The FAQ's for parents has received positive feedback. I thought that I would do one for us to see if it helps. I may not have been asked these questions directly by a member of staff but am aware that in doing so they will provide help and support.

You will need to check the FAQ's for parents as well, as I don't intend to repeat information and your question may be a public one that parents will need the answer to as well. CLICK HERE. 

Last updated - Thursday 4th June 12.20pm 

Question – There was a lot to listen to in the meeting last night can you clarify what I need to do and where documents are?

There was a lot – Hopefully this will help.

1. ALL STAFF (every one paid to work at St. John’s) need to read two documents for health and safety purposes.
   1. Risk assessment is available in 3 places
      1. Server P:\Health and Safety\COVID19\Risk Assessment
      2. Staff secure zone
      3. Printed in staff room
   2. Additional risk assessment advice is available in 3 places
      1. Server P:\Health and Safety\COVID19\Risk Assessment
      2. Staff secure zone
      3. Printed in staff room
2. ALL STAFF (every one paid to work at St. John’s)  need to sign the online form to show that you have read then both

                 You can sign the online form

or

​​​​​​You can sign the paper list in the staff room

The other documents are just for information including

List of June 8^th Pupils

Timetable for day showing where the bubbles are

PowerPoints used in meetings

Question – When do we need to have divided our pupil up into bubbles and do they need checking by anyone?

Staff that are dividing pupil into bubbles need to have done so by 3pm today. This impacts the following year groups and advice for each year group is different. When providing the lists can you please put on them why you have put children in the groups – using the criteria mentioned last night. Let the member of SLT see them who will be able to offer advice if needed.

Reception

Please let RA have your lists when you are ready for them to be checked

Year 1 and Year 2

Please let KA have your lists when you are ready for them to be checked

Year 4 and Year 5

Please Let MC have your lists when you are ready for them to be checked

Question – What information do parents have?

All of the information for parents and the letters that went home is in the FAQ’s for parents. CLICK HERE.

Over 340 families sign up for our emails that we send out. I sent them all an email last night at 7.15pm with the link to the FAQ’s letting them know that the information was available.

Question – Has anything changed since last night with pupil names or timetables?

Yes – unfortunately it has.

• We have added a child to the Y2 list of pupils due to their status as vulnerable.
• We have taken two children off the list -  parent has removed them today 4.6.20

Pupil list - P:\Health and Safety\COVID19\2020-06-08 further opening plans and information

Timetable - P:\Health and Safety\COVID19\2020-06-08 further opening plans and information

This means that

• There is no mixed year 4/5 class
• Staff need to check the names list to ensure that they have the correct names to distribute between bubbles.

Question – Will anything change again with pupils numbers and timetables – it’s difficult to plan with changes taking place?

We don’t plan on changing anything. So we hope not. But the two changes we made were obvious to make given the implications on removing a mixed age group. In summary -

• If parents ring up to remove from the list we will do.
• Parents that are ringing up to get added to the list are very upset when we tell them that we can’t and that they need to wait until June 15^th at the earliest for the next admission day.

Question - Are you going to share information on which staff can or can't attend work, which staff are ill or which staff are self isolating?

Not at this time, I have always considered this information personal and private.

Question - I am not ill, I have told you I am self isolating - what does working at home mean?

Teachers have been asked to ensure that their website page has daily activities for children. Office staff have been given tasks by Claire.

Teachers - at present, whilst working from home, you are expected to 

• Maintain two activities a day
• Have an email contact form on your class page for parents to email you and respond to them when they do by answering questions and helping the children with their learning.
• Write the annual reports for children using the information that was shared by RA on Wednesday 22nd April. the templates are on the server in the paperwork file for teachers to access. 

All staff, teachers, TA's, office and Midday supervisors that have a computer at home that will allow them to are to do the St. John's Ambulance First Aid training. CLICK HERE. 

Extra information about this is on the updates for staff for the entry of Tuesday 22nd April. CLICK HERE. 

It may be that any member of staff working at home will be contacted by phone by a member of the SLT. We may need information to help us in school, such as information on an order that you have placed, some money that you have spent or a child in your class. 

Whilst working at home you are expected to help with these questions. 

Question - I am ill - am I expected to update my web page with activities or carry our any other working at home duties?

No. You are not expected to do any work activities whilst you are ill.

It would be helpful if you are able to get a message to a year group colleague to update activities for you on your class page. 

Could teachers please tell RA when letting him know they are ill if they have arranged for this to take place. If not' RA will add a message to parents of that teacher letting them know that there may be no work uploaded for them. 

Question - What do I do if i have displayed symptoms, a household member has displayed symptoms or I can't come to work for any other reason. 

We have made a new staff absence section to help with all the government links that we can find. CLICK HERE. 

Question - Can I upload pictures of children learning at home to the class page?

Yes, please do! I'm sure the children will really enjoy and appreciate this. However, it is vitally important for us to safeguard every child. With this in mind, and as you aren't controlling the photograph being taken, each photograph will need to be thoroughly checked to ensure that nothing in the photo (including in the background) can be used to identify the child, their confidential details or anything that the child is involved with (clubs etc). You will also need to be especially careful not to upload photographs of children where permission has not been granted (LAC, PLAC etc.....). Please also be aware that parents can only share photographs using your email address, as the facility to upload photos isn't available via the contact form.

MC shared an email with all teachers on 28.4.20 about the importance of being careful with children's names. 

Question - How did you upload a video onto the headteacher blog that was more then 45 seconds long?

Primary Site only let us upload small video onto our school website. 

If you want to upload a longer video it is easy. When in India, Helen, Jennie and I uploaded videos onto a school youtube channel and then shared the link.

This is what I did with the headteacher blog. This means that the video of me reading the poem is actually on youtube (it's locked and secret you can't find it through normal searches) and the link is shared on our school website. If you want to do this I will gladly help - 

1. Record a video. 
2. Save it on your laptop, ipad or phone. 
3. You can upload it onto our school You Tube channel yourself. Just ask me for the log on details and password. 
4. You can share the video on your class pages.