Latest news
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Keeping our Children Safe
Mon 30 Mar 2020I hope you are all keeping safe and well at this difficult time. If you need help or support then please look at the web links below and also on our safeguarding and online safety page as they have useful and up to date information.
Childline 0800 1111
https://www.childline.org.ukhttps://www.findfoodbanksbrum.org.uk/about-us/directory/
Support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online includes:
- Internet matters - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- London Grid for Learning - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- Net-aware - for support for parents and carers from the NSPCC
- Parent info - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- Thinkuknow - for advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online
- UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers
If you have an urgent safeguarding concern the please e-mail me at:
r.clayton@christkng.bham.sch.uk
I will be checking my e-mails regularly and will get back to you. Take care and hope to see you all soon.
Mrs Clayton
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Coronavirus Education Guidance
Mon 30 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus Key Worker Information Required Urgently
Thu 19 Mar 2020Dear Parents/Carers,
Following our earlier text, we are waiting for the Government to publish more information of what will be considered as a child of a “key worker” but it would help us in the meantime if you could let us know if you think you may fall into one of the categories listed below and you are unable to source alternative childcare. Please provide your child’s name, year group, parent details, contact telephone number, occupation, number of days required in school. This can be e mailed to s.pannell@christkng.bham.sch.uk or phoned through to the school office on 0121 464 9800.
Those defined as keyworkers generally include:
NHS staff
Police Officers
Prison Officers
Social Workers
Firefighters
Delivery Drivers
Teachers
Once the list is confirmed by the Department for Education, we will then contact you to confirm if a space will be available for your child.
Please note: we are presently in negotiation with our neighbouring schools and it is likely that we will be using Christ the King, St Margaret Mary, Maryvale and Cardinal Wiseman on a rotational basis. (This will be confirmed in due course). Times will be 9am-3pm. Please note we cannot facilitate a before/afterschool club.
Kind regards
Mrs M Breslin
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Coronavirus Update
Mon 16 Mar 2020156h March 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians
Given the serious health concerns relating to the current Coronavirus outbreak, we have been closely monitoring government updates and the rapidly changing official advice.
The safety and well-being of our children and families is our primary concern. Any actions or decisions taken will always be with this in mind.
We are continuing to emphasise hand washing and the use of hand gel in school and appreciate the support from parents on this matter.
It has been decided that, as of Monday 16th March 2020, all school visits and activities which result in contact with groups of people outside the immediate school population, will be cancelled.
Unfortunately, this means that the following calendared events here at Christ the King will not now take place:
- All parent meetings including all assemblies/workshops
- Easter production
- Swimming
- Library visits
- Storywood Visits
- Easter Bonnet Parade
- Visits to and from Cardinal Wiseman
- Parent Ambassador workshops
We receive regular updates from the Department for Education and Public Health England. We will continue to work to ensure that, where possible, events can be rescheduled at a later date.
Please note clubs at the moment will go ahead as normal, however, some may have to be cancelled at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances, this will be a last resort and we will communicate with relevant parents as necessary.
We will respond quickly to any national blanket closures and we are currently preparing for such an eventuality. These preparations include;
- setting online activities through different learning platforms including our school website, Bug Club, My Maths, Oxford Owl and TT Rockstars
- work/books for children to go home with, as appropriate
Primary school pupils are expected to work on these age appropriate resources for 3 hours a day (1 hour for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage).
Please continue to look at Class Pages and website on a daily basis, for any updates.
We all know that people in our community, who are vulnerable, will be feeling anxious at the moment. Please continue to look out for them and pray for them in the coming weeks.
I thank you for your understanding, support and cooperation at this very difficult time.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Breslin
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Lenten Fundraising
Mon 09 Mar 2020For our Lenten fundraising for the remaining Fridays During Lent we will be asking for a small donation (50p per child or £1 per family) to ‘Do Something Fun!’
Friday 13th March – ‘Sporty Day’ (wear your sports outfit/trainers)
Friday 20th March – ‘Saints Day’ (wear colours of house team)
Friday 27th March – ‘Wacky Hair’
Friday 3rd April ‘Onesie Day’
Soup and a Roll
As part of their Lenten Fundraising, Year 6 will be providing ‘soup and a roll’ for £1 every Friday. Please come along with your friends and family members to support them when you can.
When: Every Friday from 6th March - 2nd April Time: 1pm-1:40 pm
Where: Year 6 classrooms
Year 4 Cake Sale
Year 4 will be having a cake sale every Wednesday during Lent. Please send your child in with between 20p-50p if they would like a
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Conker Island Woodland
Mon 09 Mar 2020We will be planting trees on Conker Island over the next few weeks to help improve the quality of the air we breathe, encourage wild life and create a natural haven for our community's "well being". -
Coronavirus
Mon 02 Mar 2020Today you will be in receipt of a letter forwarded to all schools from Public Health England, advising us in regard to the spread of the Coronavirus. I ask that you ensure you read it – particularly the last paragraph. I can assure you that all necessary preventions are put in place within school. (ie. The whole school is cleaned on a daily basis, children routinely wash their hands before lunch, after visiting the toilet, etc.)
May I request that you encourage/remind them to do the same at home – as well as ensuring they bring a bottle of water to school with them every day, which has been thoroughly washed. And please be assured that the NHS, Public Health England and the LA are monitoring the situation carefully and will notify all schools accordingly.
Letter from Public Health England
Date: 25th February 2020
Dear Headteacher,
Re: COVID–19 Advice for schools and educational settings
You may be aware that advice for travellers from affected areas has recently changed and it has come to our attention that this may affect children and staff returning from school trips. Please be aware that this is a fast evolving situation and we will continue to share any new advice at the earliest opportunity.
As of today (25th February) advice for returning travellers is as follows;
1) If you have returned from the following areas since February 19, call NHS111 to inform them of your recent travel, stay indoors and avoid contact with other people even if you do not have symptoms:
• Iran
• Specific lockdown areas in Northern Italy* as designated by the Government of Italy
• Daegu or Cheongdo, Republic of Korea)
• Hubei province, China (returned in the past 14 days)
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2) If you have returned from the following areas since February 19th and develop symptoms, however mild, you should stay indoors at home and avoid contact with other people immediately and call NHS111. You do not need to follow this advice if you have no symptoms.
• Northern Italy (see map)
• Vietnam
• Cambodia
• Laos
• Myanmar
3) If you have returned to the UK from any of the following areas in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you should immediately stay indoors and avoid contact with other people, call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country.
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• Other parts of China outside Hubei province
• Thailand
• Japan
• Republic of Korea
• Hong Kong
• Taiwan
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• Macau
Further guidance for educational settings has been published at the following links and will be updated as soon as possible with the above advice and any further changes: : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19
Information for the public: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public
Public Health England and Department of Health have advised that schools do not need to close in relation to COVID 19 (even if there are associated possible cases currently undergoing testing). If a confirmed case is identified with links to a school, specific advice would be given on a case by case basis and parents and students would be updated appropriately.
Yours sincerely
Public Health England
