COVID

We opened fully to all pupils on Monday 8th March, and it was so good to see you all.  Just as a reminder, here’s the list of school times and gates for each year group. Parents, please, please remember to wear a mask and maintain social distancing outside the school gate, we have had lots of outbreaks in the Radford community over the last few weeks and so we still need to be careful and cautious.  Please see the image opposite for the information you need about which gate your child needs to come in to school through, and school times for each year group.

If there are any outbreaks over the next few weeks we will, of course, have to close bubbles down.  If this is the case, online learning will be available for any pupils having to self-isolate, and it will look like this:

3 hours of lessons a day will be taught live on TEAMS, with back up resources on Purple Mash.  We know which of our families don’t have wifi or internet access at home, and the unlimited data SIM cards donated by Vodafone have been distributed, along with Mellers iPads and laptops (for those families with no devices with which to access our online learning).

We will be communicating everything through this website, our Facebook page, Marvellous Me and the normal school texts.  Please make sure you keep a close eye on these social media platforms.  Our website has lots of online learning links under the Curriculum and Learning from Home tabs, including music lessons from the Nottingham Music Hub.  The Covid Catchup funding of £6,840 has been used to buy catch up homework books for each pupil, and to fund additional EAL support in class.  See below for full details of this:

Covid Catch Up Funding

The fabulous Nottingham Music Hub has been very active with Teams music lessons, digital concerts, city music events and the annual summer and Christmas celebrations.

Music Hub Christmas in the City celebration

Schools’ summer celebration

The full summer celebration event

All letters to parents, carers and children can be found in the Parents section, under Letters to Parents and Carers.

We understand that this is a really difficult time for everyone.  We want to be able to support you as much as possible.  If you’re struggling, there is a list of numbers below that might offer you support, but don’t forget that the Mellers team is in school for the foreseeable future so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you need help, advice or reassurance.  Our Mellers food bank has been emptied and replenished 4 times since lockdown, so please contact us if you need to come and collect some bags of food for your family.

Support Phone Numbers

Barnardo’s have set up a service to support children, young people and families who are struggling to cope with the emotional impact of COVID:

See, Hear, Respond is a service provided across England by Barnardo’s and other national and local community-based organisations in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

See, Hear, Respond, provides support to children, young people and their families who aren’t currently seeing a social worker or other agency, and who are struggling to cope with the emotional impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19). See, Hear, Respond will support from pre-birth up to 18 years of age and those with special educational needs under the age of 25.

See, Hear, Respond will contact every referral made, so no child is missed. Help is available in one or more of four ways:

·         an online hub of support and information

·         online counselling and therapy

·         face-to-face support for those most affected and at risk of some of today’s most pertinent issues, such as criminal exploitation, and

·         helping children and young people reintegrate back into school

You can access via the ‘See, Hear, Respond’ service self-referral webpage or Freephone 0800 151 7015.

Here’s a link to a dedicated page for learning resources about hand washing and respiratory hygiene:

The E-Bug Project

Mellers Primary COVID-19 Risk Assessment

Lateral Flow Testing For Staff, Families And Pupils

Lateral Flowchart Household Members V1

Local Authority Letter to Parents Confirming Wider School Opening on 22nd June 2020

Local Authority Letter to Parents Confirming Reopening on 15th June

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