The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows: Phone: 0800 046 8687 Opening hours: 8am to 6pm – Monday to Friday10am to 4pm – Saturday and Sunday

 Please see some links below for Year 6 students/families Due to Covid restrictions it has been difficult for the Young Citizen’s Challenge to share some key safety messages with students in year 6.  All partners have put together some information in the form of a workbook/activity including a brand new specially created fire safety workbook. https://www.westernpower.co.uk/power-discovery-zone https://www.rlss.org.uk/summer-water-safety http://www.hwfire.org.uk/safety-and-advice/educational-resources/

Acorns Nursery ended their topic ‘Why are bees so brilliant?’ by making bee biscuits for their bee themed party. The children also took part in a ‘bee performance’. Well done Acorns!

Handwashing advice It is essential that everyone washes their hands more often, using soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Hand washing with soap employs mechanical action that loosens bacteria and viruses from the skin, rinsing them into the drain. Drying hands afterwards makes the skin less hospitable to the virus. Hand sanitiser can be effective if soap is …

Please see below details and also refer to the  ‘Infection Control Updates’ section under the school Closure Quicklinks for a copy of this letter  Coronavirus (COVID 19): Updated School Attendance Arrangements Since Monday 1 June 2020 St Bartholomew’s has welcomed students in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 as well as the vulnerable children and children of critical workers …

St. Bartholomew’s features in the Shuttle today. The report is entitled Parents ‘cautiously send their children back to school’ Please see the links below to read this report: Link to Shuttle e-edition https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=a690df71-05bc-43b3-99ad-64f02908e430 Link to Shuttle web version: https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/18493013.update-wyre-forest-heads-children-return-school/

Thank you to Mr Jarman for buying the geraniums and to Year 1 children for planting them to make our school look great!

Please look at the ‘Infection Control Updates’ section under the school Closure Quicklinks. A new set of important letters for parents have been added.

This wonderful piece of artwork was presented to Mr James by the children of Key Workers as a thank you from them and their parents to the staff for looking after them over the last 8 weeks.

Please look at our Learning Resources page for all of the latest uploaded documents