COVID 19 UPDATE

 

19th March 2020 – 11am

To all Releasing Potential Parents and Carers

Dear All

Further to the announcements from central government yesterday, we have been making plans to honour our responsibility as a vital provider to the most vulnerable children in the community. As you are aware, all our students have EHC Plans, which means Releasing Potential school will remain open for the foreseeable future.

The team here are working on a strategy to ensure that all our students will continue to receive their education. Given the restrictions placed on us by staffing shortages, and the health risks entailed in some group activities, we envisage that this will mean a reduced timetable, on a mainly one to one basis, even for those who are usually part of a group.

We are in the process of producing work-packs for students including those who are still well, but are self-isolating; we will arrange for these to be dropped off and collected from students’ homes. Tutors will be in touch with parents/carers through daily phone calls, to check on students’ welfare, and to offer what support we can. Tutors will contact parents/carers before the end of the day on Friday 20th March, to confirm arrangements for individual students.

We are in regular contact with the Local Authorities in West Sussex and Hampshire, and they are aware of our plans to continue working with students.

We will, of course, be in touch if or when anything changes. Please be assured of our commitment to working with your children throughout this worrying time.

Best regards

Catherine

(Dr) Catherine Brennan

Senior Executive Officer and Safeguarding Lead