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RVHS Bulletin Aspiration Respect Endeavour Weekending Friday 22nd May 2020 Message from the Headteacher I can’t believe that we have reached the end of the half term and on reflection, I am so incredibly proud of how we have all pulled together to further improve the quality of our online provision during this half term. I thank all those parents who responded to our survey and we have already started to make plans to act upon the feedback given. This is unknown territory to all of us and teachers are responding and learning the new technology to offer engaging learning as quickly as they can. However, as you can appreciate often the students are ahead of us! All our home learning resources and guides can be access from the website. I am delighted to review the contents of this bulletin and see the amazing, continued celebration of the progress and effort of our students. I remain so proud of the continued support being offered from both school and home. As you will be aware from the media, and my recent communication dated 13th May 2020, there remains controversy over the government’s plans for the further opening of primary schools. Secondary schools are still waiting further guidance, but are currently being asked by the government: ‘From 1 June 2020, we expect that secondary schools and colleges will be able to offer some face to face contact with Year 10 and Year 12 pupils. This will not be a return to full timetables or pupils back in school or college full time, rather some support to supplement pupils’ remote education.’ (DfE May 2020) We can see a real benefit for our Year 10 and Year 12 students by offering some initial ‘Progress and Welfare’ meetings with school staff, to supplement their continued home learning. These students are expecting to sit their GCSE/A Levels next year and some further direction and intervention at this stage would be valuable. These individual meetings (socially distanced), for students only, would be to further support the direction of their studies, provide an opportunity to address any concerns around their access to home learning and to discuss any welfare issues that may have arisen during this period. I have written to these parents separately, can I ask that they respond to my survey. This will enable us to plan appropriately and safely for student numbers. I cannot stress enough that the safety of my staff and students is my top priority; we will share detailed safety plans and clear expectations with these parents and students prior to their meetings. These will be issued in the week beginning 1st June 2020. These meetings will continue during the two week period from Monday 8th June 2020, we will then review and make plans for any further enhanced provision on the school site for these year groups. This could then include some targeted small group teaching or clinics. I would also stress that any onsite provision is not compulsory and we will be continuing with our online curriculum during this initial phase. Our plans will be dictated by safety first and ‘is it essential?’ However, this is provisional until the government’s updated announcement on the 28th May 2020. Our students in Year 7,8 and 9 will continue with their remote learning, no further plans have been announced by the government at this time.
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