| Letter from the Local Authority |
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In light of yesterday's announcement from the Welsh Government, all schools will now be closed to the majority of students until the 18th January. Hub provision will be provided for vulnerable learners and critical workers until then. Please see the letter from the Local Authority below for further information and if you would also like to see the official governemnt statement, you can find it by clicking the following link Written Statement: Return to school and college arrangements (4 January 2021) | GOV.WALES
Please see the attached letter from the council regarding additional updates to the start of term dates- based on current information it is anticipated that from the second week of term (w/c 11th January) schools will incrementally start to provide face to face learning for their pupils, leading to a full return by the 18th January at the latest. However, further detail will be provided for schools by the Local Authority following meetings with Welsh Government officials on the 6th.
Please read the following letter regarding a change to the return to school dates. 
Dear Parent/Carer, All the staff and governors at Darran Park Primary School would like to thank you for your continued support during the incredibly difficult times we have faced this term, both as a school and a community. Your children have been an absolute credit to you, as they have shown courage, resilience and an enthusiasm to be in school from the first day we started back in September until now, and we are all very proud of them. We would like to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and hope that you are all able to enjoy the holidays. The children will return to school on Tuesday 5th January (as Monday 4th is an INSET Day). Stay safe and take care, Best wishes, Mr C.Coole and all the staff and Governors at Darran Park Primary School  Please see the attached letter from the Local Authority- if you meet the specified criteria and need to use this provision, please email JonesC1493@hwbcymru.net by midday on Monday 14th December to apply.
Please see the letter from the Local Authority attached which outlines changes to the end of term date- the last day of school will now be Tuesday 15th December and distance learning resources will be provided for the 16th and 17th December (Friday 18th December is an INSET day).
Please see the letter below for information from the Council regarding the end of term dates. The last day of school for most children will be Wednesday 16th December and please note that Friday 18th December is an INSET day. We will return to school on the 5th January (as the 4th January is an INSET day).
We would like you to vote for our new parent representative for our school's governing body. Details of those seeking election are on the below ballot (click the button link to open the ballot).
The closing date for the ballot is Wednesday 16th December 2020. Any ballot papers received after this date will not be considered. The votes will be counted and the election will be decided on a “first past the post” system. You will be notified of the result in due course. Should you have any queries on this matter, please do not hesitate to contact the governor support department by telephoning 01443 281 162. In line with Rhondda Cynon Taf's legal duty to process your data, the information you give us will be used and shared for school governor appointments only. The information will be used and shared for the functions of governors of a general school as set out in our service privacy notice. Please read the following letter- we are required to send this out to all pupils to inform parents of any new cases of Covid-19 in the school. If your child needs to isolate at any time, then you will have a phone call directly from the school. Thank you.
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