Guidance on Key Workers
- mashtont
- Mar 20, 2020
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GUIDANCE ON KEY WORKERS
The Government has asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible. If children can stay safely at home, they should. This will limit the chance of the virus spreading.
Schools have been asked to provide care for a limited number of children, whose parents work is critical to the COVID-19 response and can not be cared for at home.
Here is a summary of the list of key workers. You can find out more detail using the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision
Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Paramedics, Social workers, Care workers, and other frontline health and social care staff. Producers and distributors of medicine and medical equipment.
Nursery and Teaching Staff. Specialist Education professionals.
Justice system workers, religious staff, those responsible for the management of the deceased.
Workers in local and national government who are responsible for essential public services such as the payment of benefits.
Those involved in food production and other essential provisions, processing, distribution, sales and delivery.
Police and their support staff. Armed Forces personnel. Ministry of Defence workers. Fire and Rescue services. National Crime Agency staff. Border Security. Prison and Probation Staff.
If parents think they fall into any of the categories above and are not able to keep their children safely at home, please contact school. You will be asked the following questions:
Is there any other non-vulnerable person who can care for your child?
How many days and which days will you need children covered?
Which hours will you need?
Will your child need a dinner or will you provide a packed lunch?
Please note we can only care for 20% of children.