Dear Parents/Carers, In line with Boris Johnson's announcement, all schools will immediately move to a remote learning offer and will only be open for face to face learning for vulnerable children and children of key workers. In order to plan effectively and prepare for this last-minute change to guidance, school will be closed to all pupils on Tuesday 5th January and will open for vulnerable children and children of key workers from Wednesday 6th January. Remote learning will commence for all other pupils from this date. If you would like to request a school place, please complete the form that was sent on parentmail today by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. The link is listed below for your convenience. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nowK81Jo8E2Ms5kmm08dZjr6IqFY03dJnSaO5V8wdh9UREdXMzVIVktFTlY3OUFHMlMzMUZIQkxIVi4u Please note the following arrangements will be in place: · Provision will start from Wednesday 6th January · Children attending school must attend full-time from Monday-Friday – we will not be able to offer flexibility (please ignore the question on the form asking what days you need support) · School will be open to children from 8:30-3:10pm daily – we will not be able to offer breakfast and after school club · Children will remain in their current bubbles when attending school and will not mix · Children will be supported in school to complete the learning that is set for them by their class teacher · Staff will supervise and support children on a rota basis therefore children may not be with their class teacher or teaching assistant · The current COVID risk assessment will continue to be implemented Staff will be working hard tomorrow to ensure we are ready to offer the best provision we can in response to this last-minute announcement and we will write to you again tomorrow with further information. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding at this very challenging time.