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Free Training for Remote Learning for Parents/Carers January 21st 5:30pm

January 15, 2021

Hello parents and carers,

Thank you for all of your support with our remote home learning. You are doing a fantastic job! We know it has been a challenge for us all to get our heads around the technology and how it all works! To help you there is a free online webinar being provided through the IT Team at The Word on January 21st at 5:30pm. You need to register on the following link if you are interested in doing the training.

This includes:

Tips in general for homeschooling
General Safeguarding reminders
Brief tour around Google Classroom and Meet.
Representatives from Primary and Secondary on the panel for Q&A

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-your-child-with-remote-learning-tickets-136822671293

St Matthew’s Update 8 January 2021 – National Lockdown

January 8, 2021

Happy New Year and Happy Friday to everyone, we hope you are all safe and well. These are very challenging times for us all and it is even more important during this National Lockdown to work together and keep our community safe. School is closed to help reduce the transmission of COVID 19, particularly this… Continue Reading

Critical Worker – ACCESS places

January 5, 2021

Dear parents/carers Apologies , once again we have been let down by the text messaging service (due to the unprecedented volume of schools countrywide trying to text parents!) and we understand not everyone has received their confirmation of a place texts. All parents, deemed a critical worker who requested an ACCESS place for their child/children… Continue Reading

Critical Workers – information for ACCESS places.

January 5, 2021

The critical worker Access to school is only available if your child is unable to be looked after at home on any particular day/days. Our remit during this National Lockdown is to provide remote learning in the first instance for all pupils. The critical worker access to school places is 9am to 3.20pm Mon to… Continue Reading

Text Messaging Service – Crashed

January 4, 2021

Apologies to you all as the Teachers2Parents Text Messaging Service (Eduspot) crashed at the time I had compiled a message and thought the system had sent the message to you all about tomorrow’s school closure. Too many schools having to make last minute arrangements via text – thank you Mr Johnson!

School Closed to ALL pupils on Tuesday 5 January 2021 and further information

January 4, 2021

Dear Parents and Carers it is with a heavy heart that I have had to ask governors to close school to all pupils tomorrow. The timing of the Prime Minister’s announcement tonight has not provided us with the opportunity to collate the needs of our school community. An expectation on all teachers is that they… Continue Reading

School Re-opening Tuesday 5 January 2021

January 4, 2021

Dear parents/carers We would like to wish you all a Happy New Year as we welcome children back for the Spring Term 2021. Currently, it is our plan to open school for all pupils on Tuesday 5 January 2021 at the usual time. If this situation was to change we would make contact by text… Continue Reading

The Year 6 Christmas Party 2020

December 18, 2020

What a fantastic final party day for Year 6. They thoroughly enjoyed the Custom’s House Pantomime in the morning and then danced non-stop in the afternoon. A special mention to Jack L for his cameo as a Christmas Tree! Priceless!

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