Returning to School

Bubbles ahoy! It's T-1 (Termtime-Minus-One-Day) and we couldn't be more excited to welcome over 600 children back to Newton. We had a good dress rehearsal of Education-in-a-Pandemic this summer when we had nearly all our year-groups back by the end of term, but we now have tighter guidance from the government and from Public Health and a tighter national system of quarantining those arriving from foreign countries.

Guidance has given way to a "system of controls" within which we will be running a year-group bubble system. We are delighted to say that all our children will be returning!

Prevention:

1. minimise contact with individuals who are unwell by ensuring that those who have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms, or who have someone in their household who does, do not attend school 2) clean hands thoroughly more often than usual
2. ensure good respiratory hygiene by promoting the ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach
3. introduce enhanced cleaning, including cleaning frequently touched surfaces often, using standard products such as detergents and bleach
4. minimise contact between individuals and maintain social distancing wherever possible
5. where necessary, wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

Response to any infection:

1. engage with the NHS Test and Trace process
2.  manage confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) amongst the school community
3. contain any outbreak by following local health protection team advice