Victoria Park School

Thank you to everyone who filled in our recent survey about returning to school.  We had 21 replies from parents which has given us a good understanding of how you are all feeling about the return to school after lockdown.

How did you feel prior to your child returning to school?

Very Worried – 6                Worried – 7              Not Worried – 9

How do you feel now that schools have reopened?  

Very Worried – 0                 Worried – 6               Not Worried – 15

It is reassuring to see that families are feeling less worried now children have returned to school and you are aware of the measures we are putting in place to keep children safe.

The 3 main things that parents said helped them during lockdown were:

The school website

Home learning activities

Contact with the school through telephone and e-mail

Is there anything more we can do now that we are in the recovery period to support you and your child?

From the survey results it is clear that you are looking for good communication to continue and for normality to resume as quickly as possible for your children.  We had a query if assemblies are happening.  They are happening virtually in each class and these have been going really well so far.  Our communication champions are giving us lots of ideas of what to do for our assemblies each week as well as choosing their favourite songs to listen to!

Please also be assured that although we are reducing our numbers of visitors into the school if your child requires urgent support for physio or OT they have been in school working with a limited number of children per day in order to keep everyone safe.  Speech and language therapy and other agencies are also continuing to liaise with staff and we are keeping in touch using video calls and telephone communication to ensure pupil needs are still being met.

If you have any questions specific to your child please let us know – we will be happy to answer any queries you may have.