School Closed

Scala Radio composer Alexis Ffrench writes a piece of music to thank the Clarendon Community 

"To the Clarendon School team I am a previous student. I just wanted to take an opportunity to thank Mr. Kipps and his amazing team. It was due to every staff member's dedication and enthusiasm to teach which set the foundations for me to

Following the governments announcement on Thursday 17th December, this is to let parents and carers know that Clarendon will be fully open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 and we expect all pupils to attend unless ill or self isolating. 

Dear parent/carer,

You will be aware of the government announcement about additional school closures, and that Richmond upon Thames schools are not reopening to pupils on the 5th January as we are in one of the Contingency Arrangement Areas, where overall infection rates are very high.

Special schools will be remaining open to all pupils at this time. However, Clarendon, along with the other schools in the Auriga Academy Trust, have made the difficult decision to remain closed to pupils for one additional day (Tuesday 5th January), before fully reopening to all on Wednesday 6th January.

This is to allow for the mass testing of all staff, to enable us to arrange cover for those staff who are unable to attend and to give us time to complete our planning and risk assessments for the mass testing of secondary aged pupils when they return (more information on this, and consent forms, will be sent out next week).

I realise that this will be inconvenient for many of you, and am sorry that there is so little notice, but we are having to respond rapidly to fast-changing circumstances and new Government guidance.

I hope that you have remained safe and well over the holiday period, and look forward to welcoming all pupils back into school on Wednesday 6th January.

John Kipps

Executive Headteacher, Clarendon School

 

 

 

 

 

Dear all, Please find below a link to Our Little Dreams, a short film by Nick Raggett (Max's dad) which aims to tell the story of what it is to be a pupil at Clarendon Primary Centre - and starring many familiar faces! Please take the time