Dear Parents & Carers, I am writing to you following my letter of 23rd February to provide you with further information regarding your child’s return to school. As you will be aware, the government have asked that as many children as possible participate in a programme of Covid testing on their return to school, with three lateral flow tests to be administered by the school, 3-5 days apart. You have already been sent a consent form and we ask that these are completed and returned to … [Read more...]
Message to parents – Week commencing 1st March 2021
Good morning. In order to refine our remote learning provision, we would be grateful if you would spare a few minutes to complete the new parent survey. We really appreciate your feedback. Click the link to access the survey: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1bsz3HKuzk2keT6NDwbhH9F77EqfOo9Ph5Q98yFZnsRUMlZUQTBLWEwxUTgxV1lHREFTMjFCQjhNQy4u World Book Day is on Thursday 4th March – follow us on our social media channels to see all of the amazing activities taking … [Read more...]
Letter from the Headteacher – 23rd February 2021
Dear Parents & Carers, I hope that you and your families are safe and well. I am writing to you following the statements released yesterday by the government regarding the reopening of schools. Yesterday the Prime Minister made a series of announcements which confirmed the government’s plans for easing lockdown restrictions nationally. The main news for education is that schools will fully reopen from Monday 8th March. This applies to all students in all year groups. The other … [Read more...]
Message to parents – Week commencing 22nd February 2021
Welcome to a new half term. As we continue to learn from home, today we are launching two new pages on the school website to provide further support for you and your child with remote learning. They can be found on the home page and here: A Parent Support page: https://theradclyffeschool.co.uk/parent-support/ and a Student Support page: https://theradclyffeschool.co.uk/student-support/ Your child should have access to online lessons this week (normal week 2 timetable) on any … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Testing Consent
Dear Parent / Carer, In line with government guidance we have set up a mass testing centre at the school to test all staff and students for Covid-19. We therefore would like to test all students attending the school when we return to a full opening. The Covid-19 lateral flow testing that we are offering is designed to identify any individual (student or staff) who is asymptomatic (not displaying any Covid-19 symptoms) so that they can be isolated from the school setting following a … [Read more...]
Reporting Covid-19 Positive Test Results Over The February Half-Term break
If your child receives a positive Covid-19 test result over the February Half-Term holidays you should inform the school as soon as possible. Please complete the form by clicking the link below: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1bsz3HKuzk2keT6NDwbhH6OWZEjOOlVOjJH0SMjpgqdUODRNMzlKNjFCME02VE44QUQ3TUFCQ1Q3WSQlQCN0PWcu Please also send us a screenshot of the text message received, or forward on the email, from NHS Test and Trace which confirmed the positive test result to … [Read more...]
GM Tech Fund – Jobcentre Plus and Talk Talk: improving the connectivity offer
The Radclyffe School is doing all we can to provide suitable devices to students to access their remote learning, however demand does exceed the number of devices we have available to loan to students. We have been sent the following information from Greater Manchester Combined Authority to pass on to parents/carers. If we have not yet been able to help your child with access to a suitable device then please read on to see if you can get assistance from your local Jobcentre. Parents/carers … [Read more...]
Live Elements Pilot – February 2021
Dear Parent/Carer, We are working tirelessly to provide the best curriculum we can for our students during this difficult time. A good place to start is to read the article that is on our website which you can find here: Why are we not doing live ‘Zoom’ lessons? – The Radclyffe School. In order to access a ‘live’ provision, a student needs exclusive use of a laptop, tablet, desktop PC, Chromebook or Mac (we refer to these types of devices as a ‘good device’). At the beginning of January 49% of … [Read more...]
Message to parents – Week commencing 8th February 2021
Your child should have access to online lessons this week (normal week 1 timetable) on any internet enabled device at any time. All your child’s teachers are available during the school day and can be contacted via email. Each day students should be checking lessons on Frog, completing work and MS Forms. Teachers will check classwork through completed MS Forms and emailed photographs. Exciting news! This week we are enhancing remote learning by piloting live meetings between selected KS4 … [Read more...]
Letter to Parents – 2nd February 2021
Dear Parents and Carers, I extend my best wishes to you and hope that you and your families are healthy and safe during this continued period of lockdown. I am writing to you to update you with information regarding your child’s return to school, the remote learning curriculum we are providing and the support for mental health and well-being that the school continues to offer. Full Re-Opening of Schools / GCSE Assessment With regard to the full re-opening of schools, the Prime Minister … [Read more...]
