States reassure parents

Sunday 07 June 2020

Parents and carers of children at States schools have been sent guidance to help reassure them before students head back tomorrow.

The document, which was sent out to all guardians, gives an overview of how the schools will operate and answers questions about social distancing, hygiene, cleaning, transport and whether it is compulsory that students attend.

"I hope parents and carers find the guidance produced helpful and it offers further reassurance on how schools can safely operate once all students return on Monday," said President of Education, Sport & Culture, Deputy Matt Fallaize. "We have sought to provide information and answers that will be consistent across all schools, while conscious that many issues will need to be considered at an individual school level.

Pictured: ESC President, Deputy Matt Fallaize.

"We decided that all students would return from Monday 8 June, so headteachers and their staff had the first week back after half term to consider any issues relevant to their site and the way their school operates.

"Operational measures required to meet Public Health guidance will understandably be different for many of our schools."

Headteachers should also have contacted parents directly with further detail on how the return to school will work.

To read the States' guidance in full, click HERE.