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Dear Parents/Carers

We shared the list of key workers in detail on our website this morning. It is stressed that:

• Parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible, and asked schools to remain open only for those children who absolutely need to attend.  
• Schools are, therefore, being asked to continue to provide care for a limited number of children - children who are vulnerable and children whose parents are critical to the Covid-19 response and cannot be safely cared for at home. 

If it is at all possible for children to be at home, then they should be.

The list of key workers are:  

Health & Social Care, Education and Childcare, Key Public services, Local and National Government, Public Safety and National Security, Transport, Utilities, Communication and financial services.

I must stress that schools are being asked to stay open for those children who absolutely need to attend because they cannot be safely cared for at home; at a time when schools are being closed as a measure to reduce social contact and prevent the spread of this disease. As you know this the Government has shut all schools after today. It is expected that all children should remain at home.

Our School are discovering how many families fall into the vulnerable groups and emergency worker categories. It is highly likely that all schools will not remain open and key schools will be designated to provide care for children from these groups.

In each case the school will risk assess whether it can manage those children identified as attending. Some children identified as belonging to a vulnerable group will be judged as safer at home and therefore will not be able to attend school.

As with all things we fully expect to get further updates as time progresses. We ask for your understanding in this difficult time. I am mindful that the staff at this present time, and in the future, will be risking their own health to maintain basic provision for specific children.

I thank you for your support.

Mrs K. Sansom

Executive Headteacher