Coronavirus Update pages

Robins' Class closed between 11.1.21 and 15.1.21 inclusive

Following advice from Public Health England and in light of a positive case within the class bubble, all children and staff are required to self-isolate and remain in home environments until Sunday 17th January 2021. Staff and children will then be able to return Monday 18th January 2021, subject to there being no further positive cases between now and then.

Safeguarding guidance for safe use of the Internet

The following links offer support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online and include:

• Thinkuknow provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online
• Parent info is a collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
• Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
• Internet Matters provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
• London Grid for Learning has support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
• Net-aware has support for parents and carers from the NSPCC and O2, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
• Let’s Talk About It has advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
• UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services

Government has also provided:

• support for parents and carers to keep children safe from online harms, includes advice about specific harms such as online child sexual abuse, sexting, and cyberbullying
• support to stay safe online includes security and privacy settings, blocking unsuitable content, and parental controls

The Department for education (DfE) encourages schools and colleges to share this support with parents and carers.

Web-links to wider public health guidance

The following links may be of some help with queries related to coronavirus (COVID-19):

·        Information and guidance from Herefordshire Council: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/homepage/91/coronavirus

·        Wellbeing and information signposting for Herefordshire (WISH): https://www.wisherefordshire.org/

·        NHS advice for everyone: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

·        National guidance on self-isolation, social distancing and shielding: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

·        National guidance on infection prevention and control for health and social care: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control

·        National guidance for schools and other educational settings: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-schools-and-other-educational-settings 

Important news following PM's announcement on Sunday 10th May

Dear Blackmarston family, please let us digest yesterday's announcement (& the 50 page document of clarifications that follow at 2pm today) BEFORE contacting us regarding re-opening the school. We will contact Years R,1 & 6 families 1st to find out what YOU think & go from there.

Thanks, Mike and the BM team

Update on School Closure - School remains shut w/c 30th March

School remains closed to all pupils, other than a small number whose parents/carers are key workers. Please follow the current advice, which is it is safest for your child to remain at home. We will advise you well in advance before this changes but please stay home, stay safe and support the safety of our key workers. Thank you. Friday 27th March 2020