Updated Health and Safety information - Friday 13th March 2020

                  Oakfield Primary School

                 Opportunity to Achieve

Health and Safety Update - Coronavirus Virus Covid-19

You will be aware of the rapidly changing situation with regards to Coronavirus and prevention management planning. The Council is closely monitoring guidance from the Welsh Government/NHS Wales and the school will keep you updated with any further developments, especially those linked to educational settings.

Planning for every eventuality

The school is planning for every eventuality.  This includes remaining fully open, moving to a partial closure, or moving to full closure. 

The school has a critical incident team in place and this team will take the appropriate action/s when required or instructed to do so.

If the school moves to a partial or full closure, the school will communicate with parents/carers in the following ways:

•             The School App ‘Push’ Notifications (our text messaging system)

•             The school website

•             The school Twitter account

Please alert the school office immediately if you have changed any of your contact details. Staff in school are also preparing to utilise online platforms to share resources with students in the event of partial or full closure. Information on how to access these packs will be shared via the methods mentioned above.

Advice to parents regarding their children

If any parent has a concern about their child, please follow the link below:

https://gov.wales/guidance-educational-settings-about-covid-19

This guidance is very clear about the current circumstances when a student should attend school. The guidance also sets out the different scenarios for when a student should or should not attend school. 

Please report all absences to the school, including a clear reason for the absence.

Reminders:

Pupils, students, staff and visitors should wash their hands:

•             before leaving home

•             on arrival at school

•             after using the toilet

•             after breaks and sporting activities

•             before food preparation

•             before eating any food, including snacks

•             before leaving school

A reminder that further information can be found on the following websites:

https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2020-02/poster-advice-on-the-coronavirus-for-places-of-education.pdf

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/         https://gov.wales/coronavirus                 

or calling NHS 111

The school will communicate with families again on Monday 16th March 2020. If any guidance changes in the meantime, we will use the channels of communication outlined above.

Many thanks once again to all members of the school community for your full support and co-operation.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. D Harris

HEADTEACHER