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Support materials for parents and children during school closures

Wed 15 Apr 2020

The school have been provided with the attached posters to support parents during the 'lockdown'. They are also accompanied with a number of online blogs which may provide you with additional support.

They can be found HERE for parents and HERE for pupils.

We hope they are of some use to you all.

A list of online education resources for home education (from the DfE)

Thu 09 Apr 2020

The Department for Education (DfE) have shared information of some websites that have been identified by some of the country’s leading educational experts and offer a wide range of support and resources for pupils of all ages. They are currently being offered for free.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-online-education-resources-for-home-education

FOR PARENTS - A SPECIAL COVID MESSAGE

Thu 09 Apr 2020

When your child is ill or injured it is very difficult to decide if/when to call your child’s GP, NHS 111 or go the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E). During the current situation and while the government is asking everyone to stay at home, it can be confusing to know what to do.

Guidance can be found at https://www.kelsi.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/106777/NHS-CoVID-19-Parent-Guide.pdf

School Closure Update

Thu 02 Apr 2020

School will remain open for children of key workers and identified vulnerable pupils during the Easter Holidays - with the exception of Good Friday and Easter Monday when the school will be closed.

There has not yet been any announcement about whether or not school closures will continue after Easter. However, we have good reason to believe that school will remain closed to all but the children of key workers and vulnerable pupils. You should assume that school will remain closed unless you hear otherwise from us. If school does remain closed we will continue to provide remote learning opportunities for our pupils.

Mr J Manclark

Headteacher

Guidance for parents and carers: keeping children safe online

Wed 01 Apr 2020

The DfE have updated their information for parents and carers to include a section on keeping children safe online. It provides links to online resources that will help support parents and carers in keeping their children safe online.

There is a lot of support available to keep your child safe online. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:

Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)

KENT TOGETHER - HELPLINE LAUNCHED BY KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

Wed 01 Apr 2020

A 24 hour helpline has been set up to support vulnerable people in Kent who need urgent help, supplies or medication.

The helpline – called Kent Together - provides a single, convenient point of contact for anyone in the county who is in urgent need of help during the Coronavirus outbreak. It is a collaboration between KCC, central Government, District, Borough and local councils, the voluntary and community sector, the NHS, emergency services and other partners to ensure help is at hand for vulnerable people.

It is also the place to report your concerns about the welfare of someone else.

Kent County Council Leader Roger Gough said: “In every district and borough throughout Kent and Medway there has been an incredible and heartening response to this pandemic, and we have a huge army of remarkable, public-spirited volunteers who are ready and willing to help each other through these challenging times.

“We now need to make sure that these vital resources are directed to where they are most needed. The new central helpline will link to Community Hubs across the county and ensure that we are effectively working hand in hand with the amazing teams out in the heart of communities in every part of Kent.”

Kent Together is being coordinated by Kent County Council which will feed the information through the network of volunteers, district and borough council teams and local support groups, to ensure people get the support they need, when they need it.

People’s needs will be assessed and staff will liaise with Community Hubs in the districts to prioritise those who need urgent help.

Mr Gough added: “At this unprecedented time, we all need to support each other to cope with the changes to our lifestyles we’ve had to make in order to delay the spread of Covid-19.

“I appreciate those radical changes have brought about difficulties and uncertainty and that we are all having to live our lives very differently.

“I hope with the launch of this service we can help bring some sense of familiarity and comfort back to those who desperately need it.”

If you are vulnerable and have an urgent need that cannot be met through existing support networks, you can contact the Kent Together helpline atwww.kent.gov.uk/KentTogether or by calling on 03000 41 92 92. It is a 24 hour service.

Kent County Council also has a page on its website answering frequently-asked questions and the very latest Coronavirus information on its service updates page.

Visit www.kent.gov.uk to find out more.

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