01767 601010admin@ivelvalley.beds.sch.uk Governors LoginStaff LoginCareers Ivel Valley SCHOOL DONT FORGET TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FOR THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION: @IVEL_VALLEY_SCH CORONAVIRUS: COVID 19 UPDATES CLICK HERE FOR OUR SOCIAL DISTANCING POLICY Procedures: 1 – Arrival & Departure – School Site 2 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 3 – Resources & Shared Areas 4 – Cleaning 5 – Lunchtime Plan 6 – Procedure If Someone Has Symptoms 7 – Lateral Flow Testing HOME LEARNING CLICK HERE for Remote Learning Information for Parents Your child’s class teacher will arrange for work to be completed at home. Please CLICK HERE for additional activity ideas to complete at home. Please see our Remote Learning Policy for more information: Remote Learning Policy STAYING SAFE ONLINE We are aware that during this time, children across the country will be spending more time than usual accessing the internet. If this is a worry for you, here are a few resources we’d recommend: www.youtube.com – Alan Mackenzie, an online safety specialist, has made a YouTube video highlighting useful functions within YouTube itself www.thinkuknow.co.uk – there are home activity packs to support online safety knowledge for children of all ages www.childnet.com – Childnet has lots of advice for families and resources to access www.bbc.com/ownit – Own It is run by the BBC to help young people take control of their online life www.parentinfo.org – How to stay safe online at home www.aacoss.org/parents – new video released by The Association of Adult and Child Online Safety Specialists www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk – Digital safety and wellbeing kit www.gov.uk – Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for parents and carers to keep children safe online Digital safety during COVID-19 – Useful information from the Home Office WELLBEING We know that many of our pupils and their families will find this time challenging. It is important for everyone to look after their mental health and wellbeing. Please find below some links and resources that you might find interesting or helpful during this time. Everybody Worries: Oxford University Press have published a fantastic book titled ‘Everybody Worries’ – it is a picture book for children who are worried about Coronavirus and can be found here: www.calameo.com NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes: Supporting mental wellbeing apps and resources The no-panic guide ebook: Coronavirus eBook Coronavirus and anxiety: Wellbeing, the virus and how not to panic! A good article on how to protect your mental health during quarantine or self-isolation: Coronavirus – mental-health and self-isolation The NHS have a large range of apps designed to support mental health – many of them are free: www.nhs.uk Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health: www.bbc.co.uk INFORMATION FROM THE LOCAL AUTHORITY Crisis support Luton Beds 2020 Staying Well During Isolation USEFUL RESOURCES Social Story – Places That Are Closed Central Bedfordshire Virtual Libraries Communication Board to support pupils around the Coronavirus Resources to support pupils understanding of Coronavirus Ideas to Engage Children & Young People – March 2020 CONTACT US School Hitchmead Road, Biggleswade, Beds. SG18 0NL College The Baulk, Biggleswade, Beds. SG18 0PT 01767 601010 admin@ivelvalley.beds.sch.uk USEFUL LINKS Term Dates Policies OFSTED Terms & Conditions Privacy & Cookies Request Paper Copies FOLLOW US Twitter © 2021 Ivel Valley School. All Rights Reserved. School Website Design by edu | websites