Open Our Playground

Perhaps if the school had consulted with parents BEFORE making thus autocratic decision there would have been a better solution in place and some people may have been happy to supervise the playground before 08:45.

Crazy they aren't thinking about the safety of the kids

Completely absurd!! It needs to be changed back.

What’s the point of having a playground if the kids cannot use it also is this not a health safety issue with young children near a road /this school have has been open many year with teachers happy to have kid safe in the playground where they safe ,perhaps they should read the safe guarding book that in all schools and teachers dinner lady’s cleaners have read

signed....

i dont know any other school that does this and they dont do it because its unsafe

I am a child minder and have to take children to Alfred St school and Tennyson rd School there is insufficient time to drop off at 8.45 and be at the other school for 8.50am

Don’t want kids hanging around near car park

Absolutely disgraceful this school is shocking nowadays hence why I moved my children when the new head took over. She should be replaced

This doesn't help

My grandchildren attend this school. I need to know they are safe.

Please read the email! There is options available and it's for your children's safety. Is you haven't, see below.... Dear Parents/Carers, I hope that you are enjoying the nice weather and that the children are looking forward to the start of the new academic year. At the end of the last term, I sent a letter out informing you that in order to improve the safeguarding of children before school, the school gates would not be opening until 8.45 am in September. A member of staff will be on each gate supervising the children coming into school and children will then go straight into class. We appreciate that this makes it particularly difficult for those who need to get to Tennyson Road to drop off siblings, so we have put into place a new 'Early Morning Club' starting at 8.30 am. I just want to clarify that this provision is free of charge to children with siblings who will be at Tennyson Road. If parents/carers, who do not have siblings at Tennyson Road, need provision before school starts for their children, they will be able to use the breakfast club facility from 8.00 am, where a healthy breakfast and supervision is provided for a charge of £2 a session or you too have the option of sending them to early morning club at 8.30 am for a charge of 50p per session, which goes towards staffing costs. Please also note that the school office is currently closed but will be open on Monday 3rd September and Tuesday 4th September, 8.30 am until 4.00 pm if you have any queries. I apologise that the previous information was not as clear as intended and hope you enjoy the remainder of the Summer. Kind regards Mrs O'Connor Head Teacher

we need our kids to be safe

Dangerous to children anything could happen and it would be the schools fault

These gates must be unlocked for the safety of the children !!And the fifty pence charge to be scrapped !! What on earth is this Country coming to.Just plain stupid. And who will be receiving this extra cash.

Taking the piss basically

due to this issue that school has caused there are parents being late for work that could make them lose there jobs

Dark mornings and bad weather are coming and our kids safety should come before money and politics

please sign and share this is about our children and keeping them safe dark mornings and nights will be here soon which will make this situation worse