Dear Parents/Carers

I am writing to inform you that St Ann’s will be closed to all students who are currently aged under 16 next Friday 16th July.

This is because NHS West and the Local Authority have been working together to plan a private Surge Vaccination session for St Ann’s Post 16 students and yesterday afternoon it was confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccination clinic at Greenford Hall would go ahead next Friday.

St Ann’s staff will need to assist in transporting students from school, to and from the clinic, and crucially to support each young person so that they are calm enough to have the Pzifer vaccination. All staff will be involved in this process and therefore it would not be safe to have other students in school.

During the Autumn term we remain hopeful that government authorisation will be given so that students aged 12 to 15 years can also be vaccinated. In which case on the day we would support these young people to be vaccinated and older students would be required to remain at home.

We are sorry that this necessitates students to miss another day of school in what has been a very difficult 18 months. However as you are aware vaccinations remain a national priority and we are very pleased that special arrangements are being made for St Ann’s students to be safely vaccinated in a way that hopefully minimises stress for everyone involved.

Parents/Carers of students aged 16 plus have already been sent a Google form to register their wishes. It is essential that this is completed by Monday morning at the latest. Please note that Post 16 students who have already been double vaccinated and those whose families do not wish to take up the offer of this vaccination, will also be required to remain at home on Friday 16th July.

Please contact school if you have any queries.

Yours sincerely

Gillian Carver

Headteacher

Dear Parents / Carers

We have had a positive Covid19 case in school. Families whose students were in direct contact have been contacted. Please see letters below. 

Letter to families of contact students confirming that students must isolate until 12.7.21.

Letter to all other families confirming that there has been a case in school.

We are required by Government to send these letters.

Gillian Carver

Dear Parents / Carers

We have had a positive Covid19 case in school. Families whose students were in direct contact have been contacted. Please see letters below.

Letter to families of contact students confirming that students must isolate until 10.7.21.

Letter to all other families confirming that there has been a case in school.

We are required by Government to send these letters.

Gillian Carver

Parent/Carer Consultation on changing the finish time of the school day from 3.15pm to 3pm

Dear Parents/Carers

During October 2020 we consulted with all parents/carers to obtain your views on introducing a new finish time to the St Ann’s school day of 3pm. The vast majority of those who responded were in agreement with the change as long as transport arrangements were not compromised. Due to the worsening situation with the Covid-19 pandemic during the Autumn and Winter months we did not progress these plans. However we now feel that it is appropriate to consult with families again so that if the majority of parents/carers remain in agreement we can introduce the new times for the school day from September 2021. The impact of these arrangements would subsequently be reviewed in June 2022.

The start time to the school day of 9am would remain the same. Students would receive the same amount of taught time as they do currently, as their lunch break would be reduced from one hour to forty five minutes.

We are proposing this change because 

• We believe this is in the best interests of our students. Having a shorter lunch break will enhance learning opportunities for students in the middle of the day when they are less tired and more receptive.
• This will better support the efficient operation of the school at lunch time and further enhance procedures to keep everyone safe.
• It will enable the majority of students to return home slightly earlier, which may be beneficial to their well-being particularly during the Winter months and throughout the uncertain times of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.

The Chair of Governors and I would be very interested in hearing your views on this proposal. Please complete and return the attached slip or email your comments to adminmail@st-anns.ealing.sch.uk by Friday 11th June. We will collate all the responses that we receive and let you know the outcome of this consultation by Friday 18th June. Please contact the school office if you have any queries about this proposal and in the meantime every good wish for a very pleasant half term break.

Yours sincerely 

Gillian Carver

Headteacher

New parents are able to join up until Wednesday 12th May.  

The session will take place on Thursday 22nd April 2021 7PM-9PM