Remote Learning & Catch-Up Funding
COVID-19 Catch-Up Premium Funding
In response to the national school lockdown of March - July 2020, the Government has created a 'Catch-Up' Premium to ensure that schools have the support they need to help all pupils make up for lost teaching time. An allocation of £80 per pupil will be awarded to schools, along with a subsidised National Tutoring Programme. Please see below our planned spending of such funding and how we will measure the impact of our approach.
Remote Education
Information about our remote education can be found by clicking on the page below.
You can help to slow the spread of coronavirus
Make sure you and your children follow these general principles to prevent spreading any respiratory virus:
- Wash your hands often – with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or an alcohol-based sanitiser if soap and water aren’t available.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Follow the latest Government advice - this changes frequently so ensure you keep up to date.
- Wear face coverings when using public transport and in shops and shared spaces.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a bin and wash your hands. Cough into your elbow if a tissue isn’t available.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces in the home.
- If you have a cough or temperature, or loss of taste or smell, or anyone in your family does, then you all need to self-isolate for 10 days. You also need to self-isolate if someone you live with has tested positive, even if they are not displaying symptoms.
- Guidance on isolation continues to change so please always check the NHS website for the latest advice (the above 10-day isolation period was updated on 14 December 2020).
- If you’re worried about your symptoms, please use the NHS website or call NHS 111 – don’t go directly to your GP or other healthcare environment.
In school, all pupils have been taught about the importance of effective hand washing (including the use of sanitisers), along with respiratory hygiene.
Sources of Support
Please see the table below for organisations able to offer support and advice.
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Agency |
Information
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Mind
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Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. More information can be found on their website: |
| Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families |
A short video aimed at parents, to guide you in how to manage anxiety during this pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnANLAcpRZ4&feature=youtu.be |
| NSPCC |
Advice for parents from the NSPCC to guide you through this difficult period. Guidance includes: talking to children about coronavirus, working from home, keeping children safe from abuse, supporting SEND children and lockdown and separated parents. |
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Young Minds |
Work with young people to ensure they have access to the support they need. Young Mind also act as a lifeline for parents and carers, and have a parent's A-Z Guide, providing expert online advice and information to parents. More information can be found on their website: |
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Childline |
Call, chat or email Childline about anything that is worrying you. You can call them on: 08001111 More information can be found on their website: |
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CEOP |
If you are worried about online abuse or the way someone has been communicating online. |
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Kooth
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Online counselling service young people can access this through their phones or computers- a place to talk to someone. More information can be found on their website: |
| Internet Matters |
Support for parents and carers on keeping your child safe online. |
| Net Aware |
Support for parents and carers from the NSPCC. You can look up apps, social media sites and games on this site to learn more about what they are and what they do. |
| Parent Info |
Help and advice for families in a digital world. |
| Think u Know |
Age appropriate advice on staying safe online. |
| UK Safer Internet Centre |
Guidance for families on how to stay safe online. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers |
Well-being
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important, especially when at home. This includes a healthy diet, sleeping well and exercising. You can also have social contact with loved ones at home and by email and phone with other family and friends.
Online Safety
Being ready to switch to remote learning means that we need to be extra careful with online safety. If you are worried about online abuse or the way someone has been communicating online, report this to your parents/carers or on CEOP. In such situations, the best thing to do is to block the person, and then report it on: www.ceop.police.uk
Further Sources of Support
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Agency |
Information |
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Support for Benefits/ Department for Work and Pensions |
More information can be found on their website: You can also visit https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/benefits for local guidance. |
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GP |
Please contact your GP for advice/strategies/help on the following if you have noticed that your child:
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Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) |
CAMHS is a service providing multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment for young people with mental health or emotional and behavioral difficulties. Your GP can make a referral. More information can be found on their website: |
| Hillingdon Crisis Support Service | 'Hillingdon Crisis Support Service are here to help. We are not here to judge, to question or deny. If you need help with putting some food on the table, whether you are living alone or have five children, we can help you. All you have to do is send us a message via Facebook or call us on 01895 725145. We can quickly and discreetly deliver a parcel of food to you so no-one goes hungry.' |
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Food Bank
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https://hillingdon.foodbank.org.uk/ - is the webpage for the food bank in Hillingdon. You can email them at hillingdonfoodbank@kingsborough.org.uk or phone on 01895 252224. |
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Citizens Advice |
Citizens Advice is a charity that offers free, accessible, quality advice to anyone. They can help with all kinds of problems whether they are housing, employment, benefits, debts or immigration issues for example. More information can be found here: https://www.hillingdoncab.org.uk/ or by phoning 0344 848 7903. |
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Police |
For immediate risks, call 999.
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MASH |
Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is a multi-agency service which makes it easier to access early targeted support when you consider a child, young person or family needs a service that requires a multi-agency response. More information can be found here: https://hillingdonlscb.org.uk/professionals/useful-guidance/mash/ |
Guidance from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
A guide produced by 'Young Minds' - parents guiding one another on how to support families during the coronavirus
Rockpool (https://rockpool.life/) have produced factsheets for parents and practitioners, using trauma awareness about children's and adult's emotional behaviour.
- Factsheet 1 - Being Safe
- Factsheet 2 - Keeping Connected
- Factsheet 3 - Understanding Resilience
- Factsheet 4 - Nurturing Environment
- Factsheet 5 - Healthy Relationships
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Hand washing
Please click on the link to watch an NHS video demonstrating the best way to wash your hands. A Newsround video on the same subject (aimed at children), can be found within the resources listed on the Place2Be site, see below.
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Public Health England
Click on this link for more information about coronavirus from Public Health England.
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Place2Be - Supporting your child’s questions and concerns about coronavirus
Place2Be is a children’s mental health organisation and they have produced an excellent advice page on how to support children with concerns about coronavirus. In addition, there are useful video clips and a comic book page to explain to children some of the ways in which they can learn more about the virus.
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Nurse Dotty Story
A story which aims to reassure children in these difficult times.