Covid-19 Latest Information
Returning to School and Testing - March 2021
e-mail to all parents/carers re home testing 24 March 2021
e-mail to all parents/carers re home testing
Letter from LBWF re Return to School/Attendance/Testing
Student Information Video on Covid Lateral Flow Testing
e-mail to all parents/carers re return to school/Covid testing
Dear Parents and Carers
You will be aware from our recent communication that we are planning to undertake three lateral flow tests as per the Government guidelines during the next 2-3 weeks. A massive thank you to you all for promptly responding to our requests to provide consent for the testing for each of your daughters. If you have forgotten to respond or lost the e-mail link you can still provide the consent via this link:
You will have received an appointment for the date and time of your daughter’s first test. If you have provided consent, then please do emphasise the importance of your daughter attending her appointment on time as you will appreciate that we have many students to test each day, so it is a very tight schedule that we have to stick to. The video link below may be helpful to assure yourselves of the testing facility setup and help set the expectations of what your daughter will need to do during the testing process. Please encourage her to watch the video before attending her first testing appointment:
Student Information Video on Covid Lateral Flow Testing
You may also find it useful to go through the “How to do the Test” guidance document below on the
self-swabbing process with your daughter, to provide added assurance if they are apprehensive. If your daughter is worried or apprehensive, please assure them that staff will be on hand to guide them through the process and if they have any questions they should not be afraid to ask. Once your daughter has completed the test, they will leave the school premises and their test results will be sent to the contact details provided in the consent forms. The results are usually sent out by the NHS Test and Trace system within 1-2 hours of us uploading them onto the system. Please don’t be alarmed if the results do not get to you immediately as there are time lags with the system from time to time. The school will not be sending negative test results to you via email/SMS separately. For any positive tests results that occur, we will be contacting the affected parents to ensure that you have the results as soon as possible, so you can make the necessary arrangements for your daughter to self-isolate as per the Government guidance. Assuming the test result is negative, your daughter should attend school the following day to resume their lessons as per their normal timetable.
The subsequent second and third lateral flow tests will be conducted during lessons over the following 2 weeks and you will be sent test results via NHS Test and Trace on the days when your daughter is tested.
Once the three tests have been carried out we will aim to provide your daughter with a home testing kit so that they can conduct home lateral flow tests as per the government guidance for the foreseeable future, until testing is withdrawn. We will provide test kits to all families who consented to the testing process and instruction booklets will accompany those test kits to explain the full home testing process and how to record test results.
If your daughter has had a positive test result within the last 90 days, Public Health England recommend that another test is not undertaken within the following 90-day period to avoid false positives from being recorded. If that is the case for your daughter, please do advise us via the school e-mail address so we can log this. Any future home testing kits we provide your daughter with should be used after the 90-day period is completed.
We thank you in advance for your support and co-operation, and if you do have any questions please do contact us via the school email address.
Many thanks
Mr. Jalil
Business Manager and Covid Testing Co-ordinator
Essential Information for Parents/Carers
e-mail to all parents/carers re home testing 24 March 2021
e-mail to all parents/carers re home testing
What to do if someone in your houshold has symptoms
WSFG Risk Assessment March 2021/ RA Photos
DfE Latest Information for Parents/Carers
COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection
Guidance on protecting people most likely to get very poorly from coronavirus November 2020
Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19
Face Masks
London Borough of Waltham Forest updates
LBWF Update - 2 March 2021 - Return to School
LBWF Update - 5 December 2021 - Lockdown / Testing
LBWF Update - 31 December 2020 - Spring Term / Testing
LBWF Update - 20 December 2020 - Tier 4 / Christmas
LBWF Update - 19 December 2020 - Testing
LBWF Update - 15 December 2020 - Tier 3 / Testing / Christmas
LBWF Update - 26 November 2020 - Tier 2 Restrictions from 2 December
LBWF Update - 22 October 2020 - Halloween, NHS App, Flu Jab
LBWF Update - 15 October 2020 - London Moves to High Alert Level
A Message from Director of Public Health for LBWF
LBWF Update - 13 October 2020 - 3 Tier System/New local test site/translations
LBWF Update - 24 September 2020 - New Restrictions/Test & Trace App
LBWF Update - 10 September 2020 - New Restrictions
LBWF Update - 3 September 2020 - Back to School / COVID Testing etc.
LBWF Update - 27 August 2020 - Back to School / TfL Information
LBWF Travel Survey
LBWF Update for Residents - 9 July 2020
LBWF Information for Parents/Carers re Returning to School
Statement from the Leader of LBWF re Schools 20 May 2020
LBWF Update to residents 11 May 2020
Letter from LBWF Director of Learning to Parents/Carers 28 April 2020
LBWF Community & Voluntary Sector Coronavirus Bulletin 24 April 2020
Here is a booklet full of information that we hope will help our students and parents/carers during this uncertain time ...
A Guide to Living with Worry and Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty
2019-20
Remote Learning for Years 7-10 - Summer Term 2020
Advice for Parents/Carers on Remote Learning Access
Information about remote learning can be found here
Using Teams on a Mobile Phone
FAQ about Remote Learning
Information about Difficulties Accessing Free School Meal Vouchers
DfE Updates - 2 July 2020
What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges in the autumn term - updated 2 July 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020
Arrangements for examinations and assessments in 2020/21
Latest Government Advice for Shielding Patients - June 2020
DfE Update - What parents and carers need to know about schools and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak - 2 June 2020
Statement from the Leader of LBWF on Schools Reopening
DfE Guidance for secondary school provision from 15 June 2020
Department for Education Information Update 21 May 2020
Department for Education Information for Parents/Carers 1 May 2020
Covid -19 - Useful information for families - Financial/Hardship & Support Information
Letter to Year 11 Students and Parents/Carers 22 March 2020
Keyworker Letter - Urgent response required - 20 March 2020
COVID-19 Letter to Parents and Carers 18 March 2020
Please see the links below for further information.
- www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
- The Government Coronavirus Action Plan; a guide to what you can expect across the UK
www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan - latest government guidance on social distancing
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults - Government guidance to educational settings
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19#contents
Letter to Parents and Carers 17 March 2020
COVID-19 Update
The school has been keeping students, parents/carers and staff up to date on the latest developments on the spread of COVID-19 and the school will continue to follow the advice of the government via the Department for Education and Public Health England. Following the Cobra meeting held yesterday by the Prime Minister, the school will remain open, until advised otherwise by the government. However, as the situation may change over the course of the next few weeks, staff are preparing work for students to complete at home in the event of a regional or nationwide closure of schools. It is therefore vital to ensure that the school office have the correct contact number for parents and carers, as in the event of a closure we would use our usual methods of communication to inform the school community, such as Groupcall and the school website. If you have recently changed your contact number, please inform the school office.
In light of the decision to keep schools open, you may be aware that we have provided tissues in all classrooms and that the toilets have now been opened throughout the day to allow students to wash their hands. Please remind your child to wash their hands on arrival at school and when they arrive home after school. The Leadership Team last week focused on informing students of the present issue through assemblies. As well as dispelling myths, the slides used, which you may find helpful, can be found below.
A reminder that should you, or your child, experience any symptoms that indicate that you could have COVID-19 such as a continuous cough and fever, please follow the self-isolation guidance issued by the government, which can be found here:
Due to the travel restrictions placed on Italy and in line with advice, you may be aware that the ski trip scheduled to take place in April has been cancelled. We are reviewing all planned trips on a case by case basis and will inform parents of any cancellations via e-mail.
