Agenda item

Report of the Headmistress of the City of London School for Girls.

The Board considered the report of the Headmistress who provided an update on forthcoming events, including Governors’ visiting days, lettings, repairs and maintenance works, staff training and partnerships and outreach with other schools and the following points were made:

·         A series of events were planned for the Autumn 2020 Term but a number of these might be delivered virtually if social distancing restrictions remained in place.  Lettings on the school site were similarly limited by social distancing restrictions and whilst repairs to the swimming pool had been completed, it could not be put back in use until Government restrictions had been lifted.

·         20 out of 24 Year 6 pupils had now returned to the School and were grouped in protective bubbles.  The majority of pupils arrived between 10.00-10.45am to avoid peak travel times on public transport; however, wraparound care was in place for pupils arriving earlier, including vulnerable pupils and those whose parents were key workers.  Work was underway to explore how the School would operate on-site and virtual learning in parallel to all pupils from the start of the 2020/21 academic year as it would be impossible to accommodate all pupils on the School site with current social distancing measures in place.  In response to a question from a Governor, the Headmistress advised that of the four Year 6 pupils who had chosen not to return to the School for the remainder of the Summer 2020 Term, three were moving onto other schools and one was currently living abroad.

·         A Governor queried whether support was in place for pupils reporting any health concerns or safeguarding issues whilst learning was being delivered virtually.  The Headmistress confirmed that a full range of support was in place for any pupil for whom concerns were identified and that this included the resources of the Pastoral Team.  A full update on safeguarding would be given later in the meeting.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.