Keep up to date with school updates here.

• Statement from Kirsty Williams

  Tue 24 Mar 2020

  Statement from Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education following Boris Johnson's update last night (23/3/2020)

  I’d like to thank parents for listening to the advice and keeping most children at home. I’d be grateful if tomorrow morning you only use schools or childcare as a last resort. The advice has not changed as a result of tonight’s decision to further restrict movement, which our First Minister, along with other UK leaders took with the sole aim of slowing the spread of coronavirus. Children should be at home wherever possible, critical workers will still need to have safe care arrangements for their children. Our schools and childcare settings are providing a vital service to support critical workers and our most vulnerable children. Those involved in the current arrangements looking after children should continue. Many thanks to our amazing teaching and childcare professionals for their commitment in this time of national need. This situation will continue for the immediate term but we will be reviewing with healthcare professionals, local authorities and our teaching unions.

• Important information about schools in Flintshire

  Sun 22 Mar 2020

  Important information regarding schools in Flintshire

   

  Flintshire County Council has taken the decision that all schools who are able to should open on Monday 23 March to make provision for children whose parents are vital workers, where they are either:

   

  · A single parent vital worker; or

  · Both parents are vital workers

   

  This provision will be in place initially for one week. Further updates on the weeks after will be provided as soon as possible.

   

  The expectation is that any child who can safely be cared for at home should be and it is in exceptional circumstances that they will need to access this provision. This is important as the purpose of school closure is ultimately to reduce social contact.

   

  We are planning for schools to be open between 8.00am – 5.30pm. Parents should regularly check the status of their local school by accessing their own school’s website along with the Flintshire School Closure website (flintshire.gov.uk/schoolclosures) for updates. This page will be regularly updated. If your school is not one that is planning to open, then you should contact the school to discuss alternative arrangements.

   

  Catering will be provided to all children who attend.

   

  The school transport network will continue to operate all next week at the usual times (i.e school hours) for the children of vital workers should parents need to access it. Parents should contact school.transport@flintshire.gov.uk if they have any queries.

   

  It is important that children do not sit together on the transport and should sit on separate rows to reduce social contact.

   

  Schools will continue to adhere to the latest WG and Public Health Wales advice and guidance when considering their provision, particularly with regard to social distancing and self-isolation, see link below:

  https://gov.wales/coronavirus

• March 2020 Dates for your diary

  Mon 02 Mar 2020

  Dates for your diary March 2020

  03/03/20 – Keystrings performance

  04/03/20 - KS2 Eisteddfod

  04/03/20 – Maths Quiz Final

  06/03/20 – Melyn to visit Connah’s Quay Library

  09 – 11/03/20 – Glan Llyn Residential Y6

  13/03/20 – Tales of Wales performance

  16 – 18/03/20 Pentrellyncymer Residential Y5

  20/03/20 – Glas to visit Connah’s Quay Library

  26/03/20 – Bingo

  27/03/20 – Coch to visit Connah’s Quay Library