Following the Prime Minister’s and First Minister’s broadcasts tonight, it is very clear that it is even more essential that we minimise the numbers of pupils and staff coming into schools to help reduce the social contact across the country in an attempt to slow down the spread of COVID-19.
Our procedures for supporting Key Workers came into play today. However with the very small numbers involved, both in Barrhead High and across the authority, it has now been decided to close all secondary schools from this Wednesday (25th Mar).
The arrangements to support Key Workers will still in place but any Barrhead High pupils will from Wednesday be accommodated in Carlibar Primary as the Hub School for all primary and secondary pupils meeting the criteria across Barrhead.
We will follow strictly the guidelines that this offer is only open when both parents fall into the categories identified by the Scottish Government and only during periods when they are both at work.
Only the pupils identified as meeting the criteria should attend school and even in that case, only as a last resort.
Many of you have already made alternative arrangements and I appreciate that. If this is not possible, and you do meet the criteria and still require to send your child, please contact the school or email me directly on
sinclaira@barrhead.e-renfrew.sch.uk
so we can plan to have staff present in Barrhead High tomorrow and then at Carlibar to cover this from Wednesday.
If anyone’s requirements change over the course of the weeks ahead, please email me directly on my school email.
Mr Sinclair
