The Government announced yesterday that schools will be closed with effect from Monday (23 March) to the vast majority of pupils; the last school session will therefore be this Friday (20 March). This action has been taken to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect the whole community However, schools are being asked to maintain a basic on-site provision for the most vulnerable children in society and for the children of emergency/key workers who would not be in a position to continue working if their children were not in school, taking into account the roles and context of both parents. The Secretary of State for Education wrote to schools yesterday stating that further information would be sent to schools today, including a full list of key worker categories and details of a possible national voucher system for free school meals. At the time of writing this update, this information has not yet been received by schools. The school is therefore not in a position to update parents/carers and staff on plans for next week at this point. As soon as further information is received, we will update parents/carers. Posted 19.03.2020 12:33PM