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Back to SchoolInterim Guide – June 2020
Dear Parents and Guardians, Start of Autumn Term 2020 Arrangements The arrangements and plans to ensure the safety and well-being of our pupils is of paramount importance. This interim guide will inform you about those arrangements.
It will be important to strike a balance between ‘business as usual’ and putting in place the necessary precautions and safety measures across all aspects of College life - above and beyond the expectations of the UK Government, and we are working hard to ensure this.
We will continue to develop these plans throughout the summer holiday and we intend to provide a comprehensive Back to School Guide by the end of July. In the meantime, I wanted to provide you with some detail, to both reassure you and help you make decisions, particularly concerning travel arrangements.
We continue to take guidance from the UK Government and the World Health Organisation, the Boarding Schools Association (including the BSA COVID Safe Charter) and our own medical team. Please be aware that the information within this interim guide may change in line with UK Government announcements and we will keep you updated with those developments
During August there will be an opportunity for all parents and guardians to join online meetings with members of the College’s Senior Management Team to address any concerns or questions you may have.
Best wishes
Lewis Faulkner Deputy Head: Pastoral
Keeping our Malvern Family Safe
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The UK Government rules currently require everyone arriving in the UK to quarantine for 14 days (although
there are indications that this might change, at least for certain countries). The following information
assumes that a quarantine period will still be required in August but is subject to change, in line with
any changes to rules and guidelines:
■ Malvern College will open for overseas pupils
who need to quarantine on 19th August 2020
to allow for a 14-day quarantine period.
■ Overseas pupils are encouraged to explore
quarantine options with guardians and family,
as appropriate, before taking up the option
in College.
■ The cost for the quarantine period will be
£565 and will be added to the school bill. This
is a nominal fee applicable for the quarantine
period only, to support our overseas families in
adhering to the UK Government guidelines.
■ Parents who wish to travel to the UK and
quarantine with their child can do so in a
hotel or privately rented accommodation,
but not at the College. Parents will not be
allowed to enter the boarding House, or any
other school building until the quarantine
period has been completed.
■ Parents of overseas pupils who have to
quarantine will be asked to complete a
form prior to arrival in the UK to confirm
quarantine arrangements.
Quarantine Arrangements For Overseas Boarding Pupils
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■ Pupils who are travelling to the College
will be collected from main airports by GT
Matrix transport (our usual College transport
provider). Further details will be available by
the end of July.
■ On arrival at Malvern College, all pupils
will undergo health screening by College
medical staff which will include a temperature
check using thermal scanners and health
questionnaire.
■ COVID-19 testing will also be in place as
required; further details will be provided in
our July update.
■ Pupils who choose to quarantine in school will
be quarantined in boarding Houses and cared
for by College staff.
■ The boarding House used for quarantine
may not be the same as a pupil’s normal
boarding House.
■ The College Medical Centre will be staffed
24 hours per day by qualified medical staff.
■ Clear guidance will be given to pupils on
arrival about the procedures they need to
adhere to in school.
■ We have an isolation facility for pupils who
develop symptoms.
■ Deep cleaning will take place for all rooms that
have been occupied during the quarantine
period before they are re-used.
Arrival of new pupils joining the College in September
All new pupils who do not need to quarantine
should arrive at the College on Wednesday 2nd
September at 14:00. They will undergo health
screening including a temperature check using
thermal scanners and a health questionnaire,
before entering school buildings. If current
social distancing rules are still in place:
■ Day pupils will be invited to attend the
College, by appointment only, for various
aspects of their induction processes, all
adhering to social distancing guidelines
■ Some of the induction process will
be conducted online to facilitate
social distancing
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Arrival Arrangements For Current Pupils
Arrival of boarding pupils who are not new to the College
Boarding pupils who are not new to the College,
and who are not quarantining in College, should
arrive by 5pm on Thursday 3rd September. They
will undergo health screening before entering
school buildings.
Arrival of day pupils who are not new to the College
Day pupils who are not new to the College
should arrive by 8.10am on Friday 4th September.
They will undergo health screening before
entering school buildings.
All boarding pupils
■ Boarders in the same boarding House are
treated as a household so they can interact
without maintaining social distancing.
■ All boarders will have all meals in the
boarding House and will socially distance
from pupils and staff who are not in their
House on the rest of the campus.
■ Any pupil showing symptoms will
immediately go into isolation. Appropriate
medical care will be provided. Other pupils
in the boarding House will also go into
isolation (as directed by guidelines set)
until test results are confirmed.
■ Boarders will be given guidance about how
to protect themselves and each other with
sensible hygiene precautions.
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Day Pupils
■ Day pupils will not be allowed to enter
boarding Houses.
■ Day pupils are encouraged to board but they
must commit to boarding from the beginning
of term until the first Leave Out at the earliest.
■ Day pupils will not have the option of staying
overnight in a boarding House unless they are a
full boarder. Day boarding will not be an option
for at least the first half of the Autumn term.
■ Day pupils, visitors and non-resident staff
will be health-screened on arrival at the
College each day.
■ Any day pupil or non-residential member
of staff showing symptoms will be sent
home to isolate immediately.
■ Day pupils will have designated bases on
the school campus, where they can work,
store their possessions, as well as being with
other day pupils from their House, but also
socially distanced.
Visitors and Non-Residential Staff
■ There will be strict controls for visitors and
non-residential staff entering boarding Houses
in order to protect the safety of the pupils
and staff who are resident.
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The School Day ■ Lessons, co-curriculum and super-curriculum
activities will commence on 4th September and
will be appropriate to the guidelines in place,
for example, the Autumn term is likely to start
with sports that are more easily adapted to social
distancing such as tennis and cricket.
■ One-way systems will be put in place where
appropriate in College buildings.
■ Boarders and day pupils will attend lessons
socially distanced.
■ Pupils who wish to wear face coverings are
welcome to do so. In certain circumstances
they may be required to do so (e.g. when
using transport).
■ Each classroom will be equipped with hand
sanitiser and alcohol wipes.
■ Pupils will be required to clean their own desks
and chairs at the end of each lesson.
■ Where a whole class will not fit into a room due
to social distancing, lessons may be moved to
a larger space or combined with a rotation of
attendance in class and online learning in school.
■ Any pupil unable to access a lesson in person,
will be able to access it online.
■ Large gatherings e.g. Chapel or year group
events will be suitably adapted or removed
from the weekly time-table.
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■ Day pupils will eat in a House group, in designated
areas such as the Gryphon Room or Sports Hall,
appropriately separated from each other. They will
not eat in their boarding House but will be joined
by non-residential House staff.
■ Boarders will eat in their boarding House maintaining
the boarding House as a ‘household’.
■ We are working closely with our caterers to prepare
new protocols to minimise any risks next term.
Catering
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The school will remain open during Leave-Out and
Half Term for overseas boarders who are unable to
return home or to stay with their guardians due to
the pandemic. Further details will follow.
Leave-Out and Half Term
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School Uniform For All Pupils The following section provides opening arrangements for Schooltogs, the College’s uniform supplier, this
summer and at the start of the Autumn term. At present the shop remains closed, although we are expecting
that we will be able to open over the summer holidays as set out below. We will be in touch again over the
course of the summer if and when these arrangements change.
CURRENT PARENTS
Current social distancing regulations mean that the
shop is limited to two customers at any one time,
and current parents are therefore encouraged
as far as is possible to order uniform online here.
Parents wishing to visit the shop in person are asked
to wear a face covering when doing so and may
be asked to queue outside if there are two or more
customers already in the shop. Hand sanitizer will
be available in the shop for customer use.
NEW PARENTS
Parents of new pupils are encouraged to book a
private appointment for the fitting of their child’s
uniform at the shop; this can be booked for any
time during the summer holidays via the
Schooltogs online appointment system here.
PUPILS IN QUARANTINE
Current quarantine regulations would prevent pupils
from accessing the shop during the quarantine
period from 19th August. If these regulations remain
unchanged by the end of the summer holidays we
will make arrangements for any pupils in quarantine
to purchase their uniform during the first few days
of term instead.
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School Uniform For All Pupils SUMMER HOLIDAY 2020 OPENING HOURS
(Please note that these are provisional and subject to change depending on COVID-19 regulations)
Wednesday 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th July, 5th, 12th,
19th, 26th August & 2nd September:
10am – 5pm (general admission –
no appointment needed)
Saturday 11th, 18th, 25th July, 1st, 8th, 15th
& 22nd August:
10am – 4pm (appointments only)
4pm – 5pm (click & collect and returns only)
Thursday 27th, Friday 28th, Saturday 29th August:
10am – 4pm (appointments only)
4pm – 5pm (click & collect and returns only)
Tuesday 1st, Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th,
Monday 7th, Tuesday 8th, Wednesday 9th &
Thursday 10th September:
10am – 4pm (appointments only)
4pm – 5pm (click & collect and returns only)
Friday 11th September:
10am – 5pm (general admission –
no appointment needed)
Week commencing 14th September:
normal termtime hours resume, please
see the following page.
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PLANNED TERMTIME OPENING HOURS, AUTUMN 2020
(Please note that these are provisional and subject to change depending on COVID-19 regulations)
Mondays: .............................................................Closed
Tuesdays and Fridays: ........................................... 2.00pm – 5.30pm
Wednesdays: ........................................................ 1.30pm – 5.00pm
Thursdays and Saturdays: ...................................... 10.30am – 2.30pm
Leave-out, half-term and end of term Fridays: ........ Closed
Leave-outs and half terms: .....................................Closed
SCHOOLTOGS CONTACT DETAILS
Tel: +44 (0)1684 581629 or 578785 (Malvern town centre branch)
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.schooltogs.com
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During August there will be opportunities for all
parents to join online meetings with members
of the Senior Management Team at the College
to answer any questions. Details of these meetings
will be published shortly.
Online Meetings
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