Welcome back, everyone. I hope that you’ve had a peaceful Easter as well as a safe and healthy one. Don’t panic, we know that today is a training day so we don’t expect students to be working but we wanted to update you on expectations before we start back properly.
I’m sure that after a two-week break it’ll be good for us all to get back to routines and whilst our routines might be unfamiliar, it won’t take us long to adapt.
It won’t surprise you to hear that we’ve been listening to students, staff and parents about how we set work. We hope that we’ve learnt from some mistakes and that, given this will be the situation for the foreseeable future, we can all work together to ensure students make progress.
Firstly, we should thank everyone who shared their insights into how setting work has been so far, it has been really helpful.
As from today (Monday 20th April), we will be setting work in the following manner wherever possible:
Students will be encouraged to exercise and read as part of their working week. Staff have been encouraged to share recommended reading and there is a reading list on this website: https://ormistonforgeacademy.co.uk/news/2020/3/27/suggested-reading-lists
We are hoping that this streamlined approach will encourage more engagement from students. We will keep tweaking the model but we believe this direction provides us all with some balance. Of course, we are always open to feedback and we will continue to monitor student progress.
Please take care and stay safe.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Lisa Mason
Principal
Ormiston Forge Academy
Don’t forget:
Wash your hands
Cough/sneeze into your elbow
Don’t touch your face
Stay more than 6ft (2m) away from others
Stay home if you feel sick
Please follow Government advice by washing your hands frequently and reduce your social interactions – here’s some Government guidance on social distancing: https://bit.ly/2UxH51F