COVID-19Wider opening at Blue Coat

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Welcome Back!

We have really missed you all

•COVID-19 … a time of uncertainty, anxiety and constant change.

•Blue Coat …. the same staff, the same values, the same care.

•We are here for you as we always have been … albeit a little differently.

How do I socially distance?

Follow the instructions on the signage and floor markings e.g.

• Keep 2 metres apart as you walk around the school site.

• Walk on the left.

• Queue for toilets, classes and entry to buildings at the marker points on the floor.

• Only sit on the seats that are marked available – inside and out.

• Do not hang around in groups before, on the way to, or after school.

• Enter through the front gate only.

• Avoid public transport if you are able to.

Walk on the left and keep 2 metres apart using the floor markings.

Stand on the floor markers as you queue to get into a building.

Only sit in the spaces marked on the benches and picnic tables to remain 2 metres distanced.

Only use the available PCs.

Chairs not in use have been removed.

When seated in the Hall keep your chair leg on the tape floor marker.

Remain in this seat and do not swap chairs.

In the theatre only sit at the designated seats keep 2 metres apart.

In the Library only sit at the designated seats. The yellow signs indicate the computers are out of use.

Keep 2metres apart on the stairs as indicated by the tape.

Avoid public transport. The bike racks are in use but you must observe 2 metre social distancing as indicated by the floor markings.

How do I minimise contact with others?

• The classes are small to minimise your contact with other students.

• Stay in your zoned areas.

• Only use your zoned toilets.

• Stay 2 metres away from each other.

• Follow the one way systems e.g. Bardsley, Gorton, Sixth Form.

• Do not make any physical contact with students or staff.

• Do not share equipment or hand work/items to staff (essential work can be placed in a box for 72 hours).

• Stay in school – you cannot leave school site during the day and then return – this increases the risk of the virus spreading.

One-way systems:1. Bardsley toilet corridor2. Gorton block3. Sixth form

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Walk on the left

Zone A:

Hall

Bardsleytoilets

Social time in the Quad and Haigh areas

QUEUE

Zone B:

TheatreTheatre toiletsSocial time in the area from the Theatre –Gym and back of Welby

QU

EUE

Zone C:

Sixth Form block & LibrarySixth Form toiletsSocial time at the Cross and inside the Sixth form block

QU

EUE

Year 10: What are timings of the day?

• 8:45–9:00am Staggered arrival and directed to venue to wash hands (Bardsley/Theatre).

• 9:00-9:45am Lesson 1 - Social Distancing Talk by Senior Leaders in Venue (Theatre/Hall).

• 9:45-10:45am Lesson 2 in venue.• BREAK IN ZONED SPACES• 11:00-12:00am Lesson 3 in venue.• LUNCH IN ZONED SPACES• 12:30-13:30am Lesson 4 – study support.• 13:30-14:30am Lesson 5 in venue.• 14:30 leave site – staggered dismissal .

Sixth form: What are the timings of the day?

Year 12 are booked in for half days to see their own class teacher for a 2 hour 15 minute session either AM or PM.

• Morning session: staggered arrival 9:45 wash hands and go to allocated venue.

• 10:00 – 12:15am taught session with staggered departure.

• Afternoon session: staggered arrival 12:45 wash hands and go to allocated venue.

• 13:00 – 15:15pm afternoon taught session with staggered departure.

How can I support good hygiene in school?

• Wash your hands on arrival to school site.

• Use the hand gel at the sanitisation stations.

• No visible phones/headphones/ use of gum.

• Follow the toilet guidance – use the zoned toilets, maximum 4 students at a time.

• Wash your hands and use the sanitising gel provided regularly throughout the school day.

• Inform Reception of any areas of concern – cleaners are on site all day.

• Stay in the same seat at the same desk with the same PC to minimise contact.

Use the hand gel at the sanitisation stations at the entry to buildings. Put used tissues in lidded foot bins.

Only 4 students in the toilet at one time.

Follow the handwashing guidance in the posters

Observe the social distancing markers on the toilet floors.

Same seat.

Same PC.

Same room.

What if I feel ill?

• If you have any symptoms of COVID-19 do not come into school.

• If you develop any symptoms whilst you are in school e.g. continuous cough, temperature then tell a teacher straight away.

• COVID-19 First Aid is located in the Hub.

• Your parents will be contacted to collect you.

• Seek a test and self-isolate.

• Tell the school the outcome of the test.

COVID-19 First Aid is located in the Hub.

Suspected cases will be isolated here.

Hub toilets are for COVID-19 First Aid use only.

What happens if some people can’t follow the rules?

• Teachers will remind you and model what is expected.

• It is your responsibility to report anyone not following the rules to keep everyone safe.

• Students who repeatedly break the rules will be sent home.

• Students who commit a serious offence e.g. deliberately making physical contact with another student/staff member; cough in someone’s face or spit will be sent home immediately and parents contacted.

How can I make the most of my time today?

• Talk to your teachers – about what has gone well/things you have struggled with.

• Talk to your friends at social time – 2m apart!

• Tell us any equipment you have run out of.

• Ask if you are unsure about lessons, learning, Microsoft Teams, expectations.

• Remember that life will not be like this forever but until things are more normal we are here for you all.

Any questions?