Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• A Letter from Leeds City Council to all Parents and Carers

  Thu 21 May 2020

  Dear Parents/Carers

   

  Please click here to read a letter for all parents from Saleem Tariq, Head of Children and Families for Leeds City Council, regarding the current position on re-opening schools in Leeds.

   

  Yours Faithfully

   

  Miss S Millard

  Headteacher

• A Letter from Leeds City Council to All Parents

  Thu 21 May 2020

  21st May 2020

   

  Dear Parents/Carers

   

  Please click here to read a letter for all parents from Saleem Tariq, Head of Children and Families for Leeds City Council, regarding the current position on re-opening schools in Leeds.

   

  Yours Faithfully

   

  Miss S Millard

  Headteacher

• Plans to Possibly Re-open School from 1st June for Reception, Year 1 and Year 6

  Mon 18 May 2020

   

  18^th May 2020

   

  Dear Parents and Carers of children in Reception, Year 1 & Year 6,

   

  As per government instruction, the school may be open to your child from the 1st June 2020.

   

  If the school does open on the 1st June, staff will endeavour to keep all children safe and all adults and pupils will be expected to adhere to the measures detailed in the school’s Covid-19 risk assessment. However, I know that many of you will want to know what the school will look like and what rules the children will have to follow. Here is a list of some of the safeguarding measures the school will implement:

   

  1. Children who display coronavirus type symptoms or children who live with someone who has coronavirus will not be able to attend school. Isolation and self-isolation rules will be followed.
  2. To maintain social distancing and appropriate levels of cleanliness, the school will be open Monday to Thursday and the start and finish times of the school day will be staggered for different year groups.
  3. Children will use their own entrance for each year group. Parents will not be allowed to enter the school grounds, they will hand their child over to staff at the specified gate.
  4. Only one parent or carer is permitted to bring their child to school and collect them at the allocated time. If you are late your child will not be able to attend.
  5. You will have to communicate with staff by telephone and call the office to make an appointment.
  6. Children will be in groups of 15 with 1 teacher and 1 teaching assistant. The teaching and learning will focus on children’s wellbeing and basic skills. They will be able to come in for four days only. We will review this weekly in line with school numbers and Government guidance.
  7. Your child may not be with their usual class teacher or with their friends.
  8. Your child will have to sit in a classroom at their own table – they will have to, where possible, remain 2 metres apart from staff and children. Social distancing rules cannot be guaranteed due to the young age of the children returning.
  9. Strict hygiene rules will be implemented. Children will frequently wash their hands with soap and water for 20 seconds and dry thoroughly. They will clean their hands on arrival at the setting, before and after eating, and after sneezing or coughing.
  10. The children will only be allowed to use individually allocated stationery and a small selection of activities and resources.
  11. The groups of children will have to remain in their groups at all times – school will ensure that lunch and play times are separate. Lunchtime will be reduced to 30 minutes.
  12. Your child will have to follow the school rules and where possible social distancing rules. If your child repeatedly places staff or children at harm, a risk-assessment will have to be completed. This could result in your child working in isolation, following a part-time timetable or being educated at home.
  13. All children attending school must bring a packed lunch with them each day.
  14. If your child receives a free school meal, school will continue to distribute FSM Hampers every Monday.
  15. Your child will eat their packed lunch in their class with their teachers.
  16. There will be no before or after-school provision.
  17. Staff will not wear any PPE – unless for intimate care.

   

  Although the government has said Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 children can return to school, they have also stated that parents will not be fined for non-attendance at this time, and schools and colleges will not be held to account for attendance levels.

   

  You will shortly be receiving a survey from school to ask if you are intending to send your child to school. Please complete the survey by WEDNESDAY 20^TH MAY AT 4PM as we need to take your views into consideration in our plans.

   

  I hope this answers many of your questions. I would like to remind you all that these are unprecedented times and we have never experienced anything of this magnitude in our lifetime.

   

  We are working with a lot of unknowns, but we are working to make school as Covid-secure as we possibly can at this time and before this happens, we are assessing every risk to try and keep everyone safe. This is a massive task and we encourage you to continue to support us as we enter this new phase.

   

  As always, if we can support you in any way please get in touch with school:

   

  Email: info@ingramroad.org.uk

   

  Telephone: 0113 2456136

   

  Please click here for latest information from the Government about schools re-opening

• Possible reopening of school to more pupils in June

  Fri 15 May 2020 Miss Millard

           

  14^th May 2020

   

  Dear Parents & Carers,

   

  Re: possible reopening of school to more pupils in June

   

  We know you’ve seen in the news that schools may reopen after 1 June to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils if the government thinks it’s safe to do so then.

   

  It’s a very unsettling time for us all, but rest assured that we’re going to be doing everything we can to make sure we’re ready to receive these year groups if it’s safe for our school to reopen in the coming weeks.

   

  We’re creating a detailed action plan that we’ll share with you as soon as possible so you know what the school’s reopening will look like in practice. Precautions we’ll be taking include:

                                       

  • Limiting class sizes
  • Staggering break times, and pick-up and drop-off times
  • Increased cleaning
  • Keeping pupils and staff with coronavirus symptoms at home

   

  If your child is clinically extremely vulnerable, or living with someone who is in this group, they should not come back to school and should continue home learning. If your child is clinically vulnerable (but not clinically extremely vulnerable), you should follow medical advice to decide if they should come back to school. Please refer to government guidance for further details of these groups.

   

  I want to reassure you that we’re not going to be pressuring anyone to send their children to school. We’ll keep you updated with all our preparations for making sure the school is as safe as possible, so you can make an informed decision. In the coming days we will be sending a survey to parents to ask how you feel about your child coming back and whether you intend to send your child back to school when we start our phased approach to welcoming children back and re-opening the school.

   

  In the meantime, the school is still open only for vulnerable pupils and the children of critical workers. We know some employers will be encouraging you to return to work, but we’re not in a position right now to extend places to other children until we receive further government guidance. Please do speak to us though if your situation changes and you are required to return to work.

   

  We’d like to thank you for your continuous support in helping your child learn from home. We’ll keep you updated once we know more about when schools will be able to reopen for other year groups.

   

  If your child will remain at home beyond 1 June, we’ll continue to support you and them with home learning, and provide lunch & breakfast hampers for those eligible. Please do continue to stay in touch with us about how your child is getting on.

   

  If you have any questions, please contact School or speak to the Teacher when they call you.

   

  Yours faithfully

   

  Miss S L Millard

  Headteacher

   

• News update 11th May

  Mon 11 May 2020

  11th May 2020

   

  Dear Parents/Carers

   

  I hope that you and your family are staying safe and well.

   

  I write to give you an update in light of the Government communications yesterday that there's a possibility that some years groups in primary schools may re-open in June.

   

  Currently we remain CLOSED except for children of key workers. Until we have further clarification and information from the Government this will stay the same.

   

  We appreciate that parents will be concerned and may have lots of questions, and as soon as we get an further information will update you.

   

  In the meantime, please continue to help your child access online home learning where possible and continue to monitor the school website for updates.

   

  If you have any concerns please check our advice pages on the school website, or contact school during the normal school day ion 0113 2456136.

   

  Teachers will continue to contact parents on a weekly basis to say hello, and make sure that you and your family are ok; this is part of our safeguarding procedures and our Duty of Care to your children so it's very important that you answer your phone. 

   

  Please continue to follow the advice which currently is to stay at home.

   

  Yours faithfully

   

   

   

  Miss Millard

  Headteacher

   

   

   

   

   

• Newsletter 4th May 2020

  Mon 04 May 2020

  4th May 2020

   

  Dear Parents and Carers

   

  Please click here to read our latest newsletter.

   

  Mrs J Greaves

  Business Manager