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Essential Worker

If you are an Essential Worker you may apply to have your children come into school under this category (albeit subject to Headteacher approval). However, you should know that if you have someone who is at home then your child should remain with that person.

Also, children are placed in an Essential Worker bubble. This has children ranging from Nursery to Year 2 and are taught a very similar curriculum.  There are no toys, no sand and no exploration learning. Please consider whether it is appropriate for your child to attend, and if you have an alternative it is better for your child to have that. 

Letter re Opening to More Children from Monday 8th June

Letter re Postponement of opening to more children until week of 8th June

Letter regarding Reopening to more children 22nd May 2020

Letter from Epping Forest Partnership Trust re opening to more children in June 2020

Letter regarding potential reopening

Essex Child and Wellbeing Service bulletin

Food Bank

  • DFE Latest update for Parents The DfE has updated the guidance for parents and carers on schools closures. National Offer Day went ahead as expected and also some additional resources to support parents/families. Early Learning For parents with children under 5 years old, who have not yet started school, the Department for Education (DfE)’s Hungry Little Minds campaign features tips and practical activities that you can do at home with children to support their early learning. There are many simple ways to help your children learn and it does not have to feel like ‘learning’. Having everyday conversations, make-believe play, and reading together, all make a big difference to your child’s development. You can find more ideas and content from the BBC’s Tiny Happy People campaign and the National Literacy Trust Family Zone. Maintaining the family’s wellbeing while children are at home Social connections, alongside exercise, sleep, diet and routine, are important protective factors for mental health. Materials to promote and support mental wellbeing are included in the list of online resources we have published to help children to learn at home. Public Health England’s Rise Above platform supports young people. The Department of Health and Social Care is providing £5 million of additional funding to support mental health charities to increase their provision for adults and children at this time. Social isolation, reduced exercise, and bereavement, may affect children’s wellbeing in this period. Resources to promote and support children and young people’s mental wellbeing include: MindEd educational resources for adults about children and young people’s mental health, which is relevant for parents and carers as well as volunteers, teachers, and other professionals working with children the Every Mind Matters platform which supports looking after your own and other’s mental health guidance on looking after wellbeing and mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak guidance on supporting children’s wellbeing and mental health All NHS mental health trusts are setting up 24/7 helplines, and seeking to use digital and virtual channels, to continue delivering support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
  • Advice and Resources for families Since the COVID-19 crisis struck there has been a marked reduction in children attending A&E – a sign parents may be delaying seeking medical help for their children. Much of this is due to the misunderstanding that all NHS services are focusing on COVID and normal services are not operating. Self-isolation, social distancing, the fear of infection in hospital, are also things which may cause a delay in seeking help for a sick child. However, these delays could cause children to become more poorly than they should do. It is important to emphasise to parents what they need to do should their child become unwell. This poster with advice for parents when a child is unwell/injured has been approved by NHS England for dissemination to support parents and carers of when to seek help and advice and which service they should contact. This video produced locally by two clinicians (and approved by NHSE/I) informs parents of the services available and when to seek help. Both the poster and video are just a number of resources available on the ESCB’s COVID-19 webpages. As well as general information about the pandemic, there are specific resources for families including emotional wellbeing and home-schooling links and a summary of changes to children and families support services in Essex

A message from All the Staff

Letter Re School closure

Advice 17th March 2020

New guidance for households with symptoms

Yesterday, the Government introduced new guidance on whole household isolation in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak:

  • if you live alone and you have symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), however mild, stay at home for 7 days from when your symptoms started
  • if you live with others and you or another member of the household have symptoms of coronavirus, then all household members must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill. It is likely that people living within a household will infect each other or be infected already. Staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community
  • for anyone in the household who starts displaying symptoms, they need to stay at home for 7 days from when the symptoms appeared, regardless of what day they are on in the original 14-day isolation period.

The symptoms are:

  • A high temperature (37.8 degrees and above)
  • A new, continuous cough

The full stay at home guidance for households with these symptoms can be found here:

Letter re two staff members self-isolating under new guidance for family members 17 March

New advice: 

 

The advice around self-isolation has changed, for clarity, the new advice around self-isolation is as follows: 

  • If any member of a family show symptoms the advice is that the whole household should self-isolate for 14 days. This is to help to protect others in the community.
  • Women who are pregnant have been advised to avoid social contact where possible 

Can we remind parents that if you, a member of your family that you have been in contact with or your child are showing any of the symptoms of Coronavirus - Covid 19, you should self isolate for 7 days as per PHE advice 

 

Below is a link for further information regarding symptoms and infection prevention 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response

 

Letter from EFSPT re: coronavirus

“We are continuing to follow advice from Public Health England in respect of Coronavirus.

 

We have not been put on alert to close and at present we have no plans to close the school for any additional time.

 

We are working closely with the Local Authority and if we are advised differently by Public Health England and the Department for Education to close, we will inform parents and carers immediately.”

Coronavirus - Preventing the Spread of Infection

New morning procedures

Government advice

Letter 2nd March

Coronavirus further update

Letter re: Coronavirus

Advice for parents/guardians

You should not be unduly worried about the possibility of your children catching the Coronavirus.

There is no reason why your children should not continue to attend their early years, school or further education setting as normal.

We recognise that some families or children may be planning to travel to China during the forthcoming half term period. If so, please refer to the FCO’s latest travel advice via the link above.

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