SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School

 Following the government's most recent announcement, we would like to confirm the following:

School closure from Monday 23rd March 2020 until further notice.

Parents should  do everything they can to ensure children are not mixing socially in a way which can continue to spread the virus. They should observe the same social distancing principles as adults.  

School will only be open from Monday 23rd March for the following groups of children:

• Vulnerable children include children who are supported by social care, those with safeguarding and welfare needs, disabled children and those with EHCPs.
• Parents whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response include those who work in health and social care and in other key sectors outlined HERE.

Many parents working in these critical sectors may arrange for their child to be looked after at home. Every child who can be safely cared for at home, should be. This is an offer to parents and carers; there is no requirement  to send your child to school if you do not need to.

Parents who have requested this offer have been contacted via email on Friday 20th March. Please do not turn up at school on Monday, unless you have received an email.

Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times.

 Medical advice

For up to date NHS advice click here

To support the delay of the spread of the virus, the guidance is now that if anyone in the household shows symptoms, the whole household should stay at home for 14 days from the day the first person got symptoms. This means people should stay at home and avoid all but essential contact with others for 14 days from the point of the first member of the family displaying mild symptoms, to slow the spread of infection.

Stay at home if you have either:

• a high temperature – you feel hot to touch on your chest or back
• a new, continuous cough – this means you've started coughing repeatedly

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.

Please contact the school office as soon as possible to let us know if your family is self-isolating. Any absences from school due to self-isolation will be recorded using a code for an exceptional circumstance. As always, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you are at all unsure.

Useful Links

Department for Education

The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows:
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday), 10am to 4pm (Saturday to Sunday)
Please note, they are currently experiencing high volumes of calls and apologise for any wait that you may experience.

Government updates on COVID-19:www.gov.uk/coronavirus