Coronavirus Information

Recent Updates

When schools return in September 2021, we will be entering Step 4 of the Governments road map. This means restrictions will be lifted and we will slowly begin to move away from stringent restrictions on everyone’s day-to-day lives, towards advising people on how to protect themselves and others, alongside targeted interventions to reduce risk. As a result, school’s will no longer be able to close bubbles and we will be reliant on Track and Trace to contact you about close contacts.

As a result of the above information, school will be dependent on parents/carers to ensure children are taking LFTs on a weekly basis. All families can access LFTs by clicking on the following link. https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

If anyone in your house has any of the 3 main symptoms, you need to book a PCR test on the following link. https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test

Local test centres are as follows:

Midland Road old bus depot Mobile Test Unit (MTU) – suitable for people with cars Appointments needed – 10am to 4pm.

Herringthorpe Local Test Site (LTS)

A walk-through local test site is available at Herringthorpe Stadium, Herringthorpe. It is open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week.

Maltby Local Test Site (LTS)

A walk-through local test site is available in the Maltby Leisure Centre car park. It is open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week.

At Coleridge, we want to ensure that you can keep in regular contact with school.

If you need to speak to a member of staff urgently, call the school office on 01709 828988. If you have any queries or questions then you can contact the office via email at enquiries@coleridgeprimary.org or you can reply to any of the text messages recently sent by school.

You can also communicate with class teachers on a daily basis, if you have any worries or concerns about your child’s learning. This is through class Dojo (https://www.classdojo.com/). You can also download this APP.

If you have any concerns over safeguarding then please contact school and ask to speak to Mr Tankard or Mrs Stevens.

Parent Letters

You can find all of our letters to parents on the letters page here

Department for Education Coronavirus helpline

The DfE have launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

Phone: 0800 046 8687
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

The importance of hygiene

Personal hygiene is the most important way we can tackle COVID-19. Please help us in sharing simple and effective hand hygiene messages.

Please follow the advice from the Public Health England and the NHS to protect yourself and minimise the spread of the virus.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Where to find the latest information

Updates on COVID-19:
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Guidance for educational settings:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19

Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/schools-covid-19-operational-guidance

COVID-19 guidance in other languages

View COVID-19 guidance in another language

Home Learning Information

You find more information about home learning on our dedicated home learning page here.

https://www.coleridgeprimary.org/homelearning/

Staying mentally healthy is extremely important during this time.

There are many resources available for parents and carers to use to maintain their families’ wellbeing whilst children are studying at home. Social connections alongside exercise, sleep, diet and routine are important protective factors for mental health.

Online resources to support mental health during Covid: