Dear Parents and Carers
Please see below for updates regarding our school during these difficult times
January Return
Following the announcement on the 30th December by the Department for Education, there will be a phased return of Secondary Phase Pupils. All Primary Phase pupils will return to school on the 4th January.
Please click here to read a letter from Mr Wilkinson containing important updated information about returning to school in January 2021.
Below is a table from the Department for Education that we are following.
Coronavirus School Parent guide for absence
Please click here
Letters
- Letter containing information about live lessons – January 2021
- Letter from the Director of Public Health at Derby City Council -November 2020
- Parents Face mask letter – English Letter – October 2020
- Parents Face mask letter – Slovak Letter – October 2020
Re-Opening
- How to keep your kids safe as they return to school
- Re-Opening of Primary
- Risk Assessment – January 2021
- Coronavirus Secure Certificate The Bemrose School September 2020
- Coronavirus School Attendance September 2020
- School System Mobilisation – May 2020
Returning to School
Please see below documentation regarding the return to school for Parents/Guardians
- Returning to Primary school : What parents need to know
- Returning to Secondary school : What parents need to know
School flowchart for Student illness
Student Contact
In this uncertain time whilst your child is away from school, my staff will contact each child at least once a week to check they are safe and well. This contact will be in school times, 8.30am to 3pm and may come from a withheld number. Please answer this and take the opportunity to speak with my lovely staff so we can have regular contact to keep in touch so we know you are all safe and well.
Best wishes
Neil Wilkinson
Key Workers
Secondary school are closed from Monday 4th to Friday 15th January for years 7-10 and year 12, and Monday 4th January to Friday 8th January for years 11 and 13 . However, parents of children who are ‘Key Workers’ or ‘Critical Worker’ can continue to bring their children into school so that they can continue to go to work.
A Key/Critical Worker is defined as: an employee who provides a vital service, especially in the police, health, education sectors or delivery drivers in the commercial sectors.
If you fall into one of the categories above, or if you believe that your job provides a vital service, please email the school at keyworkers@bemrose.derby.sch.uk stating:
- Your name
- Your occupation
- Your child’s / children’s names and the year group they are in
Send this information to school You will get a message back from us, as soon as we can, to let you know if your children will be allowed to enter school in this period.
For more information, the full letter can be accessed by clicking here
Coronavirus Policies
Please find our Coronavirus Policies here
Learning Resources for Students
In order to reduce the impact this has on your child’s education we have set up a number of ways students can continue their learning from home. We have created a page with guides and links to help them.
The resources for Primary Students can be accessed here
The resources for Secondary Students can be accessed here
Mental Health & Wellbeing at the time of Corona Virus
With schools closed, people social distancing or self isolating we need to think of looking after our Mental Health. These are some free online services provided by the CCG approved by the NHS that children and parents can access from home. Please share these with your pupils, parents and carers.
Kooth
Kooth is a free online Mental Health and Wellbeing resource for children and young people in Derby and Derbyshire that requires no formal referral, instead only requiring the user to set up an account on the website. Available 365 days of the year via mobile, tablet and desktop devices from 12 noon to 10pm Monday-Friday and 6pm-10pm at weekends, the service provides access to accredited counselling support, peer support via online forums and relevant articles detailing a variety of topics.
To sign up, please visit www.kooth.com/
Qwell
Qwell is a free online Mental Health and Wellbeing resource for parents and carers of young people under the age of 18 that requires no formal referral, instead only requiring the user to set up an account on the website. Available 365 days of the year via mobile, tablet and desktop devices from 12 noon to 10pm Monday-Friday and 6pm-10pm at weekends, the service provides access to accredited counselling support, peer support via online forums and relevant articles detailing a variety of topics.
To sign up, please visit www.qwell.io/
Resources
Coronavirus: resources for dealing with the effects of lockdown for information please click here
Coronavirus: resources for building resilience for information please click here