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The application deadline for Year 5 places at Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School next September is January 15th.
Failure to meet this deadline will result in applications being processed as second round applications and may result in Year 5 being full and oversubscribed, in which case places cannot be guaranteed
4th January 2021
Dear Parents and Carers
Apologies for the late communications tonight but we have been forced into making some difficult decisions at short notice. We do need time to organise provision and will therefore use tomorrow to communicate with you and ascertain the number of critical worker and vulnerable children who will need to access learning from school. We will therefore be closed tomorrow and start our virtual learning and provision for critical worker and vulnerable children on Wednesday 6th January. This includes the Pre-school which will also open again on Wednesday 6th January for critical worker and vulnerable children.
We appreciate this may cause difficulties for child care tomorrow, but hope you understand the need for schools to be fully prepared for Wednesday 6th January.
Yours sincerely,
F. Robertson
Monday 4th January 2021, 8.50pm
Dear Parents and Carers
School Closure
Against the backdrop of rising infection rates, record-breaking hospital admissions and sadly increasing numbers of Covid-related deaths, all 16 schools in the Wessex Learning Trust will regrettably be closed from Tuesday 5th January until probably February half term as per the Prime Minister’s instruction this evening. I am sorry for the late notice, we are hearing the national closure instruction at the same time parents and carers are.
Pre-school settings will remain open at this stage.
BTEC exams scheduled for this week will continue.
All schools will remain open for the children of key workers (DfE official list) and those deemed as vulnerable. In the meantime, we will keep the situation under continuous review and provide as much online learning and contact as possible with the 5,000 children and young people in the Trust. Schools may need some time tomorrow to arrange this given the short notice. We will also keep you informed about further developments as we hear them.
I do believe that every teacher and member of support staff in the Trust ideally wants to get back to work and get on with their job; I think that every colleague wants to play their part in society by focusing on the younger generation’s need for education and wellbeing. However, there is also a need to balance the obligation for enabling health and safety in both school and the community. It is with a heavy heart that we now have to operate through remote learning for the time being. Further details, especially about the examination years of 11 and 13 will be provided when government tell us what they are, but rest-assured we will ensure our young people do not lose out.
Again, I sincerely apologise for the short notice, disappointment and any inconvenience caused.
With best wishes
Gavin Ball
Chief Executive, Wessex Learning Trust
4th January 2021
Dear Parents and Carers
Happy New Year and welcome back to the Spring term. We would like to inform you that we are planning to open as normal on Tuesday 5th January 2021 and to also make you aware of a new safety measure we will now be conducting.
To further protect children and staff we are introducing temperature testing at the start of each day. This will begin on Tuesday 5th January. Children will have their temperature taken when they arrive at the school gate and should your child measure a raised temperature, you will be asked to take them home. Please ensure your child is aware this will take place in the morning so they are prepared for this new safety measure. Staff will also be doing this on their arrival to school.
The school will continue with a frequent timetable for hand washing throughout the day. Quality hand washing routines will be vital and so please ensure the children have washed their hands before coming to school and wash them again as soon as they arrive home. We would also encourage all children to have their own alcohol free sanitiser in school each day, which will be used at regular intervals alongside what we have in school.
As the weather is now much colder, please ensure your child brings a warm coat, jumper/cardigan and hat/scarf to school each day. It may also be useful for the children to wear a vest or undergarment to also accommodate the change in temperature. We must continue allowing air flow through our classrooms at various intervals and therefore do anticipate classrooms to be colder than normal.
Please remember the one-way system for dropping off/ collecting children and also the staggered collection times. We also ask that parents and carers wear masks/visors during the drop off and collection times please.
If you have any questions, please email the school office and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding.
Yours sincerely,
F Robertson & J Brayley
Mrs Robertson & Mrs Brayley
Executive Head teacher & Head of School