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Useful Information
Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for educational settings
Department for Education coronavirus (COVID-19) helpline weekend opening hours
The Department for Education coronavirus (COVID-19) helpline remains available to answer questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) relating to education and children’s social care. Please listen carefully to the available options and select the most appropriate to your nursery, school, or college’s current situation.
To support the transition back to education, we have extended our opening hours and are now available 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline by calling:
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm
Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm
The latest guidance for education settings is available here.
The latest information can be found on the Department for Education website and the NHS website. There is also a county council’s webpage on the Coronavirus.
Rocklands School is a supportive community where parents and carers, school staff, governors and wider professionals all work together in the best interests of your children. I know we all share together the wish that all of us remain safe though out this difficult period of time.
If you have any safeguarding concerns for your child or for any other pupil from the school, please contact Jane Elliker, Designated Safeguarding Lead jane@rocklands.staffs.sch.uk
If you need to contact the school nurse, please email Specialschools.staffs@nhs.net
This inbox will be monitored each day and emails forwarded to the appropriate person.
LICHFIELD CITY OF SANCTUARY
Lichfield City of Sanctuary offers a vision of Lichfield as an open-hearted place where everyone, and especially the vulnerable and those seeking sanctuary, is treated with welcome, respect and understanding.
In these challenging times, many families are finding it difficult to provide food, clothing, toys, books and other household items as well as they would like.
For advice and support at any time, including throughout the school holidays, please contact us at nigelgann@lichfield.cityofsanctuary.org
Nigel Gann
Secretary
Lichfield City of Sanctuary
10th July 2020
Child Death Prevention - Important Advice for Parents During Coronavirus
Useful learning resources for children if school is closed
Telephone numbers and websites of several support services that children and parents can access over the next few weeks/months whilst isolated.
School Information
Emergency School Closures:
In the event of the school having to close, we will inform parents/carers in the following ways:
- send a text to parents using Teachers2Parents (please ensure the office has your up to date contact details)
- add a notice on the home page of the school ‘s website and
- include our details on the Staffordshire County Council website
Parent/Carer Questionnaire July 2019
Following our involvement in and support of the inaugural Stephen Lawrence Day 2019, we are delighted to have been included as a Case Study on the Stephen Lawrence Day website.
We hope that our pupils enjoy seeing their inspirational work displayed.
Thank you once again for all your support and for the amazing contribution of our children and community to the inaugural year of Stephen Lawrence Day (2019).
School Uniform
Rocklands School uniform is available to purchase from the following:
Tesco - Tesco donate 5% of sales on all products bought from their schools’ webpages directly back to school
Blueprint Designs (01889 800644) - uniforms can be ordered in store or from their website.