Welcome to All Our Students
On Wednesday we started our return to the classroom at Winston, with Year 7 and Year 11 arriving ready to make the most of being back in school.
Somethings are different:
- one way systems in corridors
- in classrooms everyone is facing the front
- staggered end to the day
- hands sanitised before entering the building and as you enter each classroom
- the use of external classroom doors in MFL and Home Technology
- the way food is purchased and consumed
- Additional benching under the canopy for packed lunches
- staggered release from lessons to avoid too many students in corridors
- surfaces treated with a product that captures and destroys coronavirus
- new toilets and hand washing facilities
The most important thing is that our students have all the opportunities that we can offer and enjoy being back in our school with their friends and their teachers.
Almost every student in Years 7 and 11 returned to school today. At least 600 children were welcomed from 7.30am onwards, they were welcomed on the gate with hand sanitiser and then they were all introduced to our new systems. Expectations were made clear that we all have a responsibility for each other and that the new systems would help us to look after our family.
Students enjoyed a superb roast dinner, practiced their fire drill positions, had their photographs taken for our records and engaged in lessons this afternoon.
Year 11 have come back ready to focus on their GCSEs for the next nine months and there was significant excitement about our new toilets!
Before.
Now!!
