On behalf of The Three Rivers Learning Trust, I would like to thank you for

supporting the closure of our schools for the vast majority of children. We 

are providing a skeleton childcare service which is only for the most

vulnerable children and the children of essential Key Workers. The

first principle of government guidance is that a child should only be sent to

school if there is no safe alternative and provision in school must be a last

resort.  

 

Our schools can only work within the resources available to us, including staff

availability. As the situation develops, it may be necessary to close some

school buildings and to consolidate staff from across the Learning Trust to

work with different groups of children, in different locations. If we need to do

this, it will be carefully planned and communicated to the parents and carers

of those children still in school.  

 

The majority of children are, of course, now studying from home and I can

assure you that our schools are working diligently to provide continuity of

learning and high quality resources. There are many excellent on-line materials available too, for instance from the BBC, and this does also provide an excellent opportunity for children of all ages to increase their love of reading and literature. 

 

I am very proud of our school leaders, teachers and wider staff teams, who

are working calmly, tirelessly and flexibly to provide the necessary support at

this time. Our Headteacher’s will continue to communicate proactively with

you as and when circumstances change.

 

This link, which I have also shared with staff, is to support our wellbeing at

this very anxious time.

Finally, thank you for your ongoing messages of thanks and support which are greatly appreciated by the schools as we all play our part in supporting the government’s strategy during these very difficult times. 

 

Yours sincerely 

 

Simon Taylor

CEO