The government is offering free test kits to all families with school age children. These can be ordered using the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

Test kits should arrive within two days after ordering. You will receive 7 tests if you choose to have them delivered to your home or 14 if you pick them up from a test centre. Your child must be tested twice a week. It is not recommended to take the tests if your child has had COVID in the 3 months prior to testing, as this may result in a false positive reading.

Important - ELATT still plans to open its doors on the 20th of April 2021, following the Easter break, so we recommend commencing testing the week beginning the 12th of April. For the safety of all our young people and staff, your child will not be able to return to face-to-face learning until we have confirmation of a negative test result. Continual testing is mandatory to allow your child to continue with onsite learning. Learning will continue online if you prefer your child to stay at home.

Once you have received your child's test results, please complete this from with test results.

Please note that your child will not be able to attend without completion of this form declaring a negative result.

Dear Parents and Carers

When we last wrote to you we hoped to be able to test all our students at ELATT on Monday 4 January 2021. Unfortunately the government has now confirmed that we will not receive the tests until Wednesday 6 January. We now expect to be able to test all our students on Thursday 7 January and we will write to confirm early next week.

Due to this, and following the government's latest announcement on school return this evening (or yesterday evening if we send this tomorrow), we will now resume classes with the hybrid model on Monday 4 January. Students who are vulnerable and those who are the children of keyworkers can attend onsite next week, and all other students must study at home. If your child is vulnerable or you are keyworker, you are welcome to keep your child at home in the week of 4 January for reasons of their safety.

Please note that we will take registers next week for all classes whether students are studying at ELATT or at home.

We then expect to return to the normal hybrid timetable from Monday 11 January 2021.

Dear Parents and Carers

In line with new government guidelines, all students are asked to be tested prior to classes starting again in January. The objective is to find out if any of our students are Covid-19 positive but do not show any symptoms.

The government intend to send enough 'rapid-result tests' (called a Lateral Flow Test) for every school or college student in England. The result of the rapid-result test will be available within thirty minutes and, unlike the tests in your local Testing Centre, does not need to be sent to a laboratory.

Following this guidance, we have revised our reopening guidance for our Sixth Form students in January 2021.

We will run a Test Clinic at ELATT on Monday 4 January 2021 so that all our students have an opportunity to take a rapid-result test on site at ELATT.

Please note, if you or any member of your family are not feeling well, please take a test at your local Testing Centre prior to the new term, and do not attend class if you have any symptoms or have tested positive. The rapid-result test is only suitable for students who do not show symptoms.

Students will receive a text message on the week beginning on the 28/12/2020 to confirm that the rapid-result tests have safely arrived at ELATT and the time on Monday 4 January that the student should come to ELATT to have their test. Please do not come to ELATT outside the indicated time.

In order to prioritise the rapid-result testing, there will be no lessons carried out on that day. Classes will resume on Tuesday 5 January 2021.

As people who take this asymptomatic test do not have any symptoms when tested, there is no need to self-isolate. However, if the student tests positive, they will need to take a full test at your local Testing Centre. Your child will need to self-isolate while waiting for the results and then follow further advice.

We all seek to protect our community, ourselves and loved ones. Therefore, students will need to pay even more attention to remain in STRICT bubbles in and outside ELATT and follow our Wear Masks policy when at ELATT.

• The second national lockdown has now ended, and we are continuing with limited onsite delivery for Sixth Form students only.
• Visits continue by appointment only, and all students and visitors must wear a face covering in communal areas.

Visitor arrangements 5 November - 2 December.
ELATT is open during the new national lockdown. However, we are only open to students and visitors by appointment.
To book an appointment, please call 0800-0420-184 or email hello@elatt.org.uk.

Please note that all students and visitors must wear a face covering in all communal areas.

Introduction 
In establishing the study plans for September term, the safety of our students and staff is our over-riding concern.  All our plans are subject to the level to which the coronavirus is controlled in the wider population.  We will be led by government guidance including from the Department for Education. 

If you show any symptoms of Covid-19, please do not attend class under any circumstances.

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• If you have recently applied to ELATT do not worry about your place - we will still offer it to you.
• We will be in touch soon to confirm the details of your course and how courses are being delivered online.
• Please do not come to ELATT's centres to apply for a course at the moment. If you would like to apply for a course or ask about your existing application simply email hello@elatt.org.uk or phone 0800-0420-184

• All the teachers and staff are preparing resources and lessons for you to do at home. Please do not come into any of our centres until further notice.
• Make sure you have an email address and check the email and phone number your teacher has for you. This is how your teachers will be setting your work and carrying on lessons.
• If you have any problems getting internet please let your teacher know as quickly as possible.
• If you are receiving any of our support services, we will contact you about them.
• Our administration and teaching staff are here to continue to support you through your courses and qualifications, and with your future progression. We will make sure you can carry on learning from home.
• ELATT will not stop delivering learning, but we will be working differently with a lot being delivered from home.
• If you have any questions about using your email, phone, contacting your teacher or any other concerns please call us on 0800-0420-184.

• Following the Government’s decision to close schools until further notice, ELATT is putting several practices in place during these exceptional times.
• All students have been set work online throughout the closure period and this will be maintained by teachers from ELATT until further notice.
• Please keep an eye on our website as notices and letters will be published there, as well as being sent to parent/carers.
• We wish everyone to be safe and well in these exceptionally worrying times, and as a charity at the heart of the community, our support for the measures to keep all of us safe is at the centre of our actions.
• Please keep an eye on this website as notices and letters will be published here and will be sent to parent/carers.
• We hope that everyone stays safe and well in these exceptionally worrying times. As a charity at the heart of the community, we support measures which will help to protect us all.

Get technology support for children and schools during coronavirus

The government has recognised that young people may be finding it difficult to access their learning online, so have launched a scheme for families of vulnerable young people to get free resources to support their learning. The scheme is for young people who do not have access to online learning and who have a social worker. For eligibility criteria, click here or copy this link into your browser:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-help-with-technology-for-remote-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19

Dear Parent/Carer,

We hope you are and your child are safe and well.

At ELATT, safeguarding and child protection is our top priority. We understand that in these worrying times, being online will be even more tempting for young people.

The government has also recognised this and have developed a repository on materials to keep young people safe online. The government recognises many parents may feel concerned about the activities and content their children are accessing. To access their resources, click on the link below:

To access their resources, click on the link below or copy this into your browser:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-keeping-children-safe-online/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-parents-and-carers-to-keep-children-safe-online

This guidance outlines resources to help keep children safe from different risks online and where to go to receive support and advice.

If there is anything we can do to support your child online, please feel free to reach out to us.

Best regards,
Oran Blackwood
Head of Sixth Form and SENCO