Latest Information – Please Read

 

New advice issued last night https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance key points:

 

Guidance is intended for:

• People with symptoms that may be caused by coronavirus, and do not require hospital treatment, who must remain at home until they are well
• Those living in households with someone who shows symptoms that may be caused by coronavirus.

 

The main messages are:

• if you live alone and you have symptoms of coronavirus illness (COVID-19), however mild, stay at home for 7 days from when your symptoms started. (See ending isolation section for more information)

• if you live with others and you or one of them have symptoms of coronavirus, then all household members must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill
• it is likely that people living within a household will infect each other or be infected already. Staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community
• for anyone in the household who starts displaying symptoms, they need to stay at home for 7 days from when the symptoms appeared, regardless of what day they are on in the original 14-day isolation period. (See ending isolation section for more information)
• if you can, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period
• if you cannot move vulnerable people out of your home, stay away from them as much as possible
• if you have coronavirus symptoms:

• do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital
• you do not need to contact 111 to tell them you’re staying at home
• testing for coronavirus is not needed if you’re staying at home

• plan ahead and ask others for help to ensure that you can successfully stay at home and consider what can be done for vulnerable people in the household
• ask your employer, friends and family to help you to get the things you need to stay at home
• wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, each time using soap and water, or use hand sanitiser
• if you feel you cannot cope with your symptoms at home, or your condition gets worse, or your symptoms do not get better after 7 days, then use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service. If you do not have internet access, call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999

 

 

It is clear from messages coming out over the weekend that everyone needs to work together to get through this pandemic, we all have a duty to be responsible, to react to advice and direction given as well as to support each other.  

Congratulations to our Yr3/4 Quicksticks team who represented our school at the Wyre Forest Sainsburys School Games tournament on Friday. They played really well and won the small schools event. They now go forward to play the level 3 competition at the Winter Olympics event held in Bromsgrove at the end of March.

Woodpeckers enjoyed their final session of bell boating on Friday. We paddled further than we had before and even had a go at turning the boats around which was very successful. The session became a little competitive which was great, both crews working well as a team.

Well done Woodpeckers, more sessions next year!

Coronavirus Update

15.3.2020

 

The NHS is now advising people whose symptoms include a high temperature or a continuous cough to 'stay at home' for seven days.  This advice applies to us all and equally to all of our staff. 

 

The most recent advice from the NHS stipulates that people are to stay at home for seven days if they have a ‘high temperature or a new and continuous cough’.

 

Where a high temperature is generally regarded to be 38C or over, the definition of a ‘continuous cough’ appears to be open to interpretation.

 

There are various descriptions of  what is a 'continuous cough' - a repeated cough, a cough that won’t go away, a constant clearing of the throat or half a day spent coughing. 

 

We ask that if any pupils are staying at home then school is contacted as soon as possible. Our staff will update class pages on our website and can arrange for work to be emailed home. Our package for remote learning is ready for each year group.

 

The advice is not to send your children to school if they are unwell, wait until they are better before sending them back to School.

 

I will continue to update as soon as I receive further information in regard to how we can support our families and pupils.

Government announces move from Contain to Delay phase

 

Yesterday, the Government announced that we are moving from the Contain phase of the coronavirus action plan and into the Delay phase, in response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Full details of each stage in the government action plan can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan

To support the delay of the spread of the virus, the Department for Health and Social Care has asked anyone who shows certain symptoms to stay at home for 7 days, regardless of whether they have travelled to affected areas.

 

This means people should stay at home and avoid all but essential contact with others for 7 days from the point of displaying mild symptoms, to slow the spread of infection.

 

The symptoms are:

You do not need to call NHS 111 to stay at home. If your symptoms worsen during your stay at home period or are no better after 7 days contact NHS 111 online at 111.nhs.uk. If you have no internet access, you should call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999.

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 will be substantial, but the benefit to public health may not be. Decisions on future advice to schools will be taken based on the latest and best scientific evidence, which at this stage suggests children are a lower risk group.

Congratulations to Marloe in Hedgehogs for demonstrating self belief, and Preston in Yr3 for his fantastic teamwork.

World Book Day 2020

 

Celebrating authors, characters, information and stories...

 

Coronavirus Update

 

You will be aware that this week the government has issued its action plan to do with responding to the current outbreak.  Schools are rightfully being encouraged to share important general information with parents. 

 

The government's action plan may be found here .  Further school specific information is provided by the DfE here The Department for Education has also set up an information helpline on 0800 046 8687 should any parents, pupils or teachers wish for further advice. 

 

 

I envisage providing weekly updates in order to keep you informed.

 

As ever, please do not hesitate to put any questions to myself 

Thank you so much to everyone who helped raise money through sponsoring the children in their fitness circuits they completed with Dominick Cunningham when he visited our school.

We are delighted to tell you that as a school we raised a grand total of £2,061.79 which is absolutely amazing! Well done everyone!

Some of this money goes to support 'Sports for Schools' but over £1,100 has been given back to the school in the form of a voucher to spend on new sports equipment. We will be asking our Sports Minister and pupils throughout the school to help decide how to spend the money.

We have now also received the thank you gifts from Sports for Schools for the children who raised money through their sponsorship. These gifts which will be given out this week.

Again, thank you very much for all your support.