Keeping everyone safe...

No - following the Government guidance, we are trying to operate as normally as possible. This is to reduce the potential longer term impact that isolation could have on the mental wellbeing of the children. 

 This means that the children will have freedom on the playground to go wherever they choose and play with children from other year groups. 

In some circumstances, may come together for short periods of time, as the curriculum works in paired year groups. 

No - school starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3.15pm and is compulsory. 

It is a legal requirement that your child is in school as close to 100% of 190 days as possible, with appointments and holidays booked outside of school hours. 

As children are not required to isolate, if they are off school it will be because they are ill, so no remote learning will be on offer, except for a few mitigating circumstances. 

Parents are welcome on the playground to drop off and pick up their children, and also for events such as Book Look afternoons. 

Any larger events will be held outdoors as much as possible. 

We will still be making good use of Zoom for our Values in Practice assembly on Friday to reduce the number of people gathered in the hall. 

We encourage all visitors to wear face coverings to help protect each other and the children, but it is not mandatory. 

The children will come together for daily collective worship in the hall. They will be seated in their classes, facing forwards in columns (not rows) with space between classes. The hall is well ventilated and the session is no longer than 15 minutes. There will not be any singing as a school indoors for the time being. 

We hope to be able to hold an Autumn fete and some Christmas events - although we will be considering the risk versus the benefit for each event and gathering. 

If your child develops a new continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of taste and/smell, or test positive on a LFT, they should isolate and take a PCR test. If this is positive, they should isolate for 10 days from the first symptoms, or from the PCR if they had no symptoms. 

If the PCR test is negative, send them straight back to school. 

Please inform office@pattishallschool.co.uk of any new symptoms and PCR results. 

If a child in a class tests positive, we will inform the families of that class and ask that they LFT twice a week as families, as well as looking out for symptoms. 

But under the new guidance, under 18's and those double vaccinated do not need to isolate and do not need to PCR unless they are in the same household or identified as a close contact.

A close contact is defined as face-to-face contact, within 2m for more than 15 minutes.  

If a child develops symptoms in school, they will be sent home to isolate and take a PCR test. 

If a member of the household develops symptoms (cough, loss of taste/smell or high temperature) - or tests positive on a LFT - they must get a PCR test and isolate for 10 days should it be positive. 

Family members who are double vaccinated or under the age of 18 should take a PCR test and if negative, carry on with their daily lives - including coming to school. 

The children will still be coming to school in their PE kits on their PE days: although they should now bring in kit to change into for clubs. 

We are still cleaning down the tables and toilets regularly, as well an ensuring that hand-washing takes place before eating and after toileting. 

Hand sanitiser is available through school and children can bring in gel if they are able to apply it sensibly. 

We encourage all visitors to wear face coverings and socially distance from one another. 

We will support you in any way we can in order for you and your family to feel as safe as possible. 

Please come and talk to us and we will work out a risk assessment to ensure your child's safety and wellbeing.