School re-opening plan

  • Date 11th August 2020

Dear Parents / Carers,

We thought it was important to give an update on school re-opening plans as we get closer to the start of the new school year.  Throughout the lockdown period we have been formulating and refining plans for a full school re-opening whenever this was deemed possible.  We have considered the implications of all of the government guidance, seeking advice from numerous sources including the local education authority, other schools and unions.  We know that some compromises will have to be made due to the size and compactness of our school site and are working hard to make the school as safe as possible for both students and staff.  This, as always, is our priority.

We would also like to make you aware that the government guidance is being updated regularly, there was a large update in the last few days of July, a further update on August 7th and we are expecting a final update later this week or early next week.  Once we have the final update we will ensure that our plans still fit in with that guidance and at that point we will send out full details to all parents.  Again everything we do has the safety of all of our Hastings family at its heart.  When we send out the re-opening plan this will include;

  • Plans for how the timetable will be amended to minimise movement around the school
  • Staggered start and finish times (and subsequently details of break and lunch times for each year group)
  • Amendments to the behaviour policy
  • Guidance around facemasks
  • Any other relevant information

We thank you for your patience at this time, we are conscious that we do not want to send out a plan that may then change several times as updated guidance is released,

We hope you are managing to enjoy your summer holidays,

Miss Bradley and Mr Shipman

kgregson