Firstly a big thank you to all or our Key Worker parents, we appreciate your efforts. Secondly, if you need us, just send us a text and we will ring you back to see what support we can offer.

Thank you,

This week all staff will be ringing to see how you are all getting on and if there is anything we can help you with.

They are excited about it!

Please note, that as we use mor internet and online lessons please remember:

• Thinkuknow provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online
• Parent info is a collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
• Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
• Internet matters provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
• London Grid for Learning has support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
• Net-aware has support for parents and carers from the NSPCC, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
• Let’s Talk About It has advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
• UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services

We encourage children, parents and staff to report concerns about harmful or upsetting content and bullying or abuse online.

However, we will also make the following reporting mechanisms available to children, parents and staff:

• reporting harmful online content to the UK Safer Internet Centre
• getting government advice and trusted resources from Educate Against Hate on safeguarding from radicalisation, building resilience to extremism, and promoting shared values
• get advice on reporting online abuse from the National Crime Agency’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection command
• get advice and support from Anti-Bullying Alliance for children who are being bullied.

FSM UPDATE 20 4 20: The FSM EdenRed system is completely down at the minute and we are unable to do anything about checking their delivery. This is a national problem. We will keep trying and then let you know if we get anywhere.

Dear parents/carers,

We hope you have kept safe and well over this Easter season and have been able to enjoy the lovely weather we are experiencing this month. All UK schools continue to remain closed due to Covid-19 at the start of this Summer term, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Head teacher for children of key workers or certain vulnerable children.

Over the coming weeks we are continuing to work hard to provide Home Learning resources for your children and our staff are providing daily lesson blogs, links and activities for you to access from our Resources page.

It is helpful for our children to be provided with a regular routine and encouraged to work and practise at home at their own level and pace. Home learning activities can include a range of online, practical and creative tasks to keep your child active and motivated, and prepare them for returning to school once this crisis has passed.

We particularly draw you attention to the National Academy lessons and BBC Bitesize lessons that are being posted online this term, details of which we have posted on the Resources page this week.

All of us at Donnington Wood CE Junior School send our very best wishes and prayers to you all at this difficult time.

There are still national problems with the vouchers. Ours have been processed but can still take another two days to be sent to you. The website is not even working now for me to do anything with. I am hoping that the vouchers due on Monday will arrive on time, but we ask you to please be patient because, as mentioned, this is a national problem.

Postal vouchers are still not processed and I don’t know when this will be.

Mr R Fox

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The national System for Free School Meals is still not working nationally. This is a problem we can do nothing about. However, if you are in need of help you can contact.

Crisis Line

Our Crisis Line for people in financial difficulties and in need of urgent help (e.g. food parcels, gas/electric) will be open over the Easter weekend. The number to call is 01952 380400, lines open between 9am and 1pm from Good Friday to Easter Monday.

Thank you

Mr Fox

Good Morning, There are a number of problems currently sorting out the FS vouchers. Please bear with us. Mr Fox

Good Morning

It’s national offer day on 16 April and this means that families up and down the country who have applied on time, will find out where their child has been offered a reception or junior school place for September 2020.

If you do happen to receive any enquiries please ask the customer to email admissions with their name, reference number, contact number and a brief overview of their enquiry. A member of the admissions team will then be in contact with them.

The application process is online and parents who live in Telford will be notified by email of their school outcome. Also contained within the email will be guidance around next steps for the customer.