Dear Parents and Carers
I hope that this letter finds you and your family well.
The Welsh Government have released updated guidance about wearing face coverings in secondary schools. The guidance now states that face coverings should be worn:
- in all areas outside the classroom by staff and learners in secondary schools and colleges
- on dedicated school and college transport for learners in year 7 and up
- by visitors to all schools and colleges, including parents and carers picking up and collecting children
Pupils should now wear a face coverings at all times on school site when not in lessons. This means that pupils will also wear a face covering whilst outside on the yard. There are a very small number of pupils who are exempt from wearing face coverings.
Please find below information from the Welsh Government about wearing face coverings in secondary school:
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Wearing of face coverings at school (secondary)
The Welsh Government has updated its guidance on the use of face coverings in schools and on dedicated school transport for year 7 and up.
To reduce the risk of transmission amongst parents and relatives, please wear masks when visiting school, and at drop-off and collection areas. Maintaining clear social distance at the school gates will also reduce risk and set a good example to pupils.
Along with regular hand washing/sanitising and social distancing, this will reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 at school as far as possible.
Please follow these guidelines and encourage your child to follow theirs too. They have been made stronger to keep you and your families as safe as possible. They are based on new advice from Welsh Government’s Technical Advisory Group, as we learn more about the way COVID-19 is transmitted.
Thank you for your help in doing all we can – together - to keep ourselves and others safe.
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At the beginning of this term, Caerphilly Council provided all pupils and staff with five reusable face coverings, so that a clean face covering could be brought to school each day. As you know these face coverings are washable and reusable. A number of children are not bringing to school one of these free face coverings with which they have been provided. This means that we are providing them with a disposable mask, which have cost and environmental consequences.
Please ensure that your child wears a clean face covering to school each day. Thank you for your support.
Yours sincerely
Miss Collins
Head Teacher
