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- Coronavirus: extended provision risk assessment Use our risk assessment to help you set the protective measures you have in place for your extended provision, such as after-school and breakfast clubs.
- Coronavirus: how to manage drop offs and pick ups By 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.
- 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: 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 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: 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.