Coronavirus

As you may recall, we wrote to you earlier this month to inform you that the Government have made available Lateral Flow Device Tests (LFDs) to adults within households where children attend school or college.  The intention was to work in parallel with secondary schools and colleges to test the co

Dear parents/carers, Today as we have come to the anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is important to reflect on what has gone before in relation to the hardship and lives lost as well as the heroes that have emerged.  We are conscious that the children have only just returned, a

Since last October, Harlow Green has been one of 153 schools across England that have taken part in the Covid-19 Schools Infection Study.  The study is being conducted by Public Health England in partnership with the Office for National Statistics, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medi

Thank You Firstly, I would like to thank all families for their work and sacrifice during the last two months.  It has been a challenging time for many reasons but parents/carers having to balance work and other pressures with Home Schooling, for a second time, has been hard.  Thankfully, we are o

The government has announced that they have made available rapid COVID-19 tests (Lateral Flow Device Tests) to all households with school and college aged children without symptoms.  These tests are used to test adults without symptoms, twice a week; they are not to be used on children. As parents/

Due to the increased accessibility of Lateral Flow Device Tests through secondary schools and places of work, Public Health Gateshead have sent the following message with school to share with families. Lateral flow device testing is a fast and simple way to test people who do not have symptoms of co

As you will be aware, probably the most challenging aspects of management in relation to Covid-19 protocols is regarding the beginning and end of the school day.  For all schools, this is where we have the largest group of people to manage, especially at the end of the day. The same procedures are

As children who have been Home Learning prepare this week to return to school, we wanted to provide some materials that parents/carers may be able to use over the next few days to help their children remember what it is like at Harlow Green and understand why they are returning now. Firstly, as we d

As you will probably remember, Harlow Green agreed to take part in an important study regarding Covid-19 which involved Covid-19 tests and antibody tests for staff and children.  That programme was suspended for this lockdown period but will be restarting as children return. At Harlow Green, we had

On Monday, the Prime Minister confirmed the news that schools will reopen to all pupils from Monday 8th March.  After a considerable amount of time away from school for the vast majority of pupils, this will be welcomed news for children, parents and school staff. Although this second lockdown has