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Message from the Headteacher

OPEN EVENING 2020 - Due to the current Covid-19 restraints, we are unfortunately unable to hold our usual Open Evening or offer tours of the school for parents and prospective pupils this year in the normal way.

We will however be offering you a virtual open evening in the "new normal" from 12th October.  Please see our "News" section below for further information..

Monday 21st September 2020

With the ever-changing national picture, school is hopefully a place of calm and order for the students.  The measures we have in place are working well and although we cannot remove every risk we are confident that we are doing all that we can within the confines of a working school to keep students as safe as possible.

At the time of writing this, we have had no positive cases reported and I would like to thank parents for following guidance with their children when they have displayed symptoms.  I recognise that there are all sorts of other colds and illnesses around at this time of year and it is extremely difficult to separate these illnesses with symptoms of Covid-19.  The simple rule is that if anyone in your household is showing any of these three symptoms:

1. a) High temperature
2. b) A new and persistent cough
3. c) Loss of taste

all members of the household should isolate until either a test is returned negative or 14 days since the symptoms begun have elapsed. This is the main way in which we can reduce the virus coming into school and spreading amongst the school community.

Please follow this link - https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/4743/COVID-19-Advice-for-parents/pdf/COVID-19_Advice_for_Parents.pdf?m=637360412666630000

to a guide which is clear and answers any questions around this, but if in doubt please contact the school.

On a more positive note we have appointed our student leadership team this week and through the virtual whole school assembly we appointed our prefects as well as our –

      Head Boy         Nico Valentine             Deputy Head Boy        Harry Rogerson
      Head Girl         Fliss Long                     Deputy Head Girl        Tillie Moore

The students who were interviewed performed brilliantly and we have appointed some of the other candidates to other roles of responsibility within the school due to the passion and commitment with which they spoke.

This week we will upload video messages from Mrs Jude, Head of Year 7 and the Year 7 tutor team to talk to parents about the day to day life for Year 7, please look out for this.

I wish you all well in these confusing and for some worrying times.

Simon Martin
Headteacher 

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