Coronavirus update - Information from Longley Park Sixth Form Principal and Briganita Learning Trust

Longley Park Sixth Form is open as usual but we are advising our students to attend for lessons only and to work in the ILC. The safety of our students and staff is paramount but we are also mindful of the advice of social distancing so are encouraging students not to spend their social time within the sixth form; all visits, internal and external have now been cancelled. The café will be closing at 1.30pm and students will be asked to leave site when they have finished lessons.

What are Longley Park doing?

Discussions have been had with all students regarding the importance of washing their hands, catch it, bin it, kill it and what to do if they start to feel unwell. Hand sanitizers have been placed around the Sixth Form and our cleaning team our continuing to work to their high standards. As per Government guidelines, if students have a high temperature and/or a new persistent cough then the advice is that they should be self-isolating for a 14 day minimum period.

In the event that we do close, the Sixth Form Leadership Team, along with all staff, have been working closely on a contingency plan. Staff here will continue to work with students remotely and work will be set according to the course they are studying. Communication can continue between staff and students, as it does daily, with our online platform Cedar and Longley Park’s email system.

*Please click here to for further information from the Principal, Mo Nisbet and the CEO of Brigantia Trust, Mike Westerdale*

What happens about exams?

At the moment, the Department for Education has issued no changes to the forthcoming exams. Any update will be communicated with our students and families, giving as much notice as possible to any changes that may occur.

The Department for Education has launched a new helpline to answer questions about Coronavirus related to education for staff, parents and young people.

Phone: 0800 046 8687 Monday-Friday 8am-6pm

Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk

We understand the importance of education and that this must continue. We are closely monitoring the situation and as this evolves, further updates will be posted on the website and social media channels.