Newsletter - December 2020
Our December newsletter is now available to view below.
Latest News from St Martin's School
Our December newsletter is now available to view below.
Dear Parent/ Guardian,
Following the Welsh Government’s announcement, in regard to the arrangements for the new term in January, 2021, I am writing to confirm the approach for St Martins School in line with all other schools in Caerphilly.
This decision has been based upon the increasing number of staff shortages due to positive cases and self-isolation across Wales together with the concern that these numbers are, of course, unpredictable for the first week of term.
As a result the first two days of the new term 4th and 5th of January will be used for reviewing our risk assessments and ensuring we have safe staffing levels and procedures in place to manage our school safely and care for the learners on their return to face to face teaching.
On these days teachers will provide live online lessons for all learners to ensure that there is continuity of learning. Following these distance learning days, face to face provision will be available for eligible key worker childcare and vulnerable pupils, and we will contact other groups/classes of learners to begin their learning on site as soon as is safely possible and prioritising examination classes first.
All pupils will be back in school for face to face learning by Monday, 18th January, 2021, at the latest, with the exception of classes closed due to self-isolation or staff shortages.
Other points to note
The local authority is currently reviewing eligibility of previous childcare applications so that parents/carers can be informed of the outcome next week. Please contact the educationwelfare@caerphilly.gov.uk mailbox to apply if your circumstances have changed since March, 2020, e.g. school, occupation, etc., or it is a new application
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE STATEMENT FROM THE LOCAL AUTHORITY
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE STATEMENT FROM THE WELSH GOVERNMENT
Please see the following video and presentation from the Health and Wellbeing faculty.
Mock examinations are scheduled for years 10 - 13 starting on 11th January 2021
Please find attached St Martin's School Governors' Report to Parents 2019-20