Page 43 - Reopening Kitebrook - Information to Parents

● Will Chromebooks be provided for returning pupils?
○ Year 6 pupils will be allocated a Chromebook whilst in school, but will not be able to take them
home. No home machines will be permitted.

● Why does my child need to return to school if we have so far had a successful distance learning

experience and there are still risks
○ We appreciate this is a difficult decision, but through constant reviews we strive to ensure both our
in school and distance learning provisions continue to be as successful as possible for each
individual. We recommend that each family considers the advice and information carefully before
making the decision to send their child back to school.

● How will my child’s well being be supported as it may be very unsettling to come back when it is
not a ‘normal’ school experience?
○ It will realistically not be the ‘normal’ school experience, but we as a school will continue to ensure
the highest level of duty of care for each individual child with open communication between staff
and parents.

● How will social distancing be managed for Reception and Year 1 children?
○ We know the simple fact is that young children will not follow social distancing. This is
acknowledged in the government guidance, and it states that this has been taken into account in the
decision to reopen, with other initiatives in place to reduce the risk of transmission. The guidance
refers to no more than 15 in each group, with one teacher or a teaching assistant leading the group
under the direction of a teacher. The current Reception and Year 1 groups are under the size of 15
per group.
○ The primary purpose of the limit on numbers, as we understand it, and along with all of the other
measures taken in school, will be to limit contact between these groups. Therefore plans and
measures will be put in place to ensure groups do not mix during the school day.
○ The guidance does also refer to spacing desks as far apart as possible. With this in mind and the sizes
of our current classrooms, all furniture and resources that are deemed non essential will be
removed from the classroom to allow for further space.