We are delighted to share our weekly bulletin for Friday 5th March 2021.
Students will return to face to face teaching next week following their first lateral flow test*.
Remote learning will continue Monday 8th – Thursday 11th for those students who have not yet returned to school. All remote learning will end on Friday 12th March as school is open to all students.
| Date | Lateral Flow Testing | Face to Face Teaching |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 4th March | Year 12 & 13 | |
| Friday 5th March | Year 11 | |
| Monday 8th March | Year 10 | Years 11,12 & 13 |
| Tuesday 9th March | Year 7 | Year 10,11,12 & 13 |
| Wednesday 10th March | Year 8 | Years 7,10,11,12 & 13 |
| Thursday 11th March | Year 9 | Years 7,8,10,11,12 & 13 |
| Friday 12th March | All Students |
* Students who are not taking part in lateral flow testing will return to school on the day face to face teaching starts for their year group
During these uncertain and often isolating times, looking after our health and wellbeing is more important than ever. While many members of our community will be coping well, others may need some support.
Tes provides information and training to schools on wellbeing topics. During the pandemic they are sharing these online guides with all schools for us to share with our pupils, parents and carers.
Covering topics such as mental health, low mood and depression, anxiety, loneliness, digital resilience and much more, there are separate guides for children and young people and for parents and carers, with guides for children and young people including useful helplines and websites. We hope that the following link will be useful: https://www.educare.co.uk/edusafe.
During the current period of lockdown the school’s main telephone line will be operational between 8am and 3.30pm.
If you are having internet issues or lack online access to participate in remote learning. Please complete the following form to request support:
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If you need any assistance, please give the school a call on 0191 259 8500
Following the government’s announcement last night the school will be closed to students until at least February half term (Monday 22nd February).
From yesterday remote learning has been available to students in all year groups. In most cases this week this has taken the form of teachers delivering their lessons live on screen and students being able to attend all of their normal lessons online.
I’m delighted to say that attendance to online lessons jumped up today with around 650 students logging in to attend their lessons. We have received fantastic feedback from parents about the high quality lessons being provided for students. Staff at Burnside are working hard to ensure that all of our pupils can still access high quality learning from home.
We know that schools will be closed for a significant period of time now and so it is essential that all students attend their remote lessons online.
It will not be possible to go over all these lessons again when schools reopen. Therefore students must attend all lessons to make sure that they don’t fall behind.
It is particularly important that all year 11 and year 13 students attend all lessons online. We already know that exams will not take place as normal this year. It is likely that teacher assessment will play a big part in the overall grades in the summer so students need to complete all work so that teachers have the evidence to award the right grade.
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact office@burnsidecollege.org.uk
