Update - 16th March

Dear Wrotham Road families, 

On 16th March, Prime Minster Boris Johnson announced significant new measures to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak, including:

• Anyone with a fever or persistent cough should stay at home for 14 days. This measure also extends to anyone who lives with someone displaying coronavirus symptoms.

• Everyone has been asked to stop non-essential contact with others. This is particularly important for those aged over 70, people with underlying health conditions and pregnant women. 

• People should stop all unnecessary travelling.

• By the weekend, those with the most serious health conditions should be largely shielded from social contact for 12 weeks.

Consequently, pupils should not come into school if they have a cough or fever nor should their siblings. Nor should they come to the school if any member of the family household displays symptoms.

Absences will be authorised in these extenuating circumstances. However, we ask that you continue to report absences in the usual way by contacting the school so that we can monitor the effect of the outbreak on the school population.

Additionally, if you wish to keep your child at home because you are concerned about the spread of the virus then please do so. 

Please continue to bear with us as we deal with staff shortages and manage the situation in order to keep the school open. 

I am very grateful to the Wrotham Road team for their goodwill and commitment to our community. 

Thank you for your continued support, 

Sarah Jack 

Headteacher