On the week of your child’s return to the Academy, they will be issued with a student data collection form showing the personal details that we hold on file for you, and any emergency contacts identified for your child. Please check the details are up-to-date and accurate, and have your child return the document to their Personal Tutor to confirm our records are correct or for amendments to be made.

The Academy will reopen to students using a staggered approach as detailed below. Students will start and end the Academy day at their normal times. In order to maximise the number of students that we can welcome back safely, we have prioritised the return of Year Groups after considering the rate of positive Coronavirus cases, the number of students self-isolating, and the number of staff available. We have given careful consideration to this phased return in discussion with Public Health and Sandwell Local Authority.

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Over the weekend we have received notification of multiple COVID positive cases resulting in large numbers of students and staff needing to self-isolate. This means that we have now reached the point where we have insufficient staff to safely open and run the Academy. After careful consultation with the Local Authority and Public Health, and with the safety of the Academy community being our absolute priority, we have decided to close the Academy for one week.

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