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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Royal Wharf School Building update
Mon 27 Apr 2020Dear families
As you may have suspected, the lockdown has caused a delay to construction work which means that the handover of the whole building will be delayed. Please rest assured that I am currently working with the the contractor, project managers and the DFE to explore accommodation for reception and year 1 from September 2020.
We are discussing various possibilities, including completion of just a section of the building, and are confident that we will be able to provide a safe solution. I will continue to update you as and when decisions are agreed.
Linda-May Bingham
Executive Headteacher
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Welcome Letter for families who will join the school in September 2020
Mon 20 Apr 2020Dear families
On behalf of all the staff at Britannia Education Trust and Royal Wharf Primary School it is our pleasure to welcome you to your new school!
Prior to starting school we will send you an admission pack. This will contain information about starting school as well as some admission forms that we ask you to complete and return to us by post. We also require some ID evidence and that will also be detailed in the pack.
We will ask you to provide more detailed information about your child on a Google form which will then be available to your child’s teacher. We will email this to you and, once completed, you can submit the form to us electronically.
Once we have received your information we will meet you and your child (via skype if it is not possible to meet in person) and you will have a chance to ask any questions you may have.
We are aiming to get the above items out to you by April 30th. Until then, if you have any pressing questions, please feel free to contact us using the contact details on this website.
Kindest regards,
The Early Years Team and Linda-May Bingham, Executive Headteacher
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DFE update for educational setting 16th April 2020
Fri 17 Apr 2020Dear families
I hope you are all coping well with the lockdown and looking forward to our teachers being back in touch from Monday the 20th April. Below I have summarised the main points from the DFE's latest guidance and you will find many useful links in their advice. The BBC will also start broadcasting educational programmes from Monday too and I'm sure they will be a great source of support. The school office will be open again from Monday if you have any queries.
Kind regards and stay safe,
Linda-May
DFE Coronavirus advice – updated 16th April 2020
How long will schools be closed for?
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, schools, colleges and childcare providers will be closed to the majority of pupils until further notice, however settings are open to vulnerable children and those of critical workers.
Advice for families with vulnerable children:
If children can stay safely at home, they should, to limit the chance of the virus spreading. That is why the government has asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible, and asked schools to remain open only for those children who absolutely need to attend.
Advice for critical workers:
Children with at least one parent or carer who is critical to the coronavirus (COVID-19) response can attend school if required.
However, many families with a parent or carer working in critical sectors will be able to ensure their child is kept at home. Every child who can be safely cared for at home should be, to limit the chance of the virus spreading.
Families with children eligible for free school meals:
Headteachers can decide which of the available options will be best for families in their area. Schools can either provide food on site, arrange deliveries or order a voucher to be given to the family. Our schools are providing vouchers via email. More information on support for pupils eligible for free school meals is available.
Support for parents educating their children at home:
Available support includes:
- a list of online educational resources which have been identified by some of the country’s leading educational experts to help pupils to learn at home
- the BBC enhancing its education provision to include daily lessons, starting from 20 April 2020
For parents with children under 5 years old, who have not yet started school, the Department for Education (DfE)’s Hungry Little Minds campaign features tips and practical activities that you can do at home with children to support their early learning.
There are many simple ways to help your children learn and it does not have to feel like ‘learning’. Having everyday conversations, make-believe play, and reading together, all make a big difference to your child’s development.
You can find more ideas and content from the BBC’s Tiny Happy People campaign and the National Literacy Trust Family Zone.
Support available to keep your child safe online. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:
- Thinkuknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
- Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)
- Let’s Talk About It (support for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation)
- UK Safer Internet Centre (tips, advice, guides)
Resources to promote and support children and young people’s mental wellbeing include:
- MindEd educational resources for adults about children and young people’s mental health, which is relevant for parents and carers as well as volunteers, teachers, and other professionals working with children
- the Every Mind Matters platform which supports looking after your own and other’s mental health
- guidance on looking after wellbeing and mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
- guidance on supporting children’s wellbeing and mental health
All NHS mental health trusts are setting up 24/7 helplines, and seeking to use digital and virtual channels, to continue delivering support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Free School Meals
Fri 03 Apr 2020Families who are currently entitled to Free School Meal vouchers under the COVID19 Government voucher scheme, will receive their vouchers in an email through a third party called Wonde. On 1st April the Government confirmed the weekly amount of £15 per child – this is slightly more than the usual weekly allowance per child for FSM provided in school. For as long as this scheme continues, we will aim to send out the vouchers weekly – subject to there being no problem which prevents us from doing so.
The vouchers can used for food in store at either Asda, Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s or Tesco.
Please be aware of fraudsters – you will not be asked to provide your bank details for any vouchers, as you will receive these in voucher/code form.
If you think you should qualify but haven't received any vouchers, please go onto the free school meals section of the Newham website where you can make a new application. Please do not contact the school, as we do not process FSM applications.
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3rd April update for families
Fri 03 Apr 2020Dear families,
I hope you are all enjoying the positives of lockdown and managing to stay sane through it all. I am really proud of the efforts you are all making to stay in touch with teaching staff and to keep the learning going for your children at home. I appreciate that it’s not at all easy to juggle the many demands on your time – so well done everyone! I’m also incredibly proud of our hugely talented staff who have had to, at very short notice, make massive changes to the way they teach and interact with the children.
We will be taking a break over the Easter holiday and school will be completely closed so that staff can take a well-deserved break. So, for the next 2 weeks, teachers will not be setting work each day or giving any feedback. However, as we usually do, there will be project work for your children over the holiday and also optional extras if you are looking for ideas to keep your children busy. You will find these on the school website - click on the 'Children' tab and under Home Learning you will find the year group website and other websites that we are gradually adding. Explore them and see what interests you and your child.
West Silvertown Foundation are also putting on some Easter activities for the community - details are in their newsletter here: We've gone online! Check out our virtual activities...
I hope you are all keeping well and look forward to ‘seeing’ you on the 20th April when we will continue with our remote home learning starting with our Made4Life week.
Kind regards,
Linda-May
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