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Holiday Activities – school-aged children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM)
HAF Worcestershire (haf-it.co.uk)
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Year 8 Girls’ Basketball
On Tuesday, our Year 8 girls Basketball team, took on Birchensale, in what should have been the District Tournament. Instead of playing multiple teams, only Birchensale and ourselves attended the tournament, so 4 X 10 minute quarters were played instead. For both teams, it was their first competitive fixture, however, Read more…
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Guidance for parents and carers on the vaccination programme for young people aged 12 to 15
COVID-19 vaccination: resources for children and young people – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) COVID-19 vaccination: a guide for eligible children and young people aged 12 to 17 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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COVID-19 Symptoms
COVID-19 Symptoms Please ensure you book a test if your child shows any symptoms from the flyer St Bede’s Catholic Middle School – COVID 19 symptoms
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KS2 SPARKLE – Supporting Parents And Kids Through Lockdown Experiences
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HWW Covid-19 Vaccination Survey Help us to understand people’s concerns
HWW Covid-19 Vaccination Survey Help us to understand people’s concerns Dear Schools and Colleges, We would be very grateful for your support in helping us to understand the concerns people may have about having a Covid-19 vaccination, by sharing our survey with parents and carers. This will enable us to provide Read more…
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HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST INFORMATION
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Information for parents on regular rapid testing and Covid-19 vaccination
Please find attached the following documents from NHS Test and Trace and NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group. Parents with children at nurseries, schools and colleges – a guide to regular rapid Covid-19 testing Covid-19 vaccination: your questions answered – English Covid-19 vaccination: your questions answered – Polish Covid-19 Read more…
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Public Health – Information for parents
On behalf of our colleagues in Public Health please find attached the following documents: Letter on how to access free twice weekly Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) for household members and childcare bubbles – amended by PHE (v2) Leaflet on COVID-19 self-isolation advice for families Leaflet on COVID-19 self-isolation general advice Read more…
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LFD Testing (KS3 pupils only)
Pupil LFD Home Test Results Register – for those that signed up for testing via Epraise. If your test was negative, please repeat the test in 3-5 days. If your test was positive, please book a PCR test as soon as possible via the NHS website – https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test If you Read more…
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Parent Information Session – Returning to School Anxiety – Parents
Dear Parents/Carers, Bill Say, who is an Australian trained Psychologist, has over 20 years’ experience working within the mental health sector. His sessions are very informative and extremely engaging. As a school, we have had Bill in on several occasions to deliver CPD for staff around mental health and wellbeing. On March Read more…
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Here2Help is a community action response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) – from WCC
Here2Help is a community action response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) – from WCC https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/here2help
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Are you entitled to free school meals?
Are you entitled to free school meals? Feel free to complete the form below to see if you are entitled to free school meals. APPLY FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS BY CLICKING HERE
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Top Tips for Home Learning
This weeks Parent Information Video is: Top Tips for Home Learning. Please click on the link to watch this. TOP TIPS FOR HOME LEARNING For any further support, guidance or advice, please contact School.
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National Literacy Trust – free reading materials and more…
Welcome to the Virtual School Library, brought you by Oak National Academy in partnership with the National Literacy Trust
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Impacts of Anxiety on Young People During Lockdown
Dear Parent/Carer, To support you through this time, pastoral staff have been working together with St Augustine’s to create some informative, short videos that can be used to, hopefully, help support your child during this time. Both schools will be working together to create two short videos, every half term. Read more…
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Early Intervention Family Support Worker
During this unsettling time, our Early Intervention Family Support Worker – Jill Wallis, will be available to offer and support or guidance around any family concerns you may have. Her email address is: jwallis@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk or you can contact Jill on: 07717693367 She will not be able to answer any concerns over health and Read more…
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Live Lesson Policy & Acceptable Use Policy
Live lessons policy 2021 (Draft).docx Acceptable Use Policy
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Message from Head of School – 07/01/2021
Dear Parents and Carers, Thanks for all your support during a particularly busy and stressful week. We particularly want to say thanks to all those parents that have sent us positive messages of goodwill and thanks. These have really helped to boost the whole staff team over the past 3 Read more…
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St Bede’s Live Lessons
Dear parents and carers, Please look out for information regarding live lessons that will come out tomorrow. The information is for both KS2 and KS3 parents. Some live lessons each day are being put in place to compliment the work that is already available on our blended curriculum workspace to Read more…
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**IMPORTANT** Spring Term 1 Lockdown
Following on from the Government announcement – as of tomorrow (05/01/2021) St Bede’s Catholic Middle School will only be open to Key Workers and Vulnerable pupils . Please see the Government list of Critical Key Workers at the following link: Critical workers and vulnerable children who can access schools or Read more…
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*IMPORTANT* Access to Parent/Carer Epraise accounts
It is more important than ever that every parent/carer has access to their epraise account. Important parent updates will be put on epraise. Please email reception@st-bedes.worcs.sch.uk if your account is not active. EPRAISE At St Bede’s we continue to work hard to make it as easy as possible for parents/carers Read more…
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Here2Help is a community action response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) – from WCC
Here2Help is a community action response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) – from WCC https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/here2help
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St Bede’s Blended Curriculum
St Bede’s Blended Curriculum Should you be isolating between now and Christmas, please find the link to the St Bede’s Blended Curriculum. https://lourdesmac.sharepoint.com/sites/StBedesOffsiteWorking/SitePages/Home.aspx At this link, you will find work that your child would be covering in school if they were present. When your child has completed the work, they Read more…
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Face Masks – PE
In PE, KS3 pupils will still be required to wear face masks when walking in corridors and indoor spaces to and from PE lessons. Once pupils arrive to the venue for their PE lesson, they do not need to wear face masks. They must either put their masks away inside a zipped pocket on Read more…
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**URGENT** Reporting COVID 19 Positive Case
In the event that your child tests positive for COVID 19 please complete this form as a matter of urgency. If you are reporting during normal school hours please call the school on 01527 525916 then complete the form. This will enable us to inform the authorities and relevant parents/pupils Read more…
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23rd September – PHE letter to parent/guardian
23rd September – PHE letter to parents and guardians
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**NEW** St Bede’s Virtual Curriculum all year groups
St Bede’s Virtual Curriculum A new year and a new curriculum – not just in school! Following the success of our online learning during ‘lockdown’, the staff at St Bede’s have designed a new innovative curriculum for pupils that can be done entirely online. As a school, we were searching Read more…
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Pupil working from home
Working from home https://lourdesmac.sharepoint.com/sites/StBedesOffsiteWorking Pupils need to login with their school Office365 login details. Pupils then select their year group and work through the activities provided in each subject. Teaching staff will provide feedback to pupils on their work via email or through ePraise. Please see attached guidance if you Read more…
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Head of School Message 11/09/2020
Dear Parents and Carers, We are at the end of our first week of the new normal and it’s been a case of so far so good! The pupils have been absolutely amazing getting used to the new routines and procedures that have had to be put in place. I Read more…
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Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Support for parents of children with worries or anxieties returning to school There are a series of online support and education sessions for parents of children with worries or anxieties around the return to school. The sessions, delivered by teams from Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust and the Starting Well Read more…
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Could you be entitled to Free School Meals?
Has your family situation changed during the last few months? Could you be entitled to Free School Meals? Please follow this link: APPLY FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS