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COVID Update February 26th, 2021

26/2/2021

 
Dear Parents and Carers, 

I write briefly, further to my letter of 23 February, to provide you with a little more detail on our students’ return to schools and the asymptomatic coronavirus testing programme. Further detail and advice will follow next week, but we wanted to give you as much information as we can in advance of our return to support you in your own forward planning.

I also provide at the end of this letter links to additional sources of information that have been published since my letter of 23 February, should you wish to access the information.  I also include links to information regarding the decisions that have been made and were published yesterday regarding how qualifications will be awarded this summer.  We will be holding an information briefing with affected families next week, alongside a special online assembly with students, and will also of course provide more detail in writing.

Phased return to school from 8 March 
To facilitate the first of the three on-site asymptomatic tests of all of our students and welcome everyone back to school safely, and to ensure that the return is as disruption free for families as we can make it, we will be phasing the return to school for students by year group, in the priority order outlined in Department for Education (DfE) guidance: 
  • Students in Y11 and Y13 return on Monday 8 March, with students in Y7-10 and Y12 (and any in Y11 and Y13 isolating or shielding) receiving remote education. 
  • Students in Y10 and Y12 return on Tuesday 9 March, with students in Y7-9 (and any in Y10-13 isolating or shielding) receiving remote education. 
  • Students in Y7 and Y9 return on Wednesday 10 March, with students in Y8 (and any in Y7 and Y9-13 isolating or shielding) receiving remote education. 
  • Students in Y8 return on Thursday 11 March, with all other students isolating or shielding receiving remote education. 
Please note that: 
  • Vulnerable children and children of critical workers in all years will continue to attend on-site provision as it stands now, but will join their respective year group as they return for testing and to return to timetabled lessons. 
  • School transport will be running as normal from Monday 8 March.

On-site testing schedule 
On the first day of their scheduled return, students traveling on school transport will return to school first, followed at a later point in the day by other students in the respective year groups.  I will write again with precise timings and further advice next week, but in short:   
  • Students traveling on school transport will remain in their bus groups while testing takes place (including students for whom we do not have consent for testing) and will move to their scheduled lesson once all tests are completed and confirmed negative.  (This is because, as I outlined in my letter of 23 February, updated guidance from Public Health England on what is meant by a ‘contact’ of someone with confirmed coronavirus infection includes ‘travelling in the same vehicle’.)    
  • All other students who do not use school transport will be similarly grouped on their return until testing and results are confirmed negative.     
  • Any student who tests positive, along with any identified contacts, must return home to isolate and will be isolated in school until collection by parent(s)/carer(s) or other member of their household. 
  • Students will be called from lessons for their second and third on-site tests over the course of the two-week period from 8 to 19 March.
 
Consent for asymptomatic testing 
Since my letter of 23 February, guidance has changed, and it is now the case that where consent was already sought and given for planned asymptomatic testing in January, schools are no longer required to ask for consent again. We will, nevertheless, again provide you with details about the testing in a letter next week and afford you the opportunity of changing your consent (either to withdraw or give it) before 8 March.

Thank you very much once again for your continued support. To reiterate, I will write again next week with precise detail and more information. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us should you require any further information.
 
As ever, keep safe, and keep looking after yourself and each other.

Yours sincerely,

Derrick Brett (Principal). 

 

Year 11 and Year 13 Parents' Evenings

26/2/2021

 
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Children's Mental Health Week 1st - 7th February

1/2/2021

 
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At Okehampton College, as part of Children's Mental Health week this week, we're encouraging children (and adults) to explore the different ways we can express ourselves, and the creative ways that we can share our feelings, our thoughts and our ideas. With schools partially closed and lots of uncertainty, children and young people's mental health has never been more important.

We have a themed assembly/ tutor activity and we are encouraging pupils to have fun getting creative with this year’s theme ‘express yourself’.

There are lots of resources on the Children’s Mental Health Week website that you can use with your child at home, including activity ideas and tips for parents and carers.

​Go to Children's Mental Health Week 2021

Student Guides for online resources

18/1/2021

 

Need help with one of the online resources that we are using for remote learning? Visit our website for links to student guides and knowledge bases...https://t.co/JC7Zvqr9l3

— Okehampton College (@OkehamptonCC) January 11, 2021

Update To Mobile Phone Policy

20/10/2020

 
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Okehampton College - Draft plan and Risk Assessment for reopening September 2020

19/8/2020

 
Draft Plan for September reopening
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Risk Assessment
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Useful Telephone Numbers

5/5/2020

 
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NSPCC (24 hours) - 0808 800 5000 - nspcc.org.uk
MIND (Monday - Friday 9-6) 0300 123 3393
Cruse Bereavement  (Monday to Friday 9-5) 0800 808 1677 - cruse.org.uk
National Domestic Abuse Helpline (24 hours, freephone) - 0808 2000 247
National Centre for Domestic Violence - 0207 186 8270
RESPECT - Men's Advice Line (Monday - Friday 9-5) - 0808 801 0327
Action on Elder Abuse (Monday - Friday 9-5) - 0808 808 8141
Victim Support (24 hours) - 0808 168 9111
Childline (9am - midnight) - 0800 1111 - childline.org.uk
Samaritans (24 hours, freephone) - 116 123 or 08457 909090
Young Minds (24 hours, freephone) - 0800 567 123 - youngminds.org.uk
Kooth - Mental Health website for young people: kooth.com

YoungMinds Professionals

20/3/2020

 
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https://youngminds.org.uk/youngminds-professionals/

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YoungMinds Professionals is our toolbox of consultancy and training services for leaders and front line workers across the children’s mental health system. We apply our professional experience, together with participation and a whole-systems approach – to drive improvement across young people’s mental health and help you achieve the best possible outcomes for children and their families who need mental health support.

Top tips to stay active at home

20/3/2020

 
https://www.sportengland.org/news/how-stay-active-while-youre-home

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More and more of us are spending time at home and thinking about other ways of being active.
Official advice recommends against non-essential contact and all unnecessary travel - including working from home if you can - which means our routines are going to be changing.
But staying active is more important than ever right now, and even if you’re mostly in your house at the moment, there are plenty of ways you can still do so.


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 SAFEGUARDING CONTACTS

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Designated Safeguarding Lead:
Charlie Edwards 01837 650914

Child Protection Officers:
Sean Freeman, Kelly Hoggins, Tine Casbolt, Jo Teixeira, Dawn Weir and Sue Simmons

Gavin Jordan - Lead Governor

​SENDCo:
Karen Moore
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Okehampton College
Mill Road
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Tel ​01837 650910
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