Procedure in the Event of Bad Weather

It is always my intention to keep the school open during the school day where it is safe to do so. If there is an emergency situation before the school day making it impossible to open, we would endeavour to send an email to parents and update the home page of the school website. We aim to do this by 6.45am.

 Parents must also check if school is closed on the Kent Closures website: www.kentclosures.co.uk. The Kent Closures website can also be used to find out if other services in Kent are open or closed, such as nurseries, children’s centres and libraries. Parents can sign up for SMS or email alerts on the Kent Closures website and this service will send an SMS or email alert advising them if OPGS is closed. We will also update our Instagram with news of closure.

 If weather deteriorates during the day, a decision may be taken to release students early. Those who wish to remain in school may do so, and will be supervised until normal closing time. No student would ever be forced to leave the school site in the event of poor weather conditions.

 In the event of school closure, there would be a minimal number of staff on site and therefore no one available to answer the main school line, so please refrain from calling the school.

 Whilst I am keen that students attend school every school day, the security of the students must be paramount. Accordingly, please do not send students to school in the morning if you have any fear for their easy and safe return at the end of the day, and do not do so in the expectation that we may close early.

 

Mrs S. Craig - Headteacher