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OPENI NGUPSCHOOLSSAFELY Ma n ys c h o o l sh a v eb e n e f i t t e di nt h ep a s tb yl e t t i n go u tt h e i rf a c i l i t i e s t ot h ewi d e rc o mmu n i t y , u s i n gt h ea d d i t i o n a lr e v e n u er a i s e dt oi n v e s t i nn e we d u c a t i o n a lr e s o u r c e s , b u i l d i n g sa n ds i t ei mp r o v e me n t s Bu tl e t t i n g sa r ea l s oh i g h l yt i mei n t e n s i v ea n d , a swer e t u r nt oa‘ n e w n o r ma l ’ , s c h o o l sa r eu n d e r s t a n d a b l yt u r n i n gt ol e t t i n g sma n a g e me n t s o l u t i o n sf o rs u p p o r t , t oi n t r o d u c en e we f f i c i e n c i e sa n df r e eu pt i me f o ro t h e rp r i o r i t i e s , i n c l u d i n gh e l p i n gp u p i l sc a t c hu po nwh a t t h e y ’ v emi s s e d . Wi t haf u l l yma n a g e dl e t t i n g ss e r v i c es u c ha sBo o ki ng s Gur uo ra l e t t i n g sma n a g e me n ts y s t e ml i k eBo o ki ng s Pl us , o u rs o f t wa r e , s e r v i c e sa n de x p e r i e n c e ds p e c i a l i s t sa r eo nh a n dt oh e l pp o we ra n e f f e c t i v ea n ds a f er e o p e n i n gf o ry o u rs c h o o l . Pr a c t i c a la dv i c e Asaf i r s ts t e pi nr e s t a r t i n gl e t t i n g s , Go v e r n me n tg u i d a n c es u g g e s t s t h a to u t d o o ra c t i v i t i e sc o u l db eag o o dp l a c et os t a r t . I d e n t i f y i n g wh i c hf a c i l i t i e sa r es u i t a b l ef o ru s e— i n c l u d i n gl o we r r i s ks p a c e s s u c ha so u t d o o rMUGA’ sa n dp i t c h e s , o ra r e a swh e r es e p a r a t ea c c e s s c a nb ep r o v i d e df o re n t r a n c ea n de x i t— a n dc o mp l e t i n gr i s k a s s e s s me n t so fh o wt h eu s eo fs p e c i f i ca r e a swi l la f f e c ts t a f f , h i r e r s a n du s e r si sac r u c i a lf i r s ts t e p . Ap h a s e dr e o p e n i n gb e g i n n i n gwi t ho u t d o o rs p a c e sc a na l s oh e l pt o t e s tt h ee f f i c a c yo fy o u rn e wp r o c e d u r e sa n dp r o t o c o l s , p r o v i d i n ga b l u e p r i n tf o rr o l l o u ta c r o s st h es i t eo ra l l o wi n ga d j u s t me n t st ob e ma d ea tas o f to p e n i n gs t a g e . Ka j i maCo mmu n i t yi swe l le q u i p p e dt o s u p p o r twi t ht h i s , p r o v i d i n ge x p e r ta d v i c ea n da c c e s st or e s o u r c e s l i k eo u rCOVI D1 9Si t eRi s kAs s e s s me n tt e mp l a t ea n ds a mp l e COVI D1 9Te r ms&Co n d i t i o n s . I n t r o d u c i n gar o b u s tCOVI D1 9s a f e t yp l a n , wi t hmo r ef r e q u e n t c l e a n i n g , a d d i t i o n a lp r o d u c t sa n dPPEp r o v i s i o n , a swe l la s a p p r o p r i a t et r a i n i n gf o rs t a f f , a r eb o t hv i t a ls t e p s . Ho we v e r , s c h o o l s s h o u l da l s ob es u r et oo u t l i n ee x p e c t a t i o n sf o rs i t es t a f fa n dc l i e n t s . Co mp l i a n c ewi t hGo v e r n me n tg u i d a n c e , a s k i n gh i r e r st os u p p l ya r i s ka s s e s s me n tf o rt h e i ro wna c t i v i t i e s , r e s t r i c t i n go rp r o h i b i t i n gu s e o fc h a n g i n gf a c i l i t i e sa n de n s u r i n gt h a tb o t ht h es c h o o la n dh i r e r s h a v eap r o c e s si np l a c et ot e mp o r a r i l yc o l l e c tu p t o d a t ec o n t a c t d e t a i l sf o rt r a c ka n dt r a c ep r o c e s s e ss h o u l da l lb eh i g ho nt h ea g e n d a f o rr e o p e n i n g . Ma k i n gs u r et h a ty o u rt e a msa r ef u l l yb r i e f e dwi t ha d d i t i o n a l t r a i n i n go nn e wCOVI D1 9p r o t o c o l s , i n t r o d u c i n ga p p r o p r i a t e s i g n a g ea n dp r o v i d i n gs a n i t i s i n gs t a t i o n si nwe l l p l a c e dl o c a t i o n sa r e a l lwa y st oe n s u r et h a tl e t t i n g sc a nb er e s t a r t e ds a f e l ya n di nawa y t h a ti n s p i r e sc o n f i d e n c e . Ye tt h e r ei sn od e n y i n gt h a ta l lt h i sc a nb ea no v e r wh e l mi n ga n d l o g i s t i c a l l yd e ma n d i n gp r o c e s s . Th a t ’ swh ywi t ho v e r4 0y e a r s ’ c o mb i n e dk n o wl e d g eo fs c h o o ll e t t i n g s , Ka j i maCo mmu n i t yi sh e r e t oh e l p .
Ca s eSt udy :Bo o ki ng s Pl us Un t i lt h i sy e a r , Th eGr a n g eSc h o o li nHa r t f o r d , Ch e s h i r ewa su s i n ga b a s i ca n da r d u o u ss y s t e mt oma n u a l l yh a n d l eb o o k i n g s , i n v o i c i n ga n d r e p o r t i n gb e f o r eb e i n gi n t r o d u c e dt ol e t t i n g sp l a t f o r mBo o k i n g s Pl u s b yt h e i rn e wLe i s u r eDu t yMa n a g e r , wh oh a dp r e v i o u s l yu s e dt h e p l a t f o r mt oma n a g eap o r t f o l i oo f1 2v e n u e s . Th es y s t e mo f f e r sas i mp l ewa yt oc e n t r a l i s eb o o k i n g sma n a g e me n t , s t r e a ml i n i n gt h eb o o k i n ga n dp a y me n tp r o c e s sf o rb o t ht h es c h o o la n d c l i e n t st h r o u g hi t sa c c e s s i b l eo n l i n ep o r t a l . Fo rTh eGr a n g eSc h o o l , t h i sf r e e du pb e t we e n1 5a n d2 0h o u r sawe e kt h a tc a nn o wb e d e d i c a t e dt oo t h e ri mp o r t a n ta r e a so ff o c u s , i n c l u d i n gn e wh e a l t ha n d s a f e t yp l a n n i n g . Bo o k i n g s Pl u sa l s op l a y e da ni mp o r t a n tp a r ti ns u p p o r t i n gt h es c h o o l p r e p a r ef o ras o f tl a u n c ha n ds u b s e q u e n tf u l lr e o p e n i n go fi t s f a c i l i t i e s , wi t he a s yt o o l sf o rc o n t a c t i n ga n dc o mmu n i c a t i n gwi t h h i r e r so nn e wp r e c a u t i o n s , a n ds o l u t i o n sf o rma n a g i n gs p a c ei na COVI Ds e c u r ewa y , s u c ha sb l o c k i n go u tt i meb e t we e nb o o k i n g sf o r s a f ee n t r y , e x i ta n dc l e a n i n g . Au t o ma t i o ni sk e yt oe a s i n gt h eb u r d e nf o rs c h o o l st h r o u g h Bo o k i n g s Pl u s , wi t hi n v o i c i n g , c r e d i t s , ma r k e t i n ga n dc o mmu n i c a t i o n a l li n t e g r a t e da n da u t o ma t i cf u n c t i o n swi t h i nt h es o f t wa r e . An e a s y t o u s es y s t e mn o to n l yb e n e f i t ss c h o o l s , b u ta l s ot h o s eh i r i n gt h e f a c i l i t i e s— wh ot h e ms e l v e sa r en a v i g a t i n gt h ei mp a c t so fCOVI D1 9 . Bo o k i n g s Pl u s ’c u s t o me rs u p p o r tt e a mh a v eb e e no nh a n dt h r o u g h o u t l o c k d o wn , h e l p i n gTh eGr a n g eSc h o o la si tn a v i g a t e st h en e wa n d u n i q u ec h a l l e n g e so fCOVI D1 9f o ri t sl e t t i n g sb u s i n e s s . Addi t i o na ls uppo r tt ha t ’ sr i g htf o ry o u Bo o k i n g s Pl u si sac o mp l e t eo n l i n es o f t wa r es o l u t i o ni fy o un e e da h e l p i n gh a n dt oma n a g ey o u rl e t t i n g sa d mi n i s t r a t i o n . Bu ti fy o u ’ r ef e e l i n go v e r wh e l me da b o u tr e o p e n i n gy o u rs c h o o lt o c o mmu n i t yl e t t i n g s , Ka j i maCo mmu n i t y ’ sBo o k i n g s Gu r uo f f e r i n gc a n p r o v i d ey o uwi t haf u l lma r k e t i n ga n da d mi n i s t r a t i o ns e r v i c e , e n a b l i n g y o ut of o c u so nt h eo t h e rc o r ef u n c t i o n so fy o u rs c h o o l . Ei t h e rwa y , o u rk n o wl e d g e , d e d i c a t i o na n de x p e r i e n c eme a n st h a twe c a nh e l ps c h o o l sr e s t a r tt h e i rl e t t i n g st o d a y , f o rt h eb e n e f i to fp u p i l s a n dc o mmu n i t i e sn o wa n di nt h ef u t u r e . Ge ti nt o uc hwi t hust o da y Todi s c us sho wwec a nhe l py o ur e t ur nt or e a l i t ya ndg e ty o ur c o mmuni t yba c kt o g e t he r … Ca l l :0 1 6 0 46 7 77 6 4 Ema i l :c o mmuni t y @ka j i ma . c o . uk Vi s i t :www. ka j i ma . c o . uk/ c o mmuni t y OrLi nkI nwi t husa t/ ka j i ma c o mmuni t y
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Fi nalt er mf orschool sandcol l egest oor derf r ee per i odpr oduct s -Near l y40% ofel i gi bl eschool sandcol l egeshavecl ai medt hei rf r eepr oduct s -phsDi r ectencour agesr emai ni ngschool sandcol l egest oor dernow -Cl ocki st i cki ngf ort hi syear ’ sf i nalor der s School sandcol l egesi nEngl andar ebei ngpr ompt edt oor dert hei rf r ee per i odpr oduct snowt ohel pcombatper i odi nequal i t y . Per i odpr oductsuppl i erphsDi r ecthasannouncedt hatnear l y40% ofel i gi bl e school sandcol l egeshaveor der edf r eepr oduct s,f undedbyt heDepar t ment f orEducat i onaspar toft heschemet ot ackl eper i odi nequal i t y .However ,t he cl ocki st i cki ngf ort her emai ni ngeducat i onalor gani sat i onst opl acet hei r or der sf ort hi syear ’ sbudgetal l ocat i onbef or et heendoft heaut umnt er m. War r enEdmondson,managi ngdi r ect orofphsDi r ectwhi chi spar toff aci l i t i es ser vi cespr ovi derphsGr oup,sai d:“ I ti sf ant ast i ct hatnear l y40% ofschool s andcol l egeshaveal r eadyor der edt hei rf r eeper i odpr oduct s,hel pi ngpr ovi de accesst ost udent swhoneedi tandwor ki ngt owar dscr eat i ngper i odequal i t y f oral l .Thi sf i gur ei spar t i cul ar l yencour agi ngsi ncet her ewasonl yamat t erof weeksbet weent heschemel aunchi ngi nJanuar yandt hemasscl osur esof school sandcol l egesacr osst hecount r y .Posi t i vel y ,t hr oughoutl ockdownsi gni f i cantnumber scont i nuedt oor derf r eepr oduct swi t hmanyoft hesecr eat i ng schooldr opi npoi nt sf orcol l ect i onorpr ovi di ngcar epackagesf orl ear ner s st ayi ngathome. “ School sandcol l egeswhohavenotyetpl acedt hei ror der sar ebei ngencour agedt odosoaheadoft hedeadl i neoft heendoft heaut umnt er m.Pr ovi di ng f r eeper i odpr oduct st ost udent swhoneedt hem i saf ant ast i ci ni t i at i veandi s amaj orst r i dei nt hef i ghtagai nstper i odi nequal i t y .Educat i onalor gani sat i ons mustnowpl ayt hei rpar ti ncl ai mi ngt hei rf r eepr oduct sandget t i ngt hem t o t hef r ont l i ne,pr ovi di ngt hef r eeaccesswhi chf orsomei ssodesper at el y needed. ”
Mor et han20, 000school sandcol l egesi nEngl andar eel i gi bl ef ort heDf E per i odpr oduct sscheme,gi vi ngf r eeandeasyaccesst oyoungpeopl ewho needt hem.Ther ei sachoi ceoff r eeper i odpr oduct savai l abl er angi ngf r om padsandt amponst oenvi r onment al l yf r i endl ypads,nonappl i cat orandcar dboar dappl i cat ort amponsaswel lasr eusabl epadsandmenst r ualcups–al l desi gnedt or educepl ast i cwast eandl i mi ti t senvi r onment ali mpact . MrEdmondsonadded:“ Wi t hal lschool sandcol l egessett oopeni nSept ember ,weexpector der st or i seconsi der abl yandwear epr epar edf ort hi s.We ar ef ul l yst ockedwi t hmi l l i onsofper i odpr oduct sj ustwai t i ngt obeor der edwi t h cont act l essdel i ver y .Themessagef r om usi sl oudandcl ear–or dernowt o hel pensur enoyoungper sonsuf f er sbecauseofal ackofaccesst osucha basi cnecessi t yasper i odpr oduct s. ” Toaccesst hei rf r eepr oduct s,school sandcol l egeshavehadanact i vat i on emai lf r om phswhi chi ncl udesi nf or mat i ononhowt ol ogont ot hepor t aland or der .Forsuppor t ,school sandcol l egescangeti nt ouchwi t hphsDi r ectby emai l i ngper i odpr oduct s@phsdi r ect . co. ukorcal l i ngt hehel pl i neon01827 255500. Formor ei nf or mat i on,vi si tt heper i odequal i t ypagesont hephswebsi t e.You canal sof ol l ow@phsGr ouponTwi t t erandphsGr ouponLi nkedI n Rel easef r om PHSGr oup
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Kal merCounsel l i ng TheGl obal pandemi cofCOVI D19hasaddedanot herl ay eror pr es s ur ef ors c hool st omeett hement al heal t h&emot i onal wel l bei ngofal l pupi l s&s t af f .I nes s enc ewe’ v eal l ex per i enc eda Tr auma,at r aumat os oc i et y ,c ount r i es ,c ommuni t i es ,f ami l i es& wi t hi neac hofus . Tr aumai st her es pons et oadeepl ydi s t r es s i ngordi s t ur bi ng ev entt hatov er whel msani ndi v i dual ' sabi l i t yt oc ope. Ourpr ev i ousex per i enc esoft r aumamaybet r i gger edduet o COVI D19par t i c ul ar l yi nt hemos tv ul ner abl epupi l s .Howev er , ev ent hemos tr es i l i entf ami l i eswi l l hav ebeenaf f ec t edasi t doesnotdi s c r i mi nat e. T eac her s&s uppor ts t af fnat ur al l ybec omeat t ac hedt o,pr ot ec t i v eof ,andc onc er nedf ort hec hi l dr en/ y oungpeopl et heyeduc at e.T oday ' sc l as s r oomsar ef i l l edwi t hpupi l swho’ v ebeennegat i v el yi mpac t edbyCOVI D19&whomayhav eex per i enc ed t r aumat hr oughpov er t y ,abus e,v i ol enc e,negl ec t ,i l l nes s ,deat h, l os sandmor e.Af t eraper i odoft i me,dai l yr emi nder soft he s t r uggl est heyf ac e,andt hehumandes i r et os uppor t / r el i ev e t hem,s t af fbegi nt os uf f ert hes y mpt omsofc ompas s i onf at i gue ( Sec ondar yTr auma) . Wehav edev el opedapr ogr ammef ort hePSHEc ur r i c ul um l i nk edt oSoc i al andEmot i onal As pec t sofLear ni ng( SEAL) whi c hwi l l enabl es c hool st oaddr es st heemer gi ngi mpac t COVI D19hashadonSt af f ,pupi l s&f ami l i esment al wel l nes s& emot i onal wel l bei ng.
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HOW CANWEHELPEASETHETRANSI TI ONBETWEEN HOMEANDSCHOOL? Manyps y c hol ogi s t sar ec al l i ngf ora‘ per i odofpl ay ’ t ohel p c hi l dr enf i ndt hei rac ademi cf eet ;al l owi ngs t udent st or eengage t hei rs oc i al s k i l l sandex pr es st hei remot i onsmor ef l ui dl y .Pl ay c anbedes c r i bedasapower f ul dev i c e;notonl yf orr el i ev i ng bac kt os c hool anx i et y ,butf ort heev er y daynur t ur i ngof s t udent sment al andphy s i c al heal t h. Oneoft hemos tpower f ul way st oputpl ayf i r s ti st oc r eat ea dedi c at eds pac ef ori t .As pac et hat ’ ss epar at ef r om t he pl ay gr oundandt hec l as s r oom,andonet hat ’ sbeens pec i al l y des i gnedt of oc usonemot i ons ,c al mi ng,andex pl or at i on–a Mul t i Sens or yRoom. Sens or yr oomsar et heper f ec tt hi r ds pac ebet weenpl ayand l ear ni ngf ors c hool s .They ’ r ef i l l edwi t hpur pos el ydes i gned gadget s ,ai dsandel ement st hathel pc hi l dr enunder s t and t hems el v esandt hei remot i ons .Sens or yr oomsr epr es enta c al mi ngandc ont r ol l edenv i r onmentt hat ’ ss af ef orc hi l dr ent o ex pl or ehowt hey ’ r ef eel i ng;i t ’ snei t herov erorunder s t i mul at i ng,gi v i ngt hem t heper f ec toppor t uni t yt of oc usont he pr es ent . TYPI CALMULTI SENSORYROOMSI NCLUDE: MoodLi ght i ng:Si ghti soneourmos tac t i v es ens es .Changes i nt hel ev el andc ol ourofl i ghtc aneas i l yaf f ec tourmood, mak i ngl i ght i ngani mpor t antel ementofamul t i s ens or yr oom. Bubbl eCol umns ,Fi br eOpt i c s ,Sol arPr oj ec t or sandev en Col ourChangi ngEggsc anc r eat eawonder f ul s ens or y aes t het i ct oanyr oom.
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