Prospectus-Master%202012-13%20(18feb13).pdf

Emergency Closures for SchoolsSituations may arise in the future, as they have done in the past, when it will become necessary to close the school.Reasons may include bad road conditions, failure of water supply or failure of the school’s heating system. It is theHeadteacher’s responsibility to decide whether the school can open, or should close early, in the light of prevailingcircumstances.The school will continue to operate whenever possible providing, of course, that children and staff are not exposedto unacceptable conditions at school or on their way to and from school. We will not send children home simplybecause we cannot offer a full service. We understand the worry, inconvenience and even dangers which can becaused by early closure.Should conditions be such that it does become necessary to close the school, parents will be informed bytelephone.We ask parents to help us to combat emergencies in several ways. First, we ask you to keep us informed of wherewe can safely send your children if we have to close early. Second, we ask you to provide us with an emergencytelephone number so that you can be contacted should the need arise. Please do not ring the school duringemergencies so that telephone lines may be kept free for vital calls.School Emergency Plane.g. In the event of Fire / Bomb Threat / Severe WeatherParents should ensure that the school has an emergency contact number where we can reach you at alltimes.Radio Pembrokeshire will give regular announcements and school closures will be shown on thePembrokeshire County Council website. The school will contact parents on home or emergency contactnumbers and will arrange with the transport department to collect pupils and take them home as soon asparents have been contacted.In the event of severe weather e.g. heavy snowfall in the county (even if it is not falling in your immediatevicinity) it may be necessary for your child to come home as the severe weather may be unpredictableand localised.