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Letter to Parents and Guardians from the CSC
COVID-19 School Closure
21ST May 2020
PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO ACCESS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PROVISION FOR EMERGENCY CHILDCARE AFTER HALF TERM. THERE ARE IMPORTANT CHANGES
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Newsroom/PressReleases/2020/May/EmergencychildcareprovisiontobeexpandedfromJune1.aspx?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn&utm_content=Coronavirus
22nd May 2020
Dear Parents/Carers,
It has been an absolute pleasure for all our staff at Ss Gabriel and Raphael Catholic school to work and care for your child/children as part of the Nantgwyn Hub in recent weeks.
From the 1st of June (after the Whitsun half-term) additional Hubs are opening across the area to support our families and children. This increase in hubs is to address the growth in demand for emergency childcare across the County Borough.
To date, Nantgwyn has been staffed by staff from 18 schools and this has meant that your child or children will likely have seen familiar faces at times. The changes to the Nantgwyn Hub will mean that only staff from the Ysgol Nantgwyn cluster will staff it (Pontrhondda, Llwynypia, Cwmclydach, Williamstown and Ysgol Nantgwyn).
Staff from our Cardinal Newman cluster will now be deployed in our new hub, which will be based at Saint Michael’s Catholic School in Treforest.
Parents are encouraged to consider where they would like to send their children as all hubs will be accessible to you to select from when you make your weekly application. This information is detailed on the RCT website which I sent out yesterday for your information.
I would recommend you review these when you make an application for the week after half term as the new hubs may be more accessible to you and may be supported by staff from your child's own school.
Please note that there is no official confirmation on when the re-opening of all schools in Wales will take place. We have however been provided with reassurance by the Minister of Education that a three week notice period will be given prior to any phased re-opening of schools. All national and local decisions will be informed by the current medical advice and guidance so that the health, safety and wellbeing of our children, school staff and community is paramount.
Should you have any queries in relation to the hub provision, please contact schoolplanning@rctcbc.gov.uk and/or speak to the hub lead on drop off or collection.
Your support in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Wendy Lavagna
31ST MARCH 2020
IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING APPLICATION FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
PLEASE READ FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM RCT.
Your child will continue to receive a free school meal this week and arrangements remain the same. However, the provision of chilled free school meals will end on Thursday 2nd of April. Two free school meals will be provided on the 2nd of April, one for the 2nd of April and another for the 3rd of April.
Parents/carers of children eligible for free school meals will shortly receive a letter from the Council detailing how to apply to receive a cash equivalent amount paid directly into your bank account.
Please look out for this letter and if you have difficulty in registering or do not have access to the internet, then please do not hesitate to contact the school.
26TH March 2020
Please read this important message from the Director of Education
IMPORTANT INFO RE EMERGENCY CHILDCARE FOR NEXT WEEK
WEEK BEGINNING 30TH MARCH
RCT WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT EVEN FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, THE SAFEST PLACE FOR CHILDREN IS AT HOME.
ELIGIBLE PARENTS MUST REAPPLY FOR A PLACE FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING 30TH MARCH USING THE LINK:
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/InformationforResidentsCoronavirus/SchoolClosuresandadviceforparents.aspx
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY 27TH AT MIDDAY.
Appendix 4: Advice for Parents/Carers
1. The latest scientific advice
The most recent scientific advice on how to further limit the spread of COVID-19 is clear. Everyone must, as far as possible, minimise social contact and make sure that anyone who is particularly vulnerable to the virus is able to adopt strict social distancing.
2. How does social distancing affect your children?
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has advised schools that emergency childcare should only be open to a limited number of children. We must keep the number of children in educational, childcare and play settings to the smallest number possible.
We also need to make sure children are not left with anyone who should be following strict social distancing guidance, such as anyone over 70 or anyone with the specified underlying health conditions.
Keeping children safe in their home should limit the chance of the virus spreading and protect those vulnerable to more serious illness as a result of the virus. Parents/carers should also do everything they can to ensure children are not mixing socially in a way which can continue to spread the virus. They should ensure that children remain at least 2m apart where possible and that gatherings are avoided. Play areas across the County have now been closed and should not be attended. If your child is not in an emergency childcare setting please keep them safe at home during the day and in the evenings. This is essential to ensure the safety of your family, friends and neighbours and to limit and slow down the spread of the virus
3. What is the latest advice on key or essential workers?
A list of categories of critical workers has been published on the Welsh Government website. Places in schools and childcare will be highly limited and only particularly vulnerable children and the children of critical/essential workers whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response should be attending during this time.
If you are classed as a critical or essential worker but are able to perform the critical parts of your job effectively when working from home, then you should do so.
Even for critical or essential workers, provision will only be made in schools or other settings where there is no safe alternative for your family.
4. I’m a key or essential worker but my partner isn’t. What should we do?
If one parent is a critical or essential worker but the other parent is not then the other parent should provide safe alternative arrangements at home when possible. However, eligibility for childcare in RCT includes one essential worker in any given household.
5. What support is available in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
The Council is doing everything it can to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Please refer to the Council website for further detail. These plans will now adapt and change as we respond to the latest guidance available from the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales.
For the very latest advice, please check our local authority’s website at https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/InformationforResidentsCoronavirus/CoronavirusCOVID19latestinformationandadvice.aspx
and https://gov.wales/coronavirus-health-advice
If your child is eligible for free school means please check the Council website to see what support can be offered.
Application for school places and School Meals
Parents/carers of essential workers will be required to fill in an e-form to identify whether or not they require childcare
If you are a key frontline worker with a child/children between the ages of 3 to 14 years, please click on the attached link to an e-form
https://forms.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/Web/coronaviruschildcare/startnew
LINK:
Essential workers include:
• Health and social care;
• Education and childcare;
• Key public services;
• Local and national government;
• Food and other necessary goods;
• Public safety and national security;
• Transport;
• Utilities, communication and financial services.
Free School Meals Breakfast and Packed Lunch Request
https://forms.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/Web/coronavirusfreeschoolmeals/startnew
Vulnerable Learners
If your child is deemed to meet vulnerable learner eligibility and you require emergency childcare please complete the attached link. https://forms.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/Web/coronaviruschildcare/startnew
PLEASE READ IMPORTANT LETTER BELOW EXPLAINING ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVISION FROM 23RD MARCH
COVID-19 School Closure
21ST May 2020
PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO ACCESS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PROVISION FOR EMERGENCY CHILDCARE AFTER HALF TERM. THERE ARE IMPORTANT CHANGES
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Newsroom/PressReleases/2020/May/EmergencychildcareprovisiontobeexpandedfromJune1.aspx?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn&utm_content=Coronavirus
22nd May 2020
Dear Parents/Carers,
It has been an absolute pleasure for all our staff at Ss Gabriel and Raphael Catholic school to work and care for your child/children as part of the Nantgwyn Hub in recent weeks.
From the 1st of June (after the Whitsun half-term) additional Hubs are opening across the area to support our families and children. This increase in hubs is to address the growth in demand for emergency childcare across the County Borough.
To date, Nantgwyn has been staffed by staff from 18 schools and this has meant that your child or children will likely have seen familiar faces at times. The changes to the Nantgwyn Hub will mean that only staff from the Ysgol Nantgwyn cluster will staff it (Pontrhondda, Llwynypia, Cwmclydach, Williamstown and Ysgol Nantgwyn).
Staff from our Cardinal Newman cluster will now be deployed in our new hub, which will be based at Saint Michael’s Catholic School in Treforest.
Parents are encouraged to consider where they would like to send their children as all hubs will be accessible to you to select from when you make your weekly application. This information is detailed on the RCT website which I sent out yesterday for your information.
I would recommend you review these when you make an application for the week after half term as the new hubs may be more accessible to you and may be supported by staff from your child's own school.
Please note that there is no official confirmation on when the re-opening of all schools in Wales will take place. We have however been provided with reassurance by the Minister of Education that a three week notice period will be given prior to any phased re-opening of schools. All national and local decisions will be informed by the current medical advice and guidance so that the health, safety and wellbeing of our children, school staff and community is paramount.
Should you have any queries in relation to the hub provision, please contact schoolplanning@rctcbc.gov.uk and/or speak to the hub lead on drop off or collection.
Your support in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Wendy Lavagna
31ST MARCH 2020
IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING APPLICATION FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
PLEASE READ FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM RCT.
Your child will continue to receive a free school meal this week and arrangements remain the same. However, the provision of chilled free school meals will end on Thursday 2nd of April. Two free school meals will be provided on the 2nd of April, one for the 2nd of April and another for the 3rd of April.
Parents/carers of children eligible for free school meals will shortly receive a letter from the Council detailing how to apply to receive a cash equivalent amount paid directly into your bank account.
Please look out for this letter and if you have difficulty in registering or do not have access to the internet, then please do not hesitate to contact the school.
26TH March 2020
Please read this important message from the Director of Education
IMPORTANT INFO RE EMERGENCY CHILDCARE FOR NEXT WEEK
WEEK BEGINNING 30TH MARCH
RCT WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT EVEN FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, THE SAFEST PLACE FOR CHILDREN IS AT HOME.
ELIGIBLE PARENTS MUST REAPPLY FOR A PLACE FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING 30TH MARCH USING THE LINK:
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/InformationforResidentsCoronavirus/SchoolClosuresandadviceforparents.aspx
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY 27TH AT MIDDAY.
Appendix 4: Advice for Parents/Carers
1. The latest scientific advice
The most recent scientific advice on how to further limit the spread of COVID-19 is clear. Everyone must, as far as possible, minimise social contact and make sure that anyone who is particularly vulnerable to the virus is able to adopt strict social distancing.
2. How does social distancing affect your children?
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has advised schools that emergency childcare should only be open to a limited number of children. We must keep the number of children in educational, childcare and play settings to the smallest number possible.
We also need to make sure children are not left with anyone who should be following strict social distancing guidance, such as anyone over 70 or anyone with the specified underlying health conditions.
Keeping children safe in their home should limit the chance of the virus spreading and protect those vulnerable to more serious illness as a result of the virus. Parents/carers should also do everything they can to ensure children are not mixing socially in a way which can continue to spread the virus. They should ensure that children remain at least 2m apart where possible and that gatherings are avoided. Play areas across the County have now been closed and should not be attended. If your child is not in an emergency childcare setting please keep them safe at home during the day and in the evenings. This is essential to ensure the safety of your family, friends and neighbours and to limit and slow down the spread of the virus
3. What is the latest advice on key or essential workers?
A list of categories of critical workers has been published on the Welsh Government website. Places in schools and childcare will be highly limited and only particularly vulnerable children and the children of critical/essential workers whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response should be attending during this time.
If you are classed as a critical or essential worker but are able to perform the critical parts of your job effectively when working from home, then you should do so.
Even for critical or essential workers, provision will only be made in schools or other settings where there is no safe alternative for your family.
4. I’m a key or essential worker but my partner isn’t. What should we do?
If one parent is a critical or essential worker but the other parent is not then the other parent should provide safe alternative arrangements at home when possible. However, eligibility for childcare in RCT includes one essential worker in any given household.
5. What support is available in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
The Council is doing everything it can to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Please refer to the Council website for further detail. These plans will now adapt and change as we respond to the latest guidance available from the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales.
For the very latest advice, please check our local authority’s website at https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/InformationforResidentsCoronavirus/CoronavirusCOVID19latestinformationandadvice.aspx
and https://gov.wales/coronavirus-health-advice
If your child is eligible for free school means please check the Council website to see what support can be offered.
Application for school places and School Meals
Parents/carers of essential workers will be required to fill in an e-form to identify whether or not they require childcare
If you are a key frontline worker with a child/children between the ages of 3 to 14 years, please click on the attached link to an e-form
https://forms.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/Web/coronaviruschildcare/startnew
LINK:
Essential workers include:
• Health and social care;
• Education and childcare;
• Key public services;
• Local and national government;
• Food and other necessary goods;
• Public safety and national security;
• Transport;
• Utilities, communication and financial services.
Free School Meals Breakfast and Packed Lunch Request
https://forms.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/Web/coronavirusfreeschoolmeals/startnew
Vulnerable Learners
If your child is deemed to meet vulnerable learner eligibility and you require emergency childcare please complete the attached link. https://forms.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/Web/coronaviruschildcare/startnew
PLEASE READ IMPORTANT LETTER BELOW EXPLAINING ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVISION FROM 23RD MARCH
| covid_virus_letter_march_2020.docx |
| 200320_-_kw_-_written_statement_-_eligibility_for_ongoing_provision_for_children_whose_parents_are_critical_to_the_covid-19_response_-_eng.docx |
Up to date advice on Coronovirus
| parent_or_carer_letter_on_covid_19__13.3.20.docx |
| coronavirus_advice_for_educational_settings_poster_landscape.pdf |
| coronovirus_advice_for_parents.pdf |
| final_cancellation_letter_artis_shows_2020_coronavirus-2.pdf |
| VOICE IN A MILLION letter_9th_march_2020.docx |
PLEASE READ OUR LATEST ESTYN REPORT AND RE INSPECTION REPORT
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Congratulations to our 'Seren yr Wythnos' and children receiving the Head Teacher Award this week!
Llongyfarchiadau!
A huge congratulations to our swimming team, who qualified for and swam in the Urdd swimming gala last weekend! They swam against some of the best teams in South Wales and certainly did us proud! A fabulous achievement!
Look at all the children who achieved over 97% attendance last term! They were rewarded with a very special wrist band from the RCT attendance officers. The aim is to try and collect them all over the year. Another fantastic achievement!
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
WEEK ENDING 13th MARCH 2020 CLASS 1 92.1% CLASS 2 95.9% CLASS 3 92.7% CLASS 4 99.1% CLASS 5 89.5% CLASS 6 96.0% OVERALL STAT ATTENDANCE 94.5% |
Quick LinksWHOLE SCHOOL WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 2019 - 2020
AUTUMN TERM 2019 SPRING TERM 2020 WEEK 1 94.4% WEEK 1 97.7% WEEK 2 97.9% WEEK 2 95.4% WEEK 3 97.7% WEEK 3 96.2% WEEK 4 96.1% WEEK 4 93.0% WEEK 5 94.2% WEEK 5 93.1% WEEK 6 93.9% WEEK 6 90.4% WEEK 7 96.5% WEEK 7 95.4% WEEK 8 93.5% WEEK 8 94.5% WEEK 9 95.7% WEEK 9 94.5% WEEK 10 93.3% WEEK 11 95.3% WEEK 12 87.7% WEEK 13 93.9% WEEK 14 92.7% WEEK 15 86.0% |
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Mrs. W. Lavagna
SS Gabriel and Raphael RC Primary School Primrose Street Tonypandy CF40 1BJ Telephone: 01443 433094 Email: admin.gabrielraphael.pri@rctcbc.gov.uk
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