Important information: Phased re-opening plan

Week 1 – Phased return timetable

	Year 13	Year 11	Year 12	Year 10
Monday 8th March	In school for Covid test – appointment email sent previously Home before / after test – complete work set online	Online learning (lockdown timetable)	Online learning (lockdown Timetable)	Online learning (lockdown timetable)
Tuesday 9th March	In school (Normal timetable)	In school  for Covid test – appointment email sent previously Home before / after test – complete work set online	Online learning (lockdown timetable)	Online learning (lockdown timetable)
Wednesday 10th March	In school (Normal timetable)	In school (Normal timetable)	In school  for Covid test – appointment email sent previously Home before / after test – complete work set online	Online learning (lockdown timetable)
Thursday 11th March	In school (Normal timetable)	In school (Normal timetable)	In school (Normal timetable)	In school  for Covid test – appointment email sent previously Home before / after test – complete work set online
Friday 12th March	In school (Normal timetable)	In school (Normal timetable)	In school (Normal timetable)	In school (Normal timetable)

 

Exams update

• No exams – Centre Assessed Grades (teacher assessment) instead
• Deadline for grades to be submitted to exam boards by 18^th June
• All grades to be moderated (checked for accuracy) by the school
• Exam boards to carry out random moderation
• Exam boards will shortly publish a list of evidence that schools should use to calculate the grades. This is likely to include:
  • Work produced
  • Coursework
  • Assessments
  • Mock exams
• Students will be assessed only on what has been taught
• Results days are 10^th August for Year 13 and 12^th August for Year 11

 

Daily safety checks

Before coming to school each day, please check the following:

• You are not currently suffering from any of the following:
  • A fever (high temperature)
  • Persistent cough
  • Breathlessness
  • An altered sense of taste / smell
• No-one in your household is currently suffering from any of the above
• No-one in your household is currently self-isolating due to local guidance on Covid-19 infection
• You have no reason to believe that you are at genuine risk of having been in contact with someone infected with Covid-19 within the past 14 days
• No-one in your household has received a positive Covid-19 test result in the past 14 days

If you are unable to answer ‘yes’ to one or more of the above statements you must NOT come to school.  Please ring the Attendance Line – 01482 222299.

 

Social distancing – Students

• Arrival – enter via reception turnstiles. Temperature checked on entry. Face coverings put on.
• Break:
  • Breaks to be taken in Bubble Social Areas:
    • Year 10 – Floor 2
    • Year 11 – Conference Centre
    • Year 12 – Floor 1
    • Year 13 – Floor 3
  • N.B. The Dining Room will be closed to students at break times
• Lunch:
  • Years 11, 12 and 13:
    • Lunch to be spent off site or in Bubble Social Areas or in Dining 2 (if food pre-ordered from RDUTC)
    • Lunches purchased from RDUTC to be pre-ordered
    • Access to Dining Room Servery limited to between 12.50pm and 1.15pm
  • Year 10:
    • Lunch to be spent in Bubble Social Area or in Dining 1 (if food pre-ordered from RDUTC)
    • Lunches purchased from RDUTC to be pre-ordered
    • Access to Dining Room Servery limited to between 12.30pm and 12.50pm

 

PPE / Hygiene

In addition to handwashing / sanitiser / deep cleaning etc:

• Students to bring their ‘Covid-kits’ every day, which include: hand sanitiser; tissue packs; wipes; pen; pencil; ruler; rubber; calculator. If students have lost their Covid-kit, they should collect a new one from reception on their first day back
• RDUTC to provide students and staff with washable, non-medical face coverings which MUST be worn:
  • On entry to school
  • When moving around corridors
  • In Dining Room 1 Servery
  • In lessons
  • In social spaces
  • On public transport to and from school, if relevant
• Students to wipe down work areas / keyboards before and after use
• Rooms and equipment to be cleaned before and after each lesson

 

Response to symptoms

• Temperature reader at entrance barriers to screen staff and students. Temp above 38 degrees:
  • Go to Covid Isolation Room (reception)
  • Temp re-tested after 15 mins
  • Temp still above 38 degrees – Parents contacted to collect – self-isolate – get a PCR Test – contact RDUTC with test outcome
• Students displaying symptoms during the day: Call out to alert SLT – taken immediately to Covid Isolation Room – parents contacted to collect – get a PCR Test – contact RDUTC with test outcome

 

Identifying asymptomatic cases

From 5^th March

• Staff and students to have a voluntary Lateral Flow Test before returning to school plus two further tests.
• If positive:
  • Go home and self-isolate
  • Get a Covid-19 PCR Test
  • Contact RDUTC with PCR Test outcome:
    • If negative, return to school
    • If positive, self-isolate for 10 days

From w / b 22^nd March

• Staff and students to take a voluntary Lateral Flow Test before setting off for school.
• If positive:
  • Stay at home and self-isolate
  • Get a Covid-19 PCR Test
  • Contact RDUTC with PCR Test outcome:
    • If negative, return to school
    • If positive, self-isolate for 10 days

 

Holidays

• Currently anyone travelling from abroad must self-isolate for 10 days on their return
• Please do NOT book a holiday abroad over June half-term
• If restrictions allow foreign travel after June 21^st and quarantine still applies, please ensure you return to the UK by 28^th August (term starts on 8^th Sept).