****** UPDATE (8:45am)*******
The Y8 timetable for online learning will be available ASAP. Crew Leaders will be sending an email to parents to let them know that there will be a Google Hangout with an expert (Suffragette Art expert) to support their expedition. Invites have already been sent to students via Google Classroom – even the closure of a year bubble doesn’t stop our awesome work!!
Dear Parents / carers of Y8 students at XP East,
We have been advised by Public Health England that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 for a member of staff.
We have followed the national guidance and have identified that your child has potentially been in close contact with the affected member of staff and they are a member of the Y8 XP East year bubble. In line with the national guidance your child should now stay at home until Wednesday 16th December.
We are asking you to do this to reduce the further spread of COVID 19 to others in the community.
If your child is well and does not have any Covid-19 related symptoms at the end of the 14 day period of self-isolation they can return to usual activities on Wednesday 16th December.
Other members of your household can continue normal activities provided your child does not develop symptoms within this period.
We will now move to an online educational provision and details of this will be available on our school website shortly.
As this is so early in the day we have a contingency plan to manage any Y8 students should they come to school this morning. The year group will be isolated in an area of the school away from other year groups.
All other year groups at XP East will remain open.
After speaking with the member of staff this morning, they are doing well and we wish them a speedy recovery.
Best wishes everyone.