Balfron Matters

Dear colleagues,

Thanks for your patience with last week's March Madness! While there was the inevitable inconvenience, it was great to see many fabulous things up and running.

Last week also saw a COVID mitigation update. Here are the key things for us:

• Note new risk assessment on source

• Apply caution to physical distancing

• No restrictions on assemblies

• Face coverings by staff and pupils moving around school & in communal areas and transport

• Visitors to follow routine mitigations

• + Cases must isolate even if asymptomatic

** Transition to**

• 18 April - no requirement to LFD test every week

• Continue routine protective measures

• Follow wider guidance on physical distancing

• Day trips and residentials permitted

• NO restrictions on parents and wider community entering the school

• Testing sites will close by end of April

Thanks to Scott, David and Kate for preparing the school for our fund-raising efforts to support humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Here is a link to the charity Another busy week of events and activities. These staff /pupils, along with inter-house, are going a long way to pull us together and restore our ethos. Thanks to everyone for supporting these.

Please note that I'm out of school Monday and Tuesday, taking part in some training. As always, the DHTs will be on hand to support you with any issues. If you have time to help at intervals and lunchtimes in the atrium on those days, it would be much appreciated.

This term has been demanding to say the least. You have all done a fantastic job to support young people throughout. I wish you all a very happy and restful holiday when it comes.

Have a great week.

Elaine