Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope you and your families are keeping well.

Firstly I would like to thank you for the positive engagement with the work that we have been setting for your child. I understand that it can be overwhelming and quite a challenge to persuade young people to continue with their learning from home.

We endeavour to set relevant and interesting work for our students and where possible staff have tried to set work that doesn’t require use of laptops or computers, but unfortunately this is quite tricky.

Please do not feel under any pressure or obligation to push your child to complete all work set, little and often is best.

You should be receiving regular contact from your child’s tutor. Either via email or a call, but please note that to protect the privacy of staff who are using their own mobile phones, the calls will come from ‘withheld’ numbers.

This contact is a supportive mechanism aimed to help your child feel connected to the academy during these challenging times and we appreciate that many of you are finding the time to engage with us in this way.

You will be aware of the Government’s plans to re-open schools after 1st of June. Please be assured that whilst I am very keen to have our children back in our care and being taught, I will only do this when I am completely satisfied that it is safe to do so and that we have the appropriate health and safety guidance, and processes in place.

The safety of my students and my staff remains central to any decision I will take regarding the full opening of the academy.

Have a lovely weekend and I thank you again for your ongoing support.

Kindest Regards

Clare Borrill

Headteacher