Vocational KS4 SEMH (Vanguard) News

Welcome to The Harbour School Newsletter. We will be keeping you posted on all the creative learning our pupils are enjoying.

You must not leave, or be outside of your home or garden, except for a very limited set of exemptions e.g. to shop for basic necessities, exercise, go to work if you cannot do so from home, or to escape risk of harm.

Dear Parents / Carers, It is unusual to be writing a letter to you on the last day of the year, however 2020 has been a very unusual year! As you will be aware there has been much media attention given to education and how schools will return in January. To ensure that we have a shared understanding of how The Harbour School will return and how we will keep children and each other safe, I have outlined some key points below.

This is an important letter to share some information on how we can work together to make sure we can continue to give children and young people the best education in the safest way possible.

Portsmouth city council has released a guidance sheet detailing, in plain terms, what you should do if you suspect your child to have symptoms of Covid-19.

We know that the return to school is likely to be challenging forall involved and that many of you will need support andguidance. We understand that during the lockdown period,children and their families may have had to deal with illness,bereavement, changes in employment, financial difficulties andhousing issues.

This briefing sheet has been put together to give schools information about free and paid summer holiday provision, so that this can be sign-posted to parents seeking childcare or enrichment activities over the summer holidays.

Solent NHS Trust Mental Health Support Team are offering stress management workshops over the holiday period.

In addition to the Harbour School Vocational Centre’s subject option booklet being released, the site’s floor plan is now available for access.

The Harbour School Vocational Centre (Vanguard) have released a subject overview and information booklet. It details the various vocational and core subject courses on offer as well as describing what they involve.

Guidance for full opening: special schools and other specialist settings Government Guidance for special educational settings to prepare for the September return of pupils with special education needs and disability (SEND). The full document is available here

Hosted on Lapentor’s 360 goterest service, the staff at Vanguard have created a virtual tour of their site. It allows you to explore the school and look around as if you were on foot.