Coronavirus Update - Important

I know many of you are becoming increasingly worried about the effects of Coronavirus on school life. I am writing today to reassure you that we have been (and continue to) take every precaution to keep all our Broad Oak family healthy. We have been following all the guidance issued by the Department of Education and were awaiting any further advice which, as you know, was issued yesterday evening.

School will remain open. However, if your child is displaying symptoms of a new, persistent cough and/or a raised temperature, do not bring them to school. Seek advice online from the NHS 111 service https://111.nhs.uk/service/COVID-19/ and isolate them at home for 7 days.

We have taught the children how to wash their hands thoroughly, held assemblies and lessons on hygiene and have posters displaying the ‘Catch it, Kill it, Bin it’ message around school.  We have cancelled large group gatherings in school where possible (assemblies etc) and will be reviewing the risk assessments for trips that are planned in the near future.

There are very regular, supervised hand washing sessions throughout the day and we have also provided additional tissues, soap and hand sanitisers throughout school. We have plenty of this, but you are welcome to send your child with their own small bottle of hand sanitiser if you prefer. This must be labelled clearly with their name and children must be informed that they cannot share this with others in school.

If there are any changes to our school provision or we need to talk to you about your child’s health, you will be informed via telephone, text message, Marvellous Me or through the school website for more general messages:  http://www.broadoak.st-helens.sch.uk/ It is very important that we are able to contact you if we need to.  Please ensure we have 2 up to date and working contact telephone numbers for your child. These can be updated in person at the school office, via email at broadoak@sthelens.org.uk or by text on 07786201172. If you need a code for Marvellous Me, again please contact the school office.

Marvellous Me and the school website will be our main forms of communication so, once again, it is very important you check you can access these.

If you would like general advice or support relating to Coronavirus,  you can visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ or contact the dedicated helpline for schools and parents on 0800 046 8687, which is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Please don’t worry. We take our responsibilities seriously and are following all the relevant advice. We are doing everything we can to keep everyone well and urge you all to also follow the advice given.

Thank you for your support.