Latest News | Manorbrook Primary School

Please see below for ways to contact the school and support us with current staffing reductions.

Mon 23 Mar 2020

In order to reduce staffing at school and minimise risks further, the office will not be manned throughout the school day. Any non-urgent calls and messages should instead be directed to our school email: enquiries@manorbrook.org.uk

If you have an urgent message for school, which needs immediate attention, then you can still reach us on the main school number as usual and leave a voicemail message for our attention. This will be monitored regularly.

Many thanks, in advance, for your co-operation and support at this challenging time.

Letter from the Head regarding amended school provision for the children of Key Workers

Sun 22 Mar 2020

Please see our Coronavirus Information and Updates page, for a letter from the Head with guidance about amended school provision for the children of Key Workers.

Urgent survey and letter from Head regarding Key Workers and caring for children at home

Fri 20 Mar 2020

Please see our Coronavirus Information and Updates page for the link to the parent Key Worker survey and urgent letter from the Head regarding caring for children at home.

Letter to parents from Hilary Smith, Head of Learning and Skills - South Gloucestershire

Thu 19 Mar 2020

Please see our Coronavirus Information and Updates page for the latest information from South Gloucestershire Council.

Coronovirus Home Learning Packs for pupils

Wed 18 Mar 2020

See our new Coronovirus Response page for the latest updates and pupil home learning information. Paper versions will be sent home today (18th March, 2020).

PHE and NHS Handwashing Advice

Mon 16 Mar 2020

Handwashing advice

The most important thing individuals can do to protect themselves is to wash their hands more often, for at least 20 seconds, with soap and water. Public Health England recommends that in addition to handwashing before eating, and after coughing and sneezing, everyone should also wash hands after using toilets and travelling on public transport.

Watch this short NHS film for guidance:

https://youtu.be/bQCP7waTRWU

Coronavirus updates

Mon 16 Mar 2020

We are receiving regular updates from Public Health England and the Department for Education regarding the appropriate responses to the Coronavirus outbreak.

We will use this page to post key changes to information as and when we receive it.

Friday 13th March:

Government announces move from Contain to Delay phase

Yesterday, the Government announced that we are moving from the Contain phase of the coronavirus action plan and into the Delay phase, in response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Full details of each stage in the government action plan can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan

To support the delay of the spread of the virus, the Department for Health and Social Care has asked anyone who shows certain symptoms to stay at home for 7 days, regardless of whether they have travelled to affected areas. This means people should stay at home and avoid all but essential contact with others for 7 days from the point of displaying mild symptoms, to slow the spread of infection.

The symptoms are:

A high temperature (37.8 degrees and above)
A new, continuous cough

You do not need to call NHS 111 to stay at home. If your symptoms worsen during your stay at home period or are no better after 7 days contact NHS 111 online at 111.nhs.uk. If you have no internet access, you should call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999.

Current advice remains in place: no education or children’s social care setting should close in response to a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.

The Chief Medical Officer has advised that the impact of closing schools on both children’s education and on the workforce will be substantial, but the benefit to public health may not be. Decisions on future advice to schools will be taken based on the latest and best scientific evidence, which at this stage suggests children are a lower risk group.

DfE Advice about Coronavirus

Mon 16 Mar 2020

Department for Education coronavirus helpline

The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows:

Phone: 0800 046 8687
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday), 10am to 4pm (Saturday to Sunday)

Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of calls and apologise for any wait that you may experience. To ensure that we answer your calls as quickly as possible we have now extended our opening hours to cover weekends.