COVID 19 SCHOOL OPENING RISK ASSESSMENT
COVID19 School Opening Risk Assessment January 2021 (PDF)
COVID19 Testing in school updated 7 January 2021
Message to Year 11 Pupils
Message from Mr Varey to All Year 11 Pupils
DfE Consultation on Exams 2021
Following the cancellation of GCSE and A level examinations this summer, Ofqual and the DfE are seeking the views of parents and pupils on their proposals for the awarding of exam grades in 2021.
Here is the link to the consultation and the online submission form
The consultation closes on 29 January 2021.
Letter from The Headteacher
20 January 2021
Dear Parents
We have today had an update from Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Education. The Government has changed their guidance on in school testing with immediate effect. He states that:
“Further evaluation work is required to understand the impact of daily contact testing, instead of self-isolation for those who have been in contact with a case… In light of that assessment, we are pausing daily contact testing in all but a small number of secondary schools and colleges. Regular testing of staff should continue and will increase to twice weekly as further reassurance and to break chains of transmission during this period.”
Changes at Blessed Trinity
Although we will continue to test staff and pupils twice weekly to identify individuals who may be asymptomatic, when there is a positive case, we will not carry out daily testing for close contacts but will rather be sending pupils home to self- isolate (effective immediately) as we did prior to the Christmas break.
Thank you for co-operating with us as a school despite the frequent Government guidance changes and with so little notice, however we must do as we are instructed in order to minimise the spread of the coronavirus.
Thank you for your ongoing patience and support.
Yours sincerely
Richard Varey
Headteacher
STUDENT RESOURCES AND INFORMATION
REMOTE LEARNING GUIDE FOR PUPILS AND PARENTS
The following guide is for parents or guardians of pupils who will be learning from home.
MANAGING YOUR SHOW MY HOMEWORK ACCOUNT
A Useful Guide to Managing your Show My Homework Account so that it more organised and appears less cluttered
ONLINE SAFETY
Keeping students safe online
Parent / Carer Online Safety Support Guide
Parent / Carer Online Radicalisation Information
OFFICE 365 FOR STUDENTS
Logging onto Microsoft Office 365 for Email, Teams and More
Follow the link for Instructions about logging onto Office 365 and Teams
Students at Blessed Trinity have access to use Microsoft Office 365 at home
Follow the link for Instructions on installing Office 365
Using an xbox with Microsoft Apps including Teams
