CV&CC Update 16th June 2020.

CoronaVirus & College Closure Update                              

 Update 16th June 2020

 

SITUATION UPDATE: 

  • The College will open to small groups of Year 10 and Year 12 students from 22nd Parents/carers have been contacted about this separately. 
  • At CVCC (as nationally) ECP remains the top priority to support the children of key workers without other childcare, and vulnerable students 
  • Revised risk assessments, for ECP and any further limited reopening for students, have been written and are available on the College website 
  • The guidance introduces the idea of a “meeting” for all students with limited further detail. This is optional, and numbers cannot exceed the maximum numbers determined by Year 10, 12 and ECP. It is not clear how this squares with the broader government guidance. 

 

  1. SUMMARY OF CURRENT POSITION 
  • Until 22nd June, there is no change to the existing position.
  • Our priority remains ECP for the children of critical workers and vulnerable children. Numbers have risen and are consistently around or above thirty students each day.
  • We are “refreshing” remote learning after half-term
  • From 8th June, Year 9 students have been taught in their Year 10 options classes 

 

  1. College Closure: Main Points
  • Clyst Vale site is currently closed, except our Emergency Childcare Provision (ECP) for children of key workers and vulnerable children (and deliveries, essential contractors, etc).
  • If you have any concerns about a student at Clyst Vale, please contact the school and ask to speak to a Designated Safeguarding Lead (Mr Sutton, Mrs Albutt, Miss McConnachie or Mr A Pearce). If this is not possible please contact MASH, The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub: 0345 155 1071.

 

  1. Emergency Childcare Provision

 

 

  1. Remote Learning 
  • Teachers are working from home to set work on the day your child would have their lesson. The activities set should take 2-3 hours in Year 7 rising to 3-4 in Year 10.
  • Work will be assigned on Microsoft Teams and notified on students’ College e-mail accounts.

 

  1. Free School Meals 

 

  1. Public Examinations
  • Grades and rank orders for all exams were uploaded to the exam boards on Friday, 12th
  • Exam Results Days have been confirmed as Thursday 13th August for A-Level and AS (and presumably vocational Level 3 courses); Thursday 20th August for GCSE (and vocational Level 1 & 2 courses).
  • We cannot discuss predicted grades with students, parents or carers at any stage. This is prohibited in the guidance.

 

  1. Trips and Visits (Updated 4th June)
  • My colleagues in Finance have worked hard and persistently to secure refunds from some reluctant companies; only one trip awaits refunds, which has recently been secured. This is excellent work.
TRIP/VISITDATE OF TRAVEL/VISITYEAR GROUPESTIMATED REFUND DATENOTES
Chepstow Castle17.03.20727.03.20All refunds complete.

 

UCAS Convention17.03.201216.03.20All refunds complete.
Leeson House Dorset18.03.2012RearrangedRe-arranged to 16-18 November 2020
Paris23.03.207TBCRefund agreed; awaiting payment
Psychology Revision25.03.2012 & 1322.05.20All refunds complete.
Year 11 Prom 202026.06.201115.05.20All refunds complete.

 

Bude13.07.208TBCAll refunds complete.

 

Woodlands14.07.207-917.04.20All refunds complete.

 

Belgium16.07.20912.06.20All refunds complete.

 

Italy Ski13.02.217-10Trip still going aheadParents to continue to make payments as per schedule.

 

LINKS AND FURTHER INFORMATION 

This is the Government’s guidance to parents:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers

The following link is the government’s advice to schools:

Guidance to Educational Settings About Covid-19

The next link is Devon County Council’s dedicated website for parents for Coronavirus advice

https://www.devon.gov.uk/document/schools-and-families/

 

Department for Education Coronavirus helpline:

Phone: 0800 046 8687  Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

Email:

 

There are hundreds of support agencies’ links I could list for mental health and on-line issues. Here are just four, but all are tried and tested.

  • kooth.com has a load of information and on-line counselling; mainly mental health
  • childline.org.uk 0800 1111 has been around for ages, but is still one of the best helplines
  • thinkuknow.org.uk focusses on on-line issues including bullying, or messages that make you uncomfortable
  • Young Devon (Google it) is web-based, and points you to a wide range of possible services

Should you have any specific queries regarding Covid-19 and Clyst Vale, please e-mail Mrs Ann Hopkins (College Manager) on .

Kevin Bawn, Principal