Remote learning in place for year 8 for the remainder of this week

15th June 2021Andrew Gray

We are currently experiencing significant teaching staff shortages in school. This is due mainly to a large number of staff receiving NHS alerts to self-isolate, or having children of their own who have been directed to self isolate. In total we anticipate that around a third of teaching staff will be unavailable at points this week.

Whilst I do not want our students to miss any more learning given the past year, I also have to balance this with ensuring that the site can operate safely given the absence of so many adults in the building.

With this in mind we will be closing for in person teaching to year 8 for the remainder of the week. Students will be able to access their full lessons online with their teachers from home during this time. All other year groups should attend as normal.

I would like to make clear that this is not linked to cases in school, which remain very low, and that there is no increased risk to anyone in school.

I will continue to keep parents informed this week and will provide an update in the parent bulletin on Friday.

Mr D Jamieson
Headteacher

Year 7 Parents’ Evening Reminder

4th May 2021Andrew Gray

Bookings are now closed for our upcoming Year 7 Parents Evening which takes place on tonight, from 4.00pm until 7.00pm. Appointments will take place by video with your childā€™s subject teachers using the Parents Evening System.

A guide is available to help you to join the video appointments on slide 4 and 5 of the guide below. A direct link to the Parentsā€™ Evening System is here

If you are unable to log in, please ensure that you are using the email address that we have on record for you. If you have any questions or difficulty joining the appointments, please contact support@burnsidecollege.org.uk for assistance.

We look forward to seeing you.