MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE
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Dear Parents As we move into the final stage of this extraordinary academic year, I am very grateful to the whole College community for responding so positively to the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic has presented. Through our Virtual School, beaks have been able to support pupils in their learning and in maintaining those all-important community connections; pupils have exhibited the resilience, creativity and work ethic that we have come to expect of such a talented group. I have appreciated the partnership that families have provided over the past months – your patience and support have been vital during this challenging period. Marlborough plans for a full on-site return in September 2020 and we are committed to providing the safest possible educational experience for your children, while maintaining the highest standards of academic and co-curricular programming and pastoral care. We are very conscious that much may still change but we are equally conscious that you will have questions and we hope that, by giving you an insight into the planning work that is going on at the College, it will provide some reassurance. We must, of course, plan for a number of possible scenarios and further details will follow over the course of the summer as operating guidance for schools emerges. I am very grateful for your contribution to the two parental surveys circulated this term which, along with feedback from my colleagues and from pupils, have helped shape our online delivery during the second half of term and our planning for September’s reopening. There was strong support for the provision of some optional virtual classes for exam year groups early in September and, as a result, a light online provision will be put in place from 2nd to 4th September. There was also some interest expressed in the College offering a quarantine facility for pupils travelling from overseas and further information about this is included here. I thank Bill Nicholas, Second Master, for the work that he and his working group have put into creating this booklet. I hope that you find the following useful and please do not hesitate to be in contact with me or Bill Nicholas if we can be of help. Yours faithfully,
Louise Moelwyn-Hughes Master
