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• Microsoft offer

  Mon 30 Mar 2020
  

• Free Home Learning Activities

  Thu 26 Mar 2020
  TTS group

• Speech, language and communication support for Parents and pupils.

  Thu 26 Mar 2020
  Support for your child's speech, language and communication needs.

• IMPORTANT FSM information

  Sat 21 Mar 2020

  Dear Parents, carers and guardians
   
  The local authority has been working on an emergency mobilisation plan to make available, for collection, a take-away packed lunch for those pupils eligible for free school meals from Monday 23 March 2020.
   
  23 collection points have been identified within local schools (attached). The packed lunches will be available in the main reception area of these schools between 1pm and 2pm. We are hoping to move the collection time to 12 noon to 1pm following our assessment of suitability of these timings.
   
  Please see attached a list of collection points.  Please only attend your nearest/designated collection point.
   
  On Monday 23 March 2020, we will be providing one day's lunch provision but we hope to move to providing two days' provision as soon as food supply deliveries allow us to.  This change will be communicated to you at your collection school.
   
  I would be grateful if you could limit the amount of people attending the school collection points on each day.
   
  Many thanks
   

   

   

  Lindsay Iorwerth Harvey (Mr)

   

  Cyfarwyddwr Corfforaethol – Addysg a Chymorth i Deuluoedd 
  Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr 

  
  Ffôn: (01656) 642616

  E-bost:  lindsay.harvey@bridgend.gov.uk
  Gwefan: www.bridgend.gov.uk

   

  Hapus i gyfathrebu yn y Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg

   

  Corporate Director – Education and Family Support 

  Bridgend County Borough Council         

  
  Phone: (01656) 642616

  Email:  lindsay.harvey@bridgend.gov.uk
  Website: www.bridgend.gov.uk

   

   

   

  Collection Point

  Cynffig Comprehensive

  Brackla Primary

  Betws Primary

  Ffaldau Primary

  Brynmenyn Primary

  Cefn Glas Infants

  Caerau Primary

  Litchard Primary

  Corneli Primary

  Pencoed Primary

  YGG Llangynwyd

  Brynteg Lower

  Bryntirion Comprehensive

  Nantymoel Primary

  West Park Primary

  Ogmore Vale Primary

  Brynteg Comprehensive

  Penyfai Primary

  St Marys & St Patricks

  Tynyrheol Primary

  Ysgol Bryn Castell Special School

  Archbishop McGrath

  Coleg Cymunedol y Dderwen

   

• Important update

  Fri 20 Mar 2020

  Dear Parent/Carer

  Important information below

  Please note that all Bridgend schools are closed from Friday 20 March.

  However, Bridgend County Borough Council will opening five community hubs to offer emergency childcare facilities for the children of parents/carers who are critical to the COVID-19 response.

  While I fully appreciate that many of you are in important jobs, in Bridgend, we have defined key workers as those who work for:

  • National Health Service;
  • Police;
  • Fire and Rescue Service;
  • Ambulance Service;
  • HM Prison Service;
  • Social care; and
  • Childcare.

  It is important to note that childcare facilities will only be available for those children whose

  parent(s) (either or both) are directly employed by any of the organisations listed above. Many parents working in these sectors may be able to ensure their child is kept at home. And every child who can be safely cared for at home should be.

  Please, therefore, follow these key principles:

  • If it is at all possible for children to be at home, then they should be.
  • If a child needs specialist support, is vulnerable or has a parent who is a critical worker, then childcare provision will be available for them.
  • Parents should not rely upon childcare for those who are advised to be in the stringent social distancing category such as grandparents, friends, or family members with underlying conditions.
  • Parents should also do everything they can to ensure children are not mixing socially in a way which can continue to spread the virus. They should observe the same social distancing principles as adults.

  If your work is critical to the COVID-19 response, and you cannot keep your child safe at home, and have no alternative option but to request emergency childcare provision, then your children will be prioritised for community hub provision. This is an evolving model and eligibility will alter over time (eg pupils who are classed as vulnerable)

  If you meet all of the critical criteria outlined above, please complete the following form and return it via email as a matter of urgency to EDFSCOVID19@bridgend.gov.uk ideally by 6pm today (Friday 20 March) or at the very latest by 6pm on Saturday 21 March.

  I am grateful to you for your patience and continuing support during these challenging times.

  L. I Harvey

  Corporate Director – Education and Family Support
  Bridgend County Borough Council

   

  Emergency Childcare Provision Form

  Pupil name(s) and year groups

  ______________________________________________________________________________

  ______________________________________________________________________________

  Parent/carer(s) occupations

  ______________________________________________________________________________

  ______________________________________________________________________________

  Emergency childcare requirements for next week

  Date	Number of places required	Ages of children	8am to 6pm	9am to 3pm	8am to 1pm	1pm to 6pm
  Monday 23 March
  Tuesday 24 March
  Wednesday 25 March
  Thursday 26 March
  Friday 27 March

   

  Date	Number of places required	Ages of children	8am to 6pm	9am to 3pm	8am to 1pm	1pm to 6pm
  Monday 30 March
  Tuesday 31 March
  Wednesday 1 April
  Thursday 2 April
  Friday 3 April

   

  Parent/Carer name(s):        ________________________________________________

  Parent/Carer address:         ________________________________________________

                                                  ________________________________________________

  Parent/Carer email:             ________________________________________________

  Parent/Carer mobile:           ________________________________________________

   

• Useful guidance for Parents and Carers

  Fri 20 Mar 2020
  Useful guidance and support

• Latest update for parents

  Mon 16 Mar 2020

  Dear Parent/Carer

  Coronavirus (Covid-19)

  Bridgend County Borough Council’s primary concern is for the safety of children in our schools and we will continue to act in their best interests.

  While the situation regarding coronavirus is developing quickly, please be assured that the local authority is working closely with schools, Public Health Wales and Welsh Government in order to implement any necessary measures to protect pupils, staff and visitors from the spread of coronavirus.

  While there are currently no identified cases in Bridgend, your child’s school is following specific advice issued by Welsh Government in relation to the management of coronavirus in schools. 

  National advice, as of today (12 March 2020), remains very much a case of ‘business as usual’, but I wanted to reassure you that the local authority is closely monitoring developments, both locally and nationally.  In this respect, the local authority is currently developing a strategy to ensure that effective plans and resources are in place to respond appropriately to this changing situation.

  For information, there is a range of advice available to the public on the Public Health Wales, Welsh Government and UK Government websites in relation to coronavirus.

  In addition, more specific advice for parents and carers can be found on the Public Health Wales website and I would encourage you to access this routinely. Further general advice in relation to travel to or from the UK can also be found on the website of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

  In the meantime, your support as parents/carers is critical to our strategy to fight the spread of coronavirus.  I can only reiterate that the best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to the virus through good hygiene.

  Therefore, please advise your child to wash their hands:

  • before leaving home;
  • on arrival at school;
  • after using the toilet;
  • before food preparation;
  • after breaks and sporting activities;
  • before eating any food, including snacks;
  • before leaving school; and
  • on returning home from school.

   

  Please also advise your children to:

   

  • avoid touching their eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands; and
  • avoid close contact with people who are unwell.

   

  If you are worried that your child may be symptomatic for coronavirus, please call NHS Direct Wales on 0845 46 47 or 111.  Do not go directly to your GP or other healthcare environment.

   

  Please be assured once again that the local authority is taking all possible steps to respond to this situation.

  Yours sincerely

  L. I. Harvey

  Lindsay Iorwerth Harvey (Mr)
  Corporate Director – Education and Family Support