Pioneer Academies Community Trust

Information for key workers and the parents of vulnerable children

Dear Parents/Carers

RE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – UPDATE 19^th MARCH 2020

Following the announcement yesterday by the Secretary of State for Education we would like to inform you of the arrangements we are beginning to make with regards the education of children whose parents are listed as key workers, or vulnerable children. These arrangements apply to all three of our academies

Carlton Park Primary Academy

Parkside Primary Academy

Summerfields Primary Academy

Stage 1

In the first instance we need to ascertain how many places will be required on each of our sites. If you are a parent and fall into the listed categories of key workers can you, please contact school via email or telephone to register your need for a place. We will telephone those parents listed under the vulnerable children criteria.

We respect that some parents who fall into these categories may still wish to keep their children at home.

Contact details are.

Stage 2

Once we have ascertained the number of places required, we will decide whether we need to open all three sites (including Parkside), or whether we can offer a shared provision. We will consider if parents have access to transport arrangements and whether one site is more suited to a child’s specific needs. We will keep parents informed whilst formulating these plans to consider any specific requests.

Stage 3

As directed, we are intending to open this specific provision on Monday 23^rd March

Please note this provision is only for the children of those parents who fall into the listed government categories.

Entitlement to Free School Meals

As soon as we have more information with regards this entitlement, we will inform parents of our intended actions.

These are unprecedented times and we fully appreciate your support in this matter.

Your sincerely

Harry Wood – Chief Executive Officer

Pete Steadman – Chair of the Board

To all Stakeholders - Pioneer Academies Community Trust

Dear Colleague

RE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – UPDATE 17^TH MARCH 2020

As you no will be aware the Prime Minister and Senior Health officials have released further actions to be followed to combat the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The recent press release has included several new actions to be followed and has advised anyone with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), however mild, to stay at home for 14 days from when their symptoms started. Further information is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance  

As you can appreciate with the increased criteria for self-isolation, we now have several staff across the Trust who will not be in school. This is something that we support to ensure that we reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus as well as reducing the risk of infection to staff who are pregnant, or who have underlying health issues.

As a consequence, a full or partial closure of the academies has had to be considered. The status of each academy as at 9:00am this morning is:

• Parkside Primary Academy – Closed
• Carlton Primary Academy – Partial closure (Early Years)
• Summerfield Primary Academy - Remains open

Clearly, we will only undertake further action if we have no alternative and we intend to remain open where we can until the DfE instruct us to close or to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our pupils and staff.

The situation will be reviewed on a morning/afternoon basis and a daily update provided to all parents/carers by letter/text and on the school/trust website as the situation develops.

These are unprecedented times and we ask that you understand and support the trust/academies in this and any further actions we have to take.

Your sincerely

Harry Wood – Chief Executive Officer

Pete Steadman – Chair of the Board