14th December 2020

Dear Parents and Carers

Covid-19 Update – All Parents

We hope that your children have enjoyed their remote lessons and Firefly and MS Teams tasks today; we’d like to thank all parents and carers for supporting their children with their home learning at this time. This has allowed the school to complete the test and trace processes safely which we had been notified about over the weekend and this morning. We have completed 8 processes for staff and a further 5 student cases and informed all students and staff identified as close contacts of the need to self-isolate for 10 days. This follows a change in national guidance for the self-isolation period which has reduced from 14 days to 10 days. Where students are already self-isolating, we will send parents an updated letter with new end dates. The further student cases have been in the following bubbles, one in Year 13, one in Year 12, one in Year 8 and two in Year 7.

Based on staff capacity left available to the school we will be providing a mix of online and in-school learning for the last two days of term. Following the test and trace processes, there are over 40 colleagues who are unable to work in the building.

• Year 11 – Learning in school, full timetabled day of lessons for Tuesday and Wednesday morning with their teachers.

• Year 10 – will continue with working from home on Firefly tasks for their options and 3 ‘live lessons’ on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday in English, Maths and Science

• Years 7, 8 and 9 will be continuing with home learning set on Firefly by their teachers.

• Years 12 and 13 will continue with home learning via live lessons via MS Teams and some work set on Firefly by their class teachers.

We will also remain open just as we did today for students in Years 7 and 8 to undertake supervised learning where students are not able to be cared for at home.

We are postponing the Wells Kingston Cup celebration planned for tomorrow until the new year so that all Wells students are able to take part. This means year 11 should attend in full school uniform tomorrow and Wednesday.

Principal: Jim Coupe

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If you have any questions or require support with any of the home learning options, then please contact us via the usual channels.

The Crash into Christmas pre-recorded musical event will be online from tonight at 6.30pm and will include a variety of carols and readings from both pupils and staff and hopefully spread some Christmas cheers in these unusual times.

With best wishes

Jim Coupe Principal