​​We hope you had an enjoyable Easter holiday and we are very happy to once again have all the children back in school. As I'm sure you can appreciate, it was not possible to inform you of the date of INSET days for the Summer Term in advance this year, as forward planning has been very challenging as a result of the pandemic. We can now confirm that these are all the INSET days for the Summer Term.

Nearly all these are at the beginning or end of a school holiday and therefore may possibly help you as families if there is an opportunity to take a holiday in the months ahead.

Many thanks for your continued support.

INSET Days for Summer Term 2021
Friday 28th May 
Monday 7th June
Friday 25th June
Monday 19th July
Tuesday 20th July 

Other dates for your diary 

27/5/21 - Break up for Whitsun Half Term
8/6/21 - School resumes for staff and pupils 
16/7/21 - Break up for Summer Holidays

​To celebrate World Book Day today, the Foundation Phase have had our very own 'The Masked Reader' competition! Can you guess which teacher is behind the mask?!

​If your child requires a place in the summer term breakfast club (12th April – 20th July) please complete an application form using the following link https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/breakfastclubform.  The form will be available for completion from 7am, Friday 12th March to 5pm, Friday 19th March. The number of places due to Covid restrictions will be limited to ensure that social distancing and effective hygiene and preventative measures can be maintained. Places will be prioritised based on the time of application and you will be notified at the end of the application if you are successful or unsuccessful.  Unsuccessful applicants will be placed on a reserve list and non-attendance will result in places being reallocated. Please note that in light of the current legislation in relation to breakfast clubs, prioritisation cannot be given to specific groups (e.g. previously unsuccessful applicants, vulnerable groups or key workers) as this provision is intended to provide a healthy breakfast to all learners. As places are restricted, please only apply if your child requires access to a free, healthy breakfast before the start of the school day.

Please read the following letter from the Local Authority regarding the return to school plans for Key Stage 2- we will send out more information and plans as soon as we have them.

Please read the following document with care as it outlines the return to school plans for our Foundation Phase children (Nursery to Year 2) and the rules and restrictions in place, including the procedures for drop off/pick up times. Thank you for your continued support in keeping our community safe.

Dear parent/carer

 Your views on distance learning in our schools are important to us.  Below is a link to a survey.  If you have some time, we would be very grateful if you could complete this by 13.2.21 and share your experiences with us so far.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=urld5xeqAE6lTjrUN9dAniCI7CrY74pDmrZsfMIP8AxUQTFZRzdHMllVNjQ0SUw0RFY0QzBIMFhQNi4u

Many thanks,​
Gaynor Davies
Director of Education & Inclusion Services