Snow/Inclement Weather
Snowfall overnight
If there is heavy snowfall overnight, we will:
- aim to make a decision to open or close by 7.30am
- notify parents/carers via SchoolPing and the school website
- notify the following radio stations which broadcast school closures on air- Heart FM- BBC Sussex
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if possible, put a sign on the school gates saying the school is closed
Snowfall during the school day
If there is heavy snowfall during the school day, we will:
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monitor the depth and rate of snowfall until it becomes apparent that conditions are likely to become unsafe for all concerned on their journeys to and from school
- contact parents via SchoolPing, email and website to advise them that the school will close early
- keep the children in their classrooms or the hall until they are picked up
- only allow children to be collected by parent/carer or an elected collector
- supervise children until their parents/carers arrive
- invite members of staff who live in vulnerable geographical areas to go home at the safest opportunity