Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Stay Safe Stay Home

  Sat 28 Mar 2020
  

• The following message is on behalf of RCT Council:

  Fri 27 Mar 2020

  The following message is on behalf of RCT Council:

   

  Coronavirus is continuing to spread throughout Wales. Public Health Wales have now confirmed 34 people have died in Wales as a result of the virus and the number of confirmed cases in Wales continues to grow by the day.

   

  The social distancing advice is there for a reason, it is absolutely imperative that we all personally take the responsibility to minimise the contact we have with one another to slow the spread of the virus. We must all work together and help the NHS which will come under huge strain in the coming weeks. 

   

  If your children are not in the Emergency Childcare settings please keep them safe at home, this extends to the evenings and weekends. We all have to do this for the safety of them, our family, friends and neighbours, the message is to STAY AT HOME as much as possible.

• WG: Schools and childcare still open to children of critical workers.

  Fri 27 Mar 2020

  Click on the links below for further information

   

  Coronavirus (COVID-19) and statutory induction for newly qualified teachers in Wales: temporary guidance

   

   

  Support Schemes available for Childcare Settings

   

   

  Video: Message of thanks from Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education

   

  Welsh Government FAQs

   

  Information about school opening times and their services during the coronavirus pandemic.

   

  Information on health and well-being for school staff and learners during the coronavirus pandemic.

   

  Information about further and higher education during the coronavirus pandemic.

   

  Information on examinations and assessments, including A levels, during the coronavirus pandemic.

   

  Information about work-based learning and apprenticeships during the coronavirus pandemic.

   

   

  How schools should ensure pupils who receive free school meals continue to receive food during the coronavirus pandemic.

   

   

  Guidance on childcare for parents and childcare providers during the coronavirus pandemic.

   

  Information about school staff and their employment during the coronavirus pandemic.

   

  Qualifications Wales: Coronavirus FAQs (24/3/20)

   

  Qualifications Wales: Testing times for us all

   

  I’m not able to get through to Student Finance Wales to discuss my funding?

   

   

  Latest advice on Coronavirus from Welsh Government:https://gov.wales/coronavirus

  

• Re-apply by midday TODAY for Emergency childcare

  Fri 27 Mar 2020
  

• Emergency childcare Hub link

  Thu 26 Mar 2020

  eligible parents please apply for a place for emergency childcare in the appropriate hub by Friday the 27^th by midday. The link is

  https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/InformationforResidentsCoronavirus/SchoolClosuresandadviceforparents.aspx

• hub model for emergency childcare

  Thu 26 Mar 2020

  hub model for emergency childcare which will commence in 11 different locations on the 30^th of March 2020.

  Can parents and carers complete  the on-line application form for emergency childcare which is now live on the Council website.

   

  We  must stress that the safest place for your children is to be cared for is in their home and this would be appreciated. However, for those essential workers and vulnerable families who require urgent childcare, this is now available on a hub basis. The link is as follows https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/InformationforResidentsCoronavirus/SchoolClosuresandadviceforparents.aspx

  Initial applications are needed by midday on Friday.

   

   

   

  -   apply for a place for emergency childcare in the appropriate hub by Friday the 27^th by midday. The link ishttps://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/InformationforResidentsCoronavirus/SchoolClosuresandadviceforparents.aspx

   

• Home activity packs This page has been created to support parents during COVID-19 and the closure of schools. Each fortnight, we will be releasing new home activity packs with simple 15 minute activities you can do with your child to support their online safety at a time when they will spending more time online at home.

  Thu 26 Mar 2020
  https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/support-tools/home-activity-worksheets?utm_source=Thinkuknow&utm_campaign=03cb8440df-TUK_ONLINE_SAFETY_AT_HOME_24_03_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b54505554-03cb8440df-55240977

• Using Minecraft: Education Edition from home – distance learning toolkit

  Thu 26 Mar 2020

  https://hwb.gov.wales/news/articles/d315fb1b-e76c-4b4b-9aaf-8852da9952cb

   

  The Minecraft:EE team have published over 100 lessons to support distance learning

  Learners in maintained schools in Wales can download and install Minecraft:EEfor free and can log in using their Hwb account details. 

  The Minecraft:EE team have published a remote learning kitthat includes over 100 lessons to keep learners engaged when learning from home. 

  In addition to completing individual projects, learners can access ‘Multiplayer’ mode, allowing them to collaborate with their friends on different projects.
  Details for setting up multiplayer games can be found here.

  Please continue to check the Hwb Distance Learning page for updates, ideas and links to support learning.

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  A video guide for downloading Minecraft:EE can be found here. 

  For more information on Minecraft:EE please visit the Hwb Support Centre

• Covid 19 Addysg / Covid 19 Education - How Schools will cope...

  Tue 24 Mar 2020 Statement from Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education

  Schools and childcare still open to children of critical workers.

  　

  Statement from Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education 　 I’d like to thank parents for listening to the advice and keeping most children at home. I’d be grateful if tomorrow morning you only use schools or childcare as a last resort. 　 The advice has not changed as a result of tonight’s decision to further restrict movement, which our First Minister, along with other UK leaders took with the sole aim of slowing the spread of coronavirus. 　 Children should be at home wherever possible, critical workers will still need to have safe care arrangements for their children.　 Our schools and childcare settings are providing a vital service to support critical workers and our most vulnerable children. 　 Those involved in the current arrangements looking after children should continue. Many thanks to our amazing teaching and childcare professionals for their commitment in this time of national need. 　 This situation will continue for the immediate term but we will be reviewing with healthcare professionals, local authorities and our teaching unions.     How schools will work during the coronavirus pandemic 　         Latest advice on Coronavirus from Welsh Government: https://gov.wales/coronavirus

   

   

• Lock down - revised in three weeks

  Mon 23 Mar 2020