We are required by the Education Authority to update our procedures regularly for what should happen in the event of the school having to close due to adverse weather conditions or any other emergency.
A decision to close the school rests with the Headteacher in consultation with the Chair of Governors, following appropriate risk assessments and advice from various agencies. The Local Authority is notified immediately of any intended closure.
Once a decision has been made, the following steps will be taken to notify parents/carers.
Email Communication via Arbor
We will send an email to all parents and carers registered with our parent mail system to inform them if the School is closed by 7:30am.
Social Media
Information will be posted on our Facebook Page.
Extreme Circumstances
If a significant deterioration in weather takes place during the school day, consideration would need to be given in how best to ensure the safe journey of learners’ home. This decision would be made with advice from appropriate agencies.
The school would negotiate with the local authority and taxi contractors to see whether alteration to scheduled services would be possible. If not, learners would remain on site under the supervision of staff and await collection time. We will post information via Parent Mail and where possible telephone to update.
If your email address is not registered with us, please contact [email protected]
We very much hope that it will prove unnecessary for these contingency plans to be put into operation, but should the need arise, we would wish to reassure parents/carers that all steps will be taken to ensure the safety of learners.
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