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- Coronavirus: how to manage drop offs and pick ups UpdatedBy now you’ll have put measures in place to help keep pupils, staff and parents safe as they enter and leave your school. We've highlighted some common issues schools are experiencing and provided practical solutions to help you tweak your system. Download our template letter to update parents on any changes you're making.
- Face coverings in secondary schools: how to make it work Find out how to follow the latest government advice on face coverings in your secondary school. Adapt and share our factsheets with parents and staff so everyone knows when and how your school will be bringing in these new measures, as well as how to safely wear face coverings around school.
- Poll results: wearing face coverings when your secondary school reopens Have your say and find out what other secondary school leaders are saying.
- School reopening: brief staff on your plans Give your staff an update on what your plans for full reopening in autumn are. Adapt our presentation to deliver your staff briefing and get tips to help if you're delivering it remotely.
- School reopening: creative ideas to implement safety measures See examples of some quick and easy 'tips and tricks' being used by other schools to help you implement social distancing and hygiene measures in your school.
- School reopening: extended provision risk assessment Use our risk assessment to help you determine how you can safely reopen your extended provision, such as after-school and breakfast clubs, from September.
- School reopening: guidance on hiring out your premises Find out what you need to think about and do to restart your lettings during coronavirus.
- School reopening: health and safety mythbuster (primary) Get clarity on what you can and can't do during coronavirus when it comes to rules on pick-up/drop-off, bringing in lunchboxes, and more.
- School reopening: how to approach cleaning Find out what changes you'll need to make to your regular cleaning arrangements so you can keep everyone safe as you fully reopen in September. Plus download our checklist for a deep clean in the event of a suspected case of COVID-19, so if the situation does arise, you can be confident you've got everything covered.
- School reopening: how to deliver assemblies to multiple groups The DfE has advised against mixing groups of pupils in large gatherings such as assemblies or collective worship. Here are some alternative solutions for when you want to bring your whole school together.
- School reopening: how to keep office staff safe If you have office staff who need to work on-site, be clear what measures you should have in place for them, such as social distancing.
- School reopening: how to mark pupils' work safely Learn how to approach marking safely when your school reopens in September. Consider alternatives to written marking so that you can reduce contact with pupils’ work where possible.
- School reopening: how to record attendance UpdatedFind out how to record attendance during the 2020/21 academic year, including what data you need to submit to the DfE and which codes to use for different coronavirus-related scenarios.
- School reopening: how to reduce contact at busy hotspots Find out how to minimise opportunities for contact on site, including creating smaller class groups and setting up one-way systems. Plus get advice on how to keep on top of cleaning and hygiene practices.
- School reopening: how to run your autumn term parents' evening Due to coronavirus, it's unlikely you'll be able to run a face-to-face parents' evening this autumn term. Find out how to organise a virtual parents' evening instead, and see an example from a school that's hosted one.
- School reopening: how to safely run interventions (primary) Learn how to safely run interventions when your primary school reopens, so that you can provide effective targeted support for pupils while sticking to social distancing guidelines.
- School reopening: pupil hygiene and wellbeing posters Use our child-friendly posters on health and hygiene around your school. They'll help you reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading and signpost pupils to where they can go if they're struggling with settling back in to school.
- School reopening: responding to a suspected case of COVID-19 in school Download our flowchart outlining the steps to take if a pupil or staff member develops coronavirus symptoms in your school.
- School reopening: risk assessment template for individual staff Use our template to help you assess whether staff at higher risk from coronavirus can safely return to school.
- School reopening: template equality impact assessment Use our template to help you consider how your approach to reopening may disproportionately impact different groups of people in your school, on the basis of characteristics like race, disability and gender.
- School reopening: template risk assessment You must thoroughly review your existing risk assessment for reopening fully this September. Use our updated template to guide you, and read advice on what your next steps should be.