King's Academy Ringmer - Returning To School

8 9 HEALTH AND SAFETY The Medical Room The medical room will be open as usual for daily medical needs and will be supervised by a trained First Aider. If a student requires medical attention and therefore close contact, the first aider will put on full PPE and the student must put on a disposable facial covering; parents will be informed of this. Usual procedures will apply for administering medicines and contacting home. Fire Procedure The normal fire procedure will remain in place as this is the safest and quickest procedure for ensuring the safety of students, visitors and staff on site. Students line up in tutor groups on the tennis court, where possible each tutor group will maintain 2 metre-distancing from each other as well as staff from each other and students. Cleaning and Hygiene We are actively encouraging students to regularly wash hands and use the hand sanitiser found in all classrooms and at the edge of bubbles. The school will ensure that: • Hand sanitising foam is provided in all classrooms and social areas • Computer workstations are cleaned at the end of the day; we will provide keyboard wipes for students to use if and when required. • Common areas and contact points will be cleaned regularly throughout the day by the site team • Doors will remain open where possible to reduce contact on door handles • End of day cleaning will be carried out in all areas in use Face Coverings Current guidance states that face coverings are not required to be worn in schools if social distancing can be maintained and hands are washed frequently. Some staff may wear face coverings at break and lunch time as a reminder to students that we should stay safe and alert at all times. Teaching, support and administration staff should be able to effectively maintain the 2 meter social distancing rule with each other and students. However, teaching assistants, by nature of their job, may be required to get closer to students to assist them. These staff will be wearing transparent face coverings and face shields to facilitate this We anticipate there may be further guidance on face coverings during the summer so we will, of course, let you know should this happen. COVID 19 Procedure and Testing If a student presents with a new continuous cough, high temperature or has a loss of, or change in their normal sense of taste or smell, they will be sent immediately to Reception who will contact home and organise immediate collection from school. We will have a designated and supervised area where the student will wait until collection; in good weather, this will be outside. They will be monitored and supervised using social distancing unless they are too unwell in which case they will be moved to the Medical Room and an ambulance will be called. Once the student has left the site, the area (and if necessary the toilet) will be thoroughly cleaned. NB Anyone over 5 years displaying symptoms is entitled to apply to be tested. We will then follow the guidance given to us from Implementing protective measure in education and child care settings which states: When a child, young person or staff member develops symptoms compatible with corona virus (COVID-19), they should be sent home and advised to self-isolate for 7 days and arrange to have a test to see if they have COVID-19. They can do this by visiting NHS.UK to arrange or contact NHS 119 via telephone if they do not have internet access. Their fellow household members should self-isolate for 14 days. All staff and students who are attending an education or childcare setting will have access to a test if they display symptoms of corona virus (COVID-19), and are encouraged to get tested in this scenario. Where the child, young person or staff member tests negative, they can return to their setting and the fellow household members can end their self- isolation. Where the child, young person or staff member tests positive, the rest of their class or group within their childcare or education setting should be sent home and advised to self-isolate for 14 days. The other household members of that wider class or group do not need to self-isolate unless the child, young person or staff member they live with in that group subsequently develops symptoms. Finally with regard to medical issues you can support the school by: • Ensuring we have your up do date contact information for any changes • Notify of changes in situations e.g. sickness • Keeping your child at home if they are unwell. SEND PROVISION KAR remains committed to high quality support for our SEND students. These students will continue to attend interventions during tutor times as identified in this document. They will also continue to receive personalised support from teaching assistants. The teaching assistant role requires closer contact with students, in some cases less the 2 metre-rule. In order to safeguard students and staff, teaching assistants will therefore be provided with the following additional PPE: face masks with clear frontage so students can see their lips when talking and face shields. Teaching assistants will be allocated to a single year group bubble where possible. Class seating plans will be designed by the SENCO and Vice Principal in consultation with TAs for the supported groups of learners to identify the best positioning for social distancing and closer support contact. Remote support using Google Meet will continue in any lessons where a student has access to a computer or chrome book building on the successful practice during the lockdown period. Please be aware of the equipment requirement to bring in a set of ear/headphones preferably with a built-in microphone facility. Each Key Stage has a separate learning support base. For Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) it will be in the current location (labelled LSU on the map on page 4). This will be available as a safer space during Breaks and Lunches. The staggered lunch and break for Year 7 versus Years 8 and 9 mean that students will not be mixing across these two bubbles. The Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) base will be located in the Steve Green Building in Room S10 located on the first floor (see site map). Independent learning (Homework) club will form a key part of our catch up curriculum and will therefore be invite-only in order to focus resources on those most in need. Upon arrival at school SEND and vulnerable students should go to the area associated with their bubble. The learning support bases will not be available before school. Staff will be on duty in the designated arrival areas for each bubble and will check-in with students. Unfortunately to reduce the risk of transmission in school a number of the games and more tactile resources will no longer be available in the LSU bases. EQUIPMENT Students must ensure they come to school fully equipped every day. We will not be able to lend equipment. • Pens: black, blue and green • Pencil • Ruler (one with cm and mm on it) • Pencil sharpener • Rubber • Highlighter • Coloured pencils • Glue stick • Protractor • Pair of Compasses (metal are best) • Casio scientific calculator (Casio Fx 83/85 GT or GTX are recommended) • Headphones with mini jack or usb connector (not bluetooth) • A reading book • Pocket dictionary PARENTS AND VISITORS ON SITE We have been asked to discourage all visitors and parents from coming into school so unless you have urgent business please do not come into the school building with your child. We are able to talk with you via email or telephone if you have any concerns. There will be some events in the calendar which would usually encourage large groups of people on the site, such as Student Progress Evenings and Open Evening. The current guidance means these will have to be arranged virtually unless the guidance is changed or updated. We have already held a very successful ‘Digital Transition Evening’ so we are looking forward to seeing how we can use Google Meet, Zoom and other online platforms to keep in touch with you. Mrs Williams has already decided her newsletter next year will be a short film rather than an email to you all.