Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• School opening 5th January 2021

  Mon 04 Jan 2021 Mr Youngman

  In light of the government announcement at 8pm this evening, along with further guidance from the local authority which followed much later, school will be open tomorrow (5th January) but ONLY for the children of parents who are BOTH classed as key workers (E.g. NHS workers, police etc).  School will be closed for ALL other pupils. These key worker parents must be able to provide evidence of both parents occupations when bringing them in the morning if this information has not previously been provided to school.

   

  School will be in touch with the families of children who are classed as vulnerable tomorrow to offer those children places for later in the week. It is hoped that these places will be available from Wednesday onwards if all the required arrangements can be made. Learning will be provided for all pupils from Wednesday using Seesaw, further details will be sent out tomorrow. 

   

  Apologies for the late nature of this amended message, however, as you can appreciate, this was out of our hands. Hopefully we will see you all soon but in the meantime please take every precaution to stay safe.

   

  Regards

   

  Miss Withey

• Latest press releases Knowsley council

  Mon 04 Jan 2021 Mr Youngman

  https://www.knowsleynews.co.uk/leader-calls-for-decisive-action/

   

  https://www.knowsleynews.co.uk/council-continues-to-support-schools/

• Message from Jill Albertina, Assistant Executive Director (Education and Early Help) Knowsley Council

  Mon 04 Jan 2021 Mr Youngman

  4th January 2021

   

  Dear Parent / Carer,

   

  Happy New Year and I hope that you and your family had a good Christmas.

   

  I wanted to provide you with an update on our current COVID-19 rates and once again ask for your support in following the rules to bring our infection rates down. Unfortunately in the last few weeks, our infection rates have increased significantly. On 23 December, our rates were 186.9 per 100,000 population and they have risen to 454.1 per 100,000 as at 30 December. As a result, Knowsley (and the wider Liverpool City Region) was placed into Tier 3 restrictions from 30 December. If our rates don’t come down, we face tougher restrictions being imposed.

   

  We are doing all that we can to ensure our schools remain open. Some schools may become operationally compromised due to not having sufficient staff to supervise and safeguard children and if your school is affected, you will be contacted directly by them. In these schools care will continue to be provided for the children of key workers and for vulnerable children and remote learning will be provided to support your child’s continued education.

   

  In Tier 3, household mixing in any indoor setting is not permitted (unless with people in your support bubble). You can meet up outdoors (in public parks for example) with no more than six people in total. If you can work from home, you should, and travel should be avoided unless it is for essential purposes such as for work or school.

   

  Other preventative steps should be part of your daily routine. This includes regular hand washing (for at least 20 seconds), wearing a face covering where advised (including when dropping off and picking up from school as well as when using public transport), maintaining social distancing (that’s a 2m distance between you and other people), limiting interactions with others and carrying a tissue to catch coughs and sneezes. Please also remember to follow the staggered drop off / pick up times at school.

   

  Importantly, if you display any symptoms (high temperature, new or persistent cough or loss of taste or smell), stay at home and book a test through www.nhs.uk/coronavirus or ring 119.

   

  Testing is available across the borough for people who are not displaying symptoms. COVID-19 is easily transmitted from person to person so identifying people who have the virus but don’t have symptoms is vital. People who test positive can then self- isolate and stop them (unknowingly) spreading the virus to others.

   

  Test centres at the Volair Leisure Centres in Halewood, Huyton and Kirkby are open from 9am until 6pm Monday to Friday and 10am until 4pm at weekends. No appointment is needed and your result is normally turned around in 30 minutes.

   

  Hopefully, if we all play our part, we can get our rates down again. We have done it before and we can do it again.

   

  Yours faithfully

   

   

  Jill Albertina

  Assistant Executive Director (Education and Early Help)

  

• School reopening after Christmas break

  Sun 03 Jan 2021 Mr Youngman

  As of now (Sunday 3rd January 2021 12.30pm) school will reopen as planned for pupils on Tuesday 5th January 2021 at 8.40am. If there is any change to guidance or arrangements then you will be notified on the website, Twitter & parentapp as soon as possible.

   

  Many thanks

   

  Miss Withey