During this time it is our duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those in our community. Our staff are attempting to contact all of our families, either by telephone, email or in virtual meetings. We are doing this because we want to check on the wellbeing of our pupils and their families. It is our intention to help with any issues you may be having with the online work and to offer support. Your support with this is essential in our work and I would like to thank you in advance for always talking to us and for allowing us to carry out our duty.
Free School Meals
Parents with children in receipt of Free School Meals will have received an email enabling them to access supermarket vouchers on behalf of the school. These vouchers are sent on a fortnightly basis. Should you have any issues with receiving these vouchers, please do be in touch with us. If you are suffering financial hardship and think you might qualify for Free School Meals, please apply here.
Updated guidance form The Department for Education (DfE) about free school meal arrangements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which includes updated information about providing meals for pupils attending school, the national voucher scheme and providing meals or food parcels can be found here.
For those parents whose children are currently attending school and are receiving a meal here, you can see our school menu here.
Family Wellbeing
We would like to continue to support the well-being of our families during this period of partial closure. Please click here for ideas and resources that you might find useful to support. This page will be frequently updated during this period so please keep checking it for updates. When setting expectations for pupils learning remotely and not attending school, we will bear in mind the potential impact of the current situation on both children’s and adults’ mental health in a time when there are many competing demands on families. New Wave Federation has additional support from trained WAHMS or ASpace practitioners should any family need support or advice on mental health.
Online Safety
Whilst children are increasingly using electronic devices to access their learning it is important to keep them safe. Please use the resources below to support your children and to start conversations with them about responsible internet use.
