Year 8 students will be working from home on Monday and Tuesday.
In a letter to parents the school say:
"Due to staff absence we have had to take the difficult decision that our Year 8 students will be unable to attend school on Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd March, for the next two school days but will instead engage in home learning. We are hoping that staffing rates will have recovered sufficiently by Wednesday to welcome back Year 8 students and fully open the school. "
Year 9 students had been working from home this week due to the staff shortages. They will be back in the classromm from Monday.
In a letter to parents on Friday Headtecher, Kate Parker-Randall, said:
"We have had to take this very difficult decision because we have a number of our school staff who are either self-isolating, are ill themselves or are waiting for COVID-19 test results. This means we do not have enough teachers and staff in school to be able to offer all year groups classroom teaching. This is a very difficult decision that has been made after a great deal of consideration and in consultation with
governors and the local authority in the interest of keeping your child as safe as possible whilst they continue to learn.I would like to reassure you that our school is very careful to make sure everyone follows current government and local authority guidance including enhanced cleaning, good respiratory and hand hygiene, and ensuring rooms are well ventilated. Despite this, our staffing levels have reached a point that it is not possible to have all our students in school. This is a short-term measure until staffing levels increase, the number of staff able to attend school changes every day and we are keeping a close watch on the situation."
The full letter is here
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