Covid-19 Parent Information

Communication and Updates

Please see below for any recent communication regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus).

In order to keep up to date with latest developments, please can we encourage parents to:

• Check that the school has up-to-date contact details for your family
• Follow the school on social media (Facebook: 'Locking Primary School')
• Register for a free ParentPay account to receive free e-mail notifications (no payment details required). 

Omicron variant and revised guidance

Please see below a letter about the revised measures in school, following the government announcement on Saturday 27th November 2021 regarding the Omicron variant of coronavirus. 

These are the current systems in place at the school:

• The use of face masks is mandatory for all adults in communal spaces, including staff, parents and visitors (unless they are exempt).
• Parents/Carers will be able to use any of our entrances at drop-off and collection time.
• Staff will continue to take lateral flow tests twice a week.
• Hand gel will be available at all of our entrances and in all of our classrooms.
• Children will be encouraged to wash hands regularly throughout the day.
• We will continue to have heightened cleaning processes throughout our school day, including frequent cleaning of touch points (door handles etc).

It’s important to stress that all of these arrangements remain under constant review and we will not hesitate in reintroducing any of our previous procedures, should we need to. We will continue to liaise with Local Health Teams regarding cases within our school and community and will follow national guidance that is issued.

Safeguarding and Child Protection During Closure / Remote Education

To reflect the change in provision posed by the COVID-19 outbreak, our safeguarding policy has been updated.  Please follow the link below for more information.