Coronavirus updates

This page is dedicated to the sharing advice received from the Government in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) as well as information on what we are doing as a school.

ALNS COVID-19 Risk Assessment and Protocols 04/06/2020

Please click the links below to read our published Risk Assessment for staff and students at the school.

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Update from the Head Teacher regarding Year 10 lessons at school

Please click here to learn how we will run our school this half term so that parents and students can be reassured that it is as safe as possible.

You can also watch a video explaining the changes we have made to the site and procedures to keep Year 10 students safe upon their return on 15th June. Whilst it is a serious message, we have tried to make the video light-hearted for the students!

Helpline

The DfE have also launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and students can contact the helpline as follows:

• Phone: 0800 046 8687
• Email: [email protected]
• Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

Updates

You can find the latest updates on COVID-19 on the Government page here:

• https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Updated travel advice

The latest travel guidance can be found here:

• https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

The importance of hygiene

Personal hygiene is the most important way we can tackle COVID-19, especially washing hands more; and the catch it, bin it, kill it strategy for those with coughs and sneezes.

Wash your hands more often for 20 seconds with soap and hot water.

In addition to handwashing before eating and after sneezing, both children and staff should also wash hands after using toilets and after travelling on public transport.

Action Plan

On 3rd March 2020, the Government launched their Coronavirus action plan. This document sets out what the UK as a whole has done to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and what it plans to do next. On the 9th March 2020, the Government confirmed that we remain in the Contain phase.

The action plan can be found here:

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan

The document includes:

• what we know about the virus and the disease it causes
• how we have planned for an infectious disease outbreak, such as the current coronavirus outbreak
• the actions we have taken so far in response to the current coronavirus outbreak
• what we are planning to do next, depending upon the course the current coronavirus outbreak takes
• the role the public can play in supporting this response, now and in the future

Educational resources

The e-Bug project is led by Public Health England and has a dedicated webpage for learning resources on hand washing and respiratory hygiene.
Resources are currently available for KS1, KS2 and KS3 and can be used in various settings including schools:

• https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools

Guidance for Education Settings

They have also released the following guidance for education settings:

You can read the advice given to schools by the Government on the link below, including more information about the Coronavirus which will hopefully help dispel some of the myths that are going around!

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19

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