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Clare Mount Work Experience Project 25th - 29th January 2021

Fri 29 Jan 2021 KB / CC-S

This week we have been so impressed with all of our students who took part in the Home Work Experience Project. From Year 7 to Year 14, students have been cleaning cars, dog walking, hoovering, cleaning, teaching, baking and even driving diggers!!! How fantastic!!! These skills will really help you on your journey to adulthood and improve your self confidence. We are super proud of you all!

6th Form Meet Kirsty Martin from Veolia

Wed 20 Jan 2021 KB / CV

We welcomed Kirsty Martin from Veolia recycling plant in Liverpool to chat to our students as part of ASDAN Environment studies and World of Work.

Kirsty was keen to work with Clare Mount students again (we visited the centre last year) and gave an excellent presentation this morning to our 6th form in their meeting. Clare Mount pupils got involved by answering questions using the chat box. A fantastic learning experience!

Look Out For your Free School Meal Vouchers

Wed 13 Jan 2021 Lindsey Egan

We are delighted to anounce that from Monday 18th January 2021, we will be returning to providing Supermarket Vouchers to those puils who are eligible for Free School Meals. For enquiries please email fsmvouchers@claremount.wirral.sch.uk. Many thanks

A letter from Mrs Webster: The Reopening of School from 5th January 2021

Fri 01 Jan 2021 KW

Dear parent/carer,

(A copy of the letter below has been sent to your primary email address)

On Wednesday 30th December, The Secretary of State for Education announced plans to “protect education and fight the virus.”

With cases rising across the country the government have pushed back staggered return for secondary schools. This is to give more time for rollout of testing. This will help to find asymptomatic cases and break chains of transmission making it as safe as possible to return to ‘face to face’ education.

Special schools are being offered greater flexibility on face to face attendance of pupils in the first week of term. This will assist the planning and delivery of a mass testing programme.

Clare Mount Specialist Sports College will be open to all students who are ‘vulnerable’ and to those whose parents/carers are ‘key workers’ from Tuesday 5th January 2021.

I have been informed that all schools will receive an initial delivery of lateral flow device test kits to support asymptomatic testing from the start of the spring term. However, I would ask, where possible, for you to take your child to one of our local testing stations over the weekend as testing will not start in school until staff have been appropriately trained and having your child tested will reduce the risk to others. Please do not worry if you are unable to get to a test station as we understand this will not be easy for everyone. If you do manage to go, please send the result through to school office.

The safety of our pupils, staff and the wider Clare Mount community is our priority and as such we are increasing our safety protocols to ensure we can follow the guidelines.

If you are at home and able to supervise your child, work will be set to support their learning. Please be aware that if your child does attend school between 5th – 8th January, we will not be offering the normal school timetable. Pupils will follow a year specific timetable to reduce movement around school and further minimise contact with others. The 2m distancing, one-way system and more frequent handwashing and cleaning expectations will need to be rigidly adhered to. This will be reviewed for Monday 11th January.

Your child’s form tutor will call you on Monday 4th January 2021 to discuss any questions or concerns you may have.

Please email school office with the following information

1. Name of Child

2. I have had my child tested at a walk-in centre and the test came back as Negative / Positive

OR

3. I have been unable to get my child tested

4. I will not be sending my child back to school for the week commencing Tuesday 5th January 2021 but will supervise them working from home.

OR

5. I will be sending my child back to school week commencing 5th January 2021

Thank you for your continued support

Yours sincerely,

K Webster

Headteacher

Clare Mount Specialist Sports College

Fender Lane
Moreton
Wirral
Merseyside
CH46 9PA

t: 0151 606 9440

e: arbor@claremount.wirral.sch.uk

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The Learning Foundry Launch New Traineeship In Partnership With Liverpool FC Foundation

Fri 01 Jan 2021 KB / CC-S

The Learning Foundry, based in Liverpool have launched an exciting new qualification for young people aged 16-18. The programme, called 'Liverpool Future Communities Traineeship' is an 18-week free programme.

With Liverpool Future Communities, students find out how to make a difference in the community and understand the power of sport while preparing for for the world of work!

On the programme, young people develop key employability skills, looking at interview skills, CVs and more – as well as an 8 week placement with an employer. They build a career map, looking at the world of sport and the roles available – it’s not just athletes and players, there’s training, marketing, finance and much more! Students look at key issues such as equality, the BLM movement, and work on a community project.

Some sessions are delivered by the Liverpool Football Club Foundation.

If this sounds like you: you can apply through the website: https://www.thelearningfoundry.co.uk/future-communities.

Thank you

Mrs Cooper-Shone