Coronavirus updates

Partial reopening of school – update 5 June 2020

We are currently preparing for the wider opening of Vale of York Academy.

At this stage, the government is asking secondary schools to supplement remote learning with some face-to-face support for students in Year 10. This is to help and support students with their ongoing remote learning but also to help prepare them for their forthcoming public examinations in 2021.

The Principal has sent a letter to all Year 10 students / their parents/carers today (5 June 2020) to confirm the arrangements the Academy has made to offer face-to-face support for these students.

We aim to commence providing face-to-face learning to students in Year 10 from Monday 15 June.

Full information about the plans for partial reopening can be found here – please do take a look:

• Letter from the Principal to Year 10 parents – 5 June 2020
• Code of Conduct for the wider opening of Vale of York Academy
• Wider opening of school risk assessment – City of York Council
• Additional guidance for reopening Vale of York Academy – this document supports the above risk assessment

You can also see the Principal’s latest video message here.

Last updated 5 June 2020

Emergency cover

The single most important action we can all take, in fighting coronavirus, is to stay at home in order to protect the NHS and save lives. In response to the Prime Minister’s address to the Nation, we must ask that parents and carers continue to only access the emergency child care cover at the school if you absolutely have to and if there is no one else in your household, who is not a key worker, who can safely look after your child.

It is essential that we minimise the number of people accessing this emergency cover so that we can adhere to strict social distancing requirements, for the health and safety and wellbeing of the children and our staff.

What do I do if I need to access the emergency cover?

Correspondence is currently being undertaken directly with the school.

Please inform the school if your requirements change and you no longer need cover for the days you have booked.