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• Lets keep safe

  Thu 16 Apr 2020
  

• Term 5 newsletter is live now

  Wed 15 Apr 2020

   

  https://www.cliftonvilleprimary.co.uk/stream/newsletters/full/1/-//

   

   

• Term 5 update

  Tue 14 Apr 2020

  During this lockdown time

  The school is open to children who are vulnerable and those of keyworkers

  You should only send your child to school if you have to, because your work is critical to the COVID-19 response.

  If you are able to keep your child at home, you should.

  If you HAVE to send your child to school you will receive a text message the day before and you will need to reply in order to book your place. The number is 07540686882.

  Today and tomorrow we are at Dane Court

  From Thursday this provision will be at Cliftonville Primary and Pre-School.

  9am-3pm

• Reception admissions September 2020

  Mon 13 Apr 2020
  The school will be open  and staffed from Thursday 16th. If you have received confirmation that your child has a place at Cliftonville Primary and Pre-School for September 2020 you need to scan your evidence in and email it to finance@cliftonville.kent.sch.uk.  The post should only be as a last resort and you should NOT come to the school in person until the lockdown has been lifted.

• From the NHS

  Thu 09 Apr 2020
  

• Fraud and Scams- update form the Local Authority

  Wed 08 Apr 2020

  Kent Trading Standards are aware of a wide number of corona themed scams operating. This can include fraudsters offering to do shopping or collect medication for vulnerable individuals and asking for money upfront and then disappearing. Trading Standards have produced a letter linked below to highlight these.

  https://www.kelsi.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/106733/Coronavirus-scams-awareness-letter.pdf

   

• Letter from Kent County Council- the launch of a 24 hour helpline called Kent Together

  Thu 02 Apr 2020

  Dear Parent/Carer

   

  Kent County Council has launched a new 24 hour helpline called Kent Together to support vulnerable people in Kent who need urgent help, supplies or medication. The helpline will provide a single, convenient point of contact for anyone in the county who is in urgent need of help during the Coronavirus outbreak. It is a collaboration between KCC, central Government, District, Borough and local councils, the voluntary and community sector, the NHS, emergency services and other partners to ensure help is at hand for vulnerable people.

   

  If you are vulnerable and have an urgent need that cannot be met through existing support networks, or are concerned about the welfare of someone else you can contact the Kent Together helpline at www.kent.gov.uk/KentTogether or by calling on 03000 41 92 92. It is a 24 hour service.

• Parent Newsletter update 010420

  Wed 01 Apr 2020

  Wednesday 1st April, 2020

  Dear Parents and Carers, 

  I am writing once again at the end of term 4 after what has been the most challenging couple of weeks for us all. I am speaking to many of you and others in the local area who are all saying how proud I am of our school and our community. We all have a part to play to support each other and the NHS and other key workers who are in the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  I am immensely proud of everything that the Cliftonville community is achieving as part of national efforts to save lives. I am especially proud of our staff.  We are living through unprecedented and challenging times and it doesn’t matter who you are, we are all susceptible to being stressed and worried for each other’s health and that of our families. It is important perhaps to remember that Cliftonville staff are putting aside these feelings to support our community.

  As we have stated from the beginning the safest place for your child is at home and as we move from the Easter holidays into term 5, when we shall be returning to Cliftonville, I urge you again to remember that the provision at Cliftonville is only a LAST RESORT. If there is another family member at home, then the children should stay at home.

  As clearly stated by the Government “..Children with a parent or carer who is listed on the government’s critical worker list should be considered for a school place, so long as their job cannot be done from home…..Many parents working in these sectors will be able to ensure their child is kept at home. And every child who can be safely cared for at home should be, to limit the chance of the virus spreading..”

  Moving into term 5 we will be asking parents who sign up for provision to show some simple evidence that they are a critical worker, such as confirmation from their employer on what their job is and how it is critical to the COVID-19 response. The reason for this is two-fold. Firstly so we can ensure our provision and support for our key workers is not putting undue risk to our own staff and secondly to ensure that we only have on site those for whom it is the last resort for parents and therefore minimising the risk for our whole community by further reducing the number of social interactions.

  I believe we all recognise that this situation is not going to improve overnight and it is likely to take some time to get back to ‘normal’. Therefore, this is the long game and as such we all need to ensure that we look after and support each other for the future. 

  Finally, I want to thank all of you who are continuing to support your children at home, working through the daily timetable of activities as well as trying to do your own jobs. These are difficult times and our staff are in the same position as you- please take strength from that and know we are all in this together.

  Take care and keep safe,

   

  Claire Whichcord

  

• Easter booking now closed

  Wed 01 Apr 2020

  Please only contact the bookings number if you no longer need the provision over Easter so that we can reduce staffing and minimise risk.

  Thank you