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A MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER, MR P E MCCULLAGHDear Parent/Carer,As we approach the last few days of this term, despite the fact you might still be feeling buriedin work as well as home schooling, it is worth trying to take a few moments to reflect on whatwe should be proud about as a school community during this challenging period: (i) a shared in-ner strength and determination (ii) resilience we didn’t think we necessarily had (iii) an ability tonavigate through troubling times. Many of us in school are already suffering from decision fatigueafter the organisation of examination grades, remote teaching, supervising students, planning awider re-opening from September, virtual meetings, putting Year 6-7 transition arrangements inplace etc. So my advice to staff members is to ensure to have a summer break in the interest oftheir own physical and mental wellbeing and I know parents/carers will need this, too.It has been a wonderful few weeks seeing an increasing number of students back in schoolwhich has required much planning. The work which has had to take place by leaders, teachersand support staff in the last few weeks and months has been largely around managing logisticsand balancing various demands, much of which is understated and has required a certain level ofgrit. The meticulous work behind the scenes has helped our young people from all backgroundsto reconnect with education in these unprecedented times. Most of us have got used to theconcept of ‘bubbles’ which will continue in the new academic year along with ‘social distancing’.There are no strict requirements on distancing in the guidance from the DfE or set distancesthat must be observed. The principle is that both students and staff should be encouraged tokeep some distance when we return between themselves and others if possible.‘Aspiring for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Excellence’‘Nurturing young Catholic gentlemenAspiring for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Excellence’
Page-3One of the aspects of the guidance from central government that is most problematic, and iscausing significant concern, is around transport to and from school. The government has setup a dedicated group of people to continue working on this over the next few weeks. It willbe extremely difficult to plan the approach to implementing bubbles without knowing whatadditional transport might be provided in September. Schools are being asked to considerwhether they could stagger start and finish times to reduce the number of students arriving aleaving school at the same time, and/or to start and finish school at a different time to enablemore journeys to take place outside of peak hours. We will inform you soon about the changesin the structure to the school day.Other headlines from the guidance you should be aware of as parents/carers includes thatattendance will once again be mandatory from September, schools are encouraged to resumebreakfast and after school provision and GCSE and A-level examinations will take place insummer 2021 ‘with adaptions’.It is fully understood that the changes which have to be implemented as a result of the guidanceissued will require a lot of patience and will require us all as a school community to beextremely flexible.The implementation of all of the new changes takes a huge amount of energy and I am extremelyappreciative of the huge amount of thought and energy going into the planningaround this from our team of staff. If implementing plans was not to be challenging enough weare starting to learn more about the temporary suspension of free travel for under 18s (onlystudents eligible for free home to school travel under the Education Act 1996 would still begiven free travel to and from school). The Department for Transport & Transport for Londonare currently working with London Councils, the Department for Education and the Ministryof Housing, Communities and Local Government on how 60% of all journeys to school forunder 2 miles of schools (which are currently undertaken by public bus) could be shifted tocycling/walking. There is still much to be thought through, how it could be managed on sucha scale and what the implications would be. It is currently a case of continuing to watch thisspace! Here is a link for further information: https://www.london.gov.uk/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-faqs/what-are-new-rules-children-and-young-people-under-18-travelling-andwhen-are-you-going-make-theseIn other news, the ‘Funding Fisher’s Future’ campaign which was only launched one month agoraised over £20,000.00 (including Gift Aid) which is an overwhelming response. The aim is tobe able to provide all members of our school community with the technology they need.Have a lovely summer break.Yours faithfully,Mr P E McCullaghHeadteacherFollow Follow us on us LinkedIn on LinkedIn & on Twitter: & on Twitter: @thejfschool @thejfschool @JFSChoir @JFSChoir @JohnFisherSport
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