School Closures

SNOW CLOSURE INFORMATION

Wherever possible the school will endeavour to stay open, but the health and safety of everyone on our school site must be our priority and will determine any decision taken.

Factors that will be taken into consideration:

• The amount of snow
• Accessibility of the school site and roads surrounding the school
• Staffing – many of our staff live a distance from the school and as you know journeys take much longer in snowy conditions
• Forecasts for the rest of the day
• Safety on site

Any decision to shut the school will be made as early as possible. Eagle Radio will also update on school closures. Closures will be posted on:

www.hants.gov.uk/education/schoolclosures.

If the school is shut, all after school clubs will also be closed.

Class teachers will post on their website class page, non-compulsory suggested work/activities.

If children come in to school and severe weather occurs throughout the day and the roads are looking treacherous we may make the decision to close early. This is a decision that can only be taken on the day and would be taken after looking at the risks to all staff and children on the site. Autumn Cottage would make a decision after considering their staffing numbers.

You may like to consider making your own arrangements now so that you are prepared for ‘snow days’.

Finally, wellies for all children is a must if there is lots of ice or snow in the playground. Please ensure that they are named and they do have their school shoes to change into.

Stay safe and warm!