating system, electrical works and drainage over the half term break, we have been advised to remain closed on Monday 2nd November. This will allow works to be completed and for a vital deep 'COVID safe' clean to take place in every area of the school and school site.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our families however, we have had to take this decision to ensure the school is safe and ready for our children for their return on Tuesday 3rd November. 

Packed lunches will need to continue and will be available for our children until Friday 6th November. Hot lunches will now resume from Monday 9th November. 

If you have any queries please email office@wolverleysebright.worcs.sch.uk 

Parents advised to wear face coverings outside schools

Parents and carers across the county are being advised to wear face coverings when dropping off and collecting children from school. The new advice from Public Health follows recommends that face coverings should be worn where it is physically difficult for parents to follow 2 metre social distancing rules.

This extra measure is being introduced to keep the whole school community safe, especially those who are most vulnerable.

At the beginning of the week, there were 30 schools across the county with full or partial bubbles closed, which means now more than ever we need to work together to keep children in school.

Dr Kathryn Cobain, Director of Public Health at Worcestershire County Council, said: “I’d like to ask for the support of parents and carers to keep to the social distancing guidelines at all times, when dropping off and picking up your children. “We strongly advise wearing a face-covering if you’re unable to keep apart, by doing this you can help prevent the spread of the virus. Let’s continue our hard work and remain in the lowest tier of measures.”

Last week Worcestershire County Council and Worcestershire Children First began the roll out of colourful lamppost wraps to over 200 schools to help remind residents of the importance of social distancing. Councillor Marcus Hart, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Education and Skills at Worcestershire County Council said: “We’ve had positive feedback that our lamppost wraps are helping to remind our parents and carers in Worcestershire to keep to the social distancing rules when doing the school run. This latest advice from Public Health is another measure parents can take to help keep our school communities safe.”

Last night, West Mercia Police released the following statement in relation to the heightened concerns in Worcester regarding a number of perceived incidents reported across social media and the press.

It is copied here for you below to read:

Local police commander, Superintendent Steph Brighton said: “I am aware of the heightened concerns in Worcester regarding a number of perceived incidents that have been reported across social media and within the press. I understand that there is a heightened public concern that children may be at risk and I want to reassure you that no information received indicates, in any way,  that a gang or individuals are working in Worcester trying to abduct our children.

“We previously wrote to all the local schools to inform parents and carers of the children in our community of our investigations and to inform them of the increased police presence in around the schools for the purpose of reassurance following reports made to us of suspicious activity being directed toward children.

“Protecting children is of course a priority for us and we have investigated every single report that has been made to us. A number of these describe  a variety of suspicious vehicles and activities. To date, despite the good intent of the members of the public reporting, none of these suspicious activities have transpired into criminal activity.  There are just two unlinked reports that we are investigating in further detail to establish the full facts and details of any activity criminal or otherwise.

“We understand the community’s desire for incidents to be resolved and will always work with the public in order to achieve this aim, however,  we would like to ask members of the public to refrain from posting on social media groups and pages, but rather report matters directly to the police, as we have observed some misleading and inaccurate information being reported which could potentially jeopardise individual’s personal safety and any future investigations.

“One such example of a report with good intent was where a man in a black vehicle was near to a supermarket taking a picture on a phone and an observant member of the public felt this behaviour was suspicious. Officers spoke with the man who explained that he had just purchased the phone and was testing the camera and an associated App out.  Naturally, officers checked his device and we able to confirm that nothing untoward had occurred – this incident was then closed.

“At this time, we continue to have additional officers on patrol to reassure members of public and I would encourage you to speak with the officers on patrol near to schools with any concerns you may have.

“For the latest information please visit the West Mercia Police website, our official social media channels, speak directly to officers or get in touch with your Safer Neighbourhood Team.”

https://www.westmercia.police.uk/news/west-mercia/news/2020/september/superintendent-steph-brighton/