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Dear parents / carers,   Firstly, can we start by thanking all of those parents and families who have shown patience and understanding over the past few months. The start to this term has proved to be very challenging for many of us in our school community and the kindness and support of our families…

Dear parents/carers, I am writing to update you about Benefits Related Free School Meal (BRFSM) provision. I am very pleased to be able to tell you that as of this week, we are able to order electronic vouchers for your child, in place of their daily school meal.  This is because your child is eligible…

Dear parents and carers,    As you know we had to make the difficult decision yesterday morning to close Nursery, except to children of critical workers.  This was as a result of two members of staff having to leave school after Nursery opened.   We are struggling with staffing in Nursery as a result of…

Dear parent / carer We are extremely sorry to have to ask parents to collect Nursery/KEEP children with immediate effect.  You should collect your child from the Nursery/KEEP entrances. We do NOT have a case of COVID in school but we do have a significant number of Nursery/KEEP staff absent for a variety of reasons. …

Dear parent / carer It has come to our attention that Google Classroom doesn’t have to be accessed only on a laptop or tablet, but it can also be accessed on PlayStations and Xboxes.  This is great news for families who are having to share devices but have one of these consoles available. Modern day…

Dear parent and carers,   I’d like to begin by thanking you and your children at home for being patient with us, as we have reacted and created systems in response to an ever changing landscape.  As you’ll know there have been many changes we have had to get to grips with in a limited…

Dear parent / carer As you know, our OOSC remains open for children accessing our CWC and for Nursery children.  As numbers attending the club are significantly lower than usual, we will be reorganising the bubble groups from Monday 11th January. Nursery, Reception and Year 1 will be in the KEEP building.  Please drop off…

Dear parent / carer We are pleased to be able to offer school meals for CWC and KEEP children from Monday 11th January. Lunches will be free for Universal (Reception to Year 2) and benefits related FSM children in school.  Children in the KEEP and Years 3-6 will pay for lunches as usual. The school…

Good morning,    We’re delighted that so many of the children are now set up on Google Classroom. If you haven’t already done so or are having issues with accessing your child’s account, please contact staff as soon as possible by emailing reception@kingedward.org    From Monday, our daily remote learning will be set in Google…

Dear parent / carer We have received updated guidance from the government which states that all Nurseries must now open.  This means that, from Monday 11th January, our Nursery and KEEP will be open to all children regardless of Critical Worker status. Our provision will return to its normal operations.  Children should attend their usual Nursery…