Pupils in receipt of free school meals will have a packed lunch delivered to their door from next week until further notice. This service is provided by NEWydd Catering and Cleaning in partnership with FCC and is delivered in place of the usual school meals provided.  Please ensure that you read the food allergy advice information on the food packaging to avoid any food intolerances. Please note that these are interim arrangements and as arrangements change we will let you know. If parents have any enquiries or concerns, please contact FCC on 01352 752121 or email [email protected] All pupils entitled to free school meals will have a delivery direct to their home. There is no requirement for pupils to be visiting their schools or the site hubs.

If anyone has any queries or questions moving forward please contact the school via email on:
[email protected]

Please find attached communication from Flintshire County Council regarding arrangements for the transition to the HUB model of childcare which will commence on Monday 30th March 2020.
Flintshire County Council advice remains the same.  The safest place for children is at home wherever possible and schools/settings should only be open for those children who absolutely need to attend.  Please refer to the post of the 22nd March 2020.  Please continue to keep safe and look after yourselves.

Parent-Carer-Letter-Hub-Model.docx

For the parents of pupils who currently receive music lessons in school, please find below a communication from Flintshire County Council Music Service.

Dear Parent/Carer,

Flintshire Music Service would like to thank you for your support during this challenging period. We are researching how we can create digital learning opportunities that maintains the e-safety of the young musicians and staff members and hope to have a solution soon. However, for us to be successful we will need your email address, not least for any video conferencing software we will use and to ask for your permission for this. To facilitate any on- line lessons or sessions, I would be grateful if you would complete the google form using the link below: 

https://forms.gle/HJ3ZDYQ7BRH9dbSs5

We will also be releasing more musical opportunities and activities through Theatr Clwyd’s website;www.theatrclwyd.comso keep a close eye for more creative content across all art forms coming soon.

Thank you very much for your understanding in this matter.

Kind regards,

We hope you are all safe and well, please find attached the latest VERY IMPORTANT Statement from Kirsty Williams Welsh Minister for Education.

23032020-Covid-19-Addysg-Covid-19-Education-Stakeholder-Update-PDF.pdf

Flintshire County Council statement to explain access to emergency childcare provision for key workers classified as ‘vital’ workers,  provision of free school meals, and support for vulnerable learners.

To limit the spread of COVID-19it is important that, as far as possible, social contact is minimised.

Parents need to keep their children at home wherever possibleand schools/settings should be open onlyfor those children who absolutely need to attend. 

Only children whose parents arecritical to the Covid-19 responseshould be offered places in schools/settings when there is no safe, alternative provision. 

FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING 23rd MARCHFlintshire Headteachers have been advised toprioritise the allocation of placesto children of parents who meet the following criteria:-

·Category 1 – a single parent with a role on the list defined as critical to the Covid-19 response from Welsh Government

·Category 2 – where both parents have roles on this list

·Category 3 – a parent from a family unit who does not qualify under categories 1 and 2 above, and has a role on this list, and where there is an explicable and genuine reason why they need to access provision. 

Headteachers may use their discretion for this third category – provided that they have sufficient provision – as they know their families’ circumstances best.

Should there be insufficient provision due to the requirements of social distancing, Headteachers have been advised by the Council torefuse admittanceto the children of thethird categoryaboveandliaise with their neighbouring headteachers to offer a place close by where this is possible.

Alternative provision is in being made for children entitled to free school meals and will be introduced shortly. This groupSHOULD NOTattend their local schools this week unless their parent(s) fall under the above categories 1-3. Further communication will follow.

Provision for children classed as vulnerable is also being planned. When this is ready to start further communications will be issued.

Claire Homard
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Chief Officer, Education and Youth|Prif Swyddog, Addysg ac Ieuenctid
Flintshire County Council|Cyngor Sir y Fflint