In March the government announced the closure of all schools to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and our Academies closed their doors to all but the children of key workers and vulnerable students. Since that time, we have used Clayton Hall Academy as our central provision through term time and most holiday periods. From June 1st we have re-opened Newcastle Academy and Sir Thomas Boughey Academy to these groups too. We are now planning to begin to open our Academies more widely to offer face-to face provision for our Year 10 students from 15th June 2020 at the earliest. This will not be full-time provision and we will not have more than 25% of the Year 10 co-hort on any site at any time, in line with government direction.
We are very conscious of the challenges and concerns around this wider opening and have invested considerable time and effort in preparing for this. We have sought health and safety advice from H&S experts and from guidance issued by the government, NHS and the unions which support our staff.
We very much look forward to seeing our students in our academies again but are also working with our Academies to ensure that the remote learning opportunities and resources that we are offering to our students learning from home, are of an increasingly good standard. We have taken a huge steps forwards in using IT as a major vehicle of communication and resource.
We have developed a central and Academy specific planning framework for responding to COVID-19 which we work to constantly and which is robust and detailed. Please find our Risk Assessment documentation and Equality Impact Assessment documents for your reference and reassurance.
We take very seriously our civic duties and our responsibilities to our students, parents, staff and wider community and as public servants want our contribution to resolving the current situation to be well considered, substantial and optimistic. We are also very proud of the hard work and commitment of our staff and school community in rising to the challenges of these unprecedented times.
Links to:
Clayton Hall Academy Risk Assessment – COVID-19
Newcastle Academy Risk Assessment – COVID-19
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy Risk Assessment COVID-19
Staffordshire County Council Risk Assessment check list – UET – COVID-19
Joint union Checklist – UET – COVID-19
Equality Impact Assessment – UET – COVID-19
COVID -19 Guidance to UET Academies V7 8.6.20
Welcome to our website, we are proud of the work of our Trust and its academies – where improvement in outcomes is being seen in schooling and core services. We work to achieve three key objectives:
To provide a rounded education for all of our students
To make our academies a part of the community they serve
To provide outstanding teaching and pastoral support through well qualified and motivated staff
We are ambitious to connect our students, staff and stakeholders to widening opportunities and pathways which will bring them success moving forward. We hope that the information contained here will provide you with a detailed picture of what we do and how we do it. Please do contact us if you require further information or are interested in working with us to achieve our objectives or in supporting you to achieve yours.
Wendy Whelan
Chief Executive Officer.