Dear Family and Friends of Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools,
Please see links below to national information received via the Parent Council. I will share local details about our return to school when I have them from the Education Department.
Best wishes,
Mary E Lidstone-Scott
Headteacher
Information for Parents :
Dumfries and Galloway Information: Gillian Brydson, Director of Education and Learning will be writing out to all parents this week in preparation for the return to schools but in the interim please find included
1: Return to School – National Guidance
2: Scottish Government data about the impact of COVID on children and Young people and families
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on re-opening school age childcare services The First Minister announced on Thursday 30thJuly 2020, that schools in Scotland will reopen on 11thAugust 2020.
To support this, guidance has been developed to support a safe return to school for all children, young people and staff taking full account of progress made in suppressing COVID-19 in Scotland, the scientific advice received and the advice of the Education Recovery Group and other key stakeholders. The guidance can be access using the following link – https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-preparing-start-new-school-term-august-2020/
Guidance for parents and carers has also been produced by the National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS) and this can be accessed on the NPFS website using the following link – https://www.npfs.org.uk/2020/07/23/back-to-school-guidance-for-parents-and-carers/
2: National The Scottish Government has also produced information on the provides an overview of the latest evidence and intelligence about the impact of COVID-19 and the response on children, young people, and families, in particular, those experiencing the greatest challenges. Please click this link for the latest information.www.gov.scot/publications/children-young-people-families-covid-19-evidence-intelligence-report/pages/13/
