Beal High School

Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road,

Ilford, Essex, IG4 5LP Tel: 020 8551 4954

Email: admin@bealhighschool.co.uk www.bealhighschool.co.uk

Beal High School re-opening from 8th September 2020

Dear Parent/Carer,

As promised we have finalised our plans for September opening building on the success of our wider opening and summer schools in line with the latest Department for Education (DfE) guidance – please see links below

Full opening of schools: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools Guidance on the use of face coverings for schools: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-in-education?utm_source=25%27August%202020%20C19&utm_medium=Daily%20Email%20C19&utm_campaign=DfE%20C19

We look forward to welcoming all of our students back for the new academic year in September and want to reassure you that we have taken care to ensure their safety. Please find attached the current risk assessment to support school re-opening that will continue to be updated with all new and emerging guidance, the updated versions will be sent to you. In addition to the risk assessment we have updated our behaviour and safeguarding policies to include specific COVD – 19 government guidance, please see links below:

Behaviour Addendum:

https://www.beaconacademytrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BMAT-Student-Behaviour-Policy-Addendum-September-2020-v3.pdf

Safeguarding Policy:

https://www.beaconacademytrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BHS-SAFEGUARDING-AND-CHILD-PROTECTION-POLICY-2020-2021-final.pdf

School will commence with an induction week with the following schedule to enable a safe, phased return to school that takes into account the wider local community and travel on public transport at peak times for students and staff alike.

Induction week for all students* from Tuesday 8th September to Friday 11th September. Please see table below

Beal High School Induction Week w/c 7 September 2020

Sessions 7 Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

09.30 – 11.55 STAFF INSET Year 7 Year 9 Year 11 Year 13

11.55 - 12.15 CLEANING

12.15 – 14.40 STAFF INSET Year 8 Year 10 Year 12 STAFF INSET

*Beacon Communication School (BCS) students are following a separate timetable as they are contained in their own separate bubble.

During induction week all students will be set and sent work to ensure a smooth transition to the new term.

Following induction week we need to maintain a flexible approach that will ensure continuity of learning. To this end we have an induction week and a 3 plan timetable model (this incorporates Plan B, C and our normal timetable) which will enable us to open fully as soon as possible. Our plan evolved during the summer term and wider opening and takes into account:

DfE school re-opening guidance

Social distancing guidelines

Risk assessment

Our school context

Size of school

The needs of BCS

Staff safety

Wider community implications

Travel to and from school avoiding rush hour

Quality of Education and curriculum entitlement

We will begin our autumn term with Plan B, the timetable is based upon the assumption that we need a flexible model of curriculum delivery, please see timings and sessions below.

In summary:

o Blended learning which ensures each student receives 100% 2 week timetable through a

combined face to face and virtual approach,

Plan B schedule - students start end

AM School starts 09:30

Period 1 09:30 10:15

Period 2 10:20 11:05

Period 3 11:10 11:55

Break for deep-clean 11:55 12:15

PM school starts 12:15

Period 4 12:15 13:00

Period 5 13:05 13:50

period 6 13:55 14:40

AM students leave the site

All students leave the site

o Incorporating Year 13, Year 11 mock exams and Year 7 Cognitive ability Tests (CAT) within the

first 4 weeks

o Start and finish times avoid the usual school rush hour times

o No lunchtime or food provided on site as we cannot adhere to COVID guidelines.

o Students on FSM will be provided with online Tesco vouchers

o A ‘daily mile’ track on the school field to enable staff and students to partake in socially

distanced and safe exercise, before and after sessions.

We will begin the autumn term with Plan B model in place with the flexibility and intention to switch to Plan C once confirmed we have the capacity and staffing and it is safe to do so. Plan C is simply the ‘normal’ Beal High School timetable with 45 minute lessons and 2 x 20 min breaks which will enable students to have their own food and drinks. Please see timings and sessions outlined below

Plan C schedule - students start end

AM School starts 09:30

Period 1 09:30 10:15

Period 2 10:20 11:05

Break 11:05 11:25

Period 3 11:25 12:10

Period 4 12:15 13:00

Break 13:00 13:20

Period 5 13:20 14:05

School ends 14:05

All students leave the site

In summary:

o Compressed normal school timetable (Plan A timetable)

o 5 x 45 minute period days delivering the normal school timetable,

o incorporating Plan B start and finish times avoid the usual school rush hour times,

o No lunchtime or food provided on site, as we cannot adhere to COVID guidelines, but 2 x 20

minute breaks (students must bring own food and drink)

o FSM students will receive Tesco vouchers to enable them to do the same

Our ultimate aim (and hope) is that we are able to revert to our normal (Plan A) timetable including lunch and extra-curricular activities as soon as possible. In the meantime we believe the above will enable us to incrementally achieve that goal safely.

If your child is in Years 7 or 8 and you require support with childcare during induction week and the subsequent Plan B timetable, please email admin@bealhighschool.co.uk

Please find attached your child’s individual timetable for Plan B, for the week beginning Monday 14th

September. Staff will go through the timetable in detail with their students during induction.

Lessons scheduled face to face in school have a room number and teacher, any lesson marked ‘virtual learning’ is

expected to be completed at home at the time scheduled. Your option subjects A/B/C/D scheduled as ‘virtual

learning’ will be confirmed on induction day.

In addition to the above we will be offering:

Additional maths and English classes at no charge after school and Saturday mornings

Community GCSE language classes in Urdu, Bengali, Arabic and Chinese on Saturday mornings

We will write regularly to update on all of the above as well as updating the information on our website. Please accept our sincere thanks for your support and patience during these difficult times.

Yours faithfully, Kindest regards,

Kathryn Burns Yvonne Andress Phil Bray Executive Principal Co-Headteacher Co-Headteacher