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• Bamboozle Zooms for Families over Easter

  Fri 19 Mar 2021

  Bamboozle are a sensory theatre group we have in school every year - they are amazing! 

   

  This year they are offering free zoom sessions of storytelling and music for a limited number of families over Easter - more info and how to apply can be found here:

   

  https://bamboozletheatre.co.uk/events/musical-zooms-for-families/

• Shielding Advice suspended after 1 April 2021

  Fri 19 Mar 2021 Department of Health & Social Care

  Press release

  Shielding advice for the clinically extremely vulnerable to stop from April

  More than 3.79 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England will be informed they are no longer advised to shield from Thursday 1 April 2021.

  From:

  Department of Health and Social Care

  Published:

  18 March 2021

  • Advice to the clinically extremely vulnerable to shield ceases from Thursday 1 April, as virus infection rates continue to fall
  • People on shielded patient list will receive letters from today with updated guidance on steps people can take to reduce their risk
  • More than 9 in 10 clinically extremely vulnerable people have been vaccinated with a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

  In line with the government’s COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021 roadmap published last month, those on the shielded patient list can begin to follow the national restrictions alongside the rest of the population, but are still advised to take extra precautions to keep themselves safe from COVID-19.

  Letters to patients with updated guidance will be arriving from today and over the next 2 weeks. These set out practical steps people can follow to reduce their risk of catching the virus, including continuing to maintain strict social distancing and to keep their overall social contacts at low levels, such as working from home where possible.

  The move follows the steady decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations across the country for the last couple of weeks.

  Senior clinicians, including the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, Dr Jenny Harries, have recommended that shielding advice is paused nationally from 1 April onwards, as supported by the latest scientific evidence and advice.

  With the success of the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, more than 9 in 10 clinically extremely vulnerable people are now vaccinated with their first dose, but it’s still important people continue to follow the national rules and take the additional precautions set out in the guidance to keep themselves as protected as possible.

  Local councils and supermarkets will continue to provide support for those shielding until 31 March. If people have already registered for priority access to supermarket delivery slots, they will continue to be able to access these until 21 June 2021.

  Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, Dr Jenny Harries, said:

  Shielding has always been an advisory measure to safeguard those who are the most clinically vulnerable in our communities. We recognise how difficult this period has been for so many and the impact it has had on people’s wellbeing.

  With the prevalence of the virus in the community continuing to decrease now is the right time for people to start thinking about easing up on these more rigid guidelines.

  If you have been shielding, we strongly urge you to take extra precautions following 1 April to keep yourself as safe as possible, such as continuing to observe social distancing and working from home.

  We will continue to monitor all of the evidence and adjust this advice should there be any changes in infection rates.

  People are still advised to continue working from home where possible, but if people are unable to do so, employers are required by law to take steps to make workplaces COVID-19 secure and should discuss this with their employees.

  In February 2021, the government announced a new predictive risk model that helps clinicians identify additional people who may be at higher cumulative risk from COVID-19 due to the combination of their underlying risk factors.

  Up to 1.7 million vulnerable individuals were identified by the tool, taking the total number of people in the shielded patient list up to 3.79 million people, as of 6 March 2021. As a result, over 800,000 more adults have been prioritised to receive a vaccine that weren’t already in the top four priority groups for phase one of vaccinations.

• Post-19 Transition Information for Year 12 & 13 Families

  Wed 10 Mar 2021 Andrew

  Some of you may know that we usually have a 'Transition Morning' in school around this time where colleges etc come in to share information with families of years 12 & 13 students. This is not possible because of Covid so we are sharing 2 information folders with you instead.

   

  The first folder contains videos about the transition process, things to consider and information about different colleges and day care centres available. Please visit this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-FoPqCbu_4IEcSEnbxKdmGf9o-uuJmGD?usp=sharing

   

  The second folder contains booklets, prospectuses and forms for each placement that you will need to fill in when you apply in the future. Please visit this link:

  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fXhy-31l5h3jU85jhi5y0m86Ae4HW-21?usp=sharing

   

  Year 13 EHCP reviews will be in May this year (you will get a letter soon) so it would be good if you have some firm ideas for September 2022 before then so we can discuss these further.

   

  If you have any questions then please contact your class teacher, myself or Dave Hooley.

   

  Thanks

  Andrew

• Friends of Victoria Newsletter

  Tue 09 Mar 2021
  Welcome back to school everyone. Please take a few minutes to read the Friends of Victoria Newsletter in the Community Section of the Website. Thank you