School Update

Dear Parents/ Carers,

 

I am writing to inform you that Director of Public Health for Lancashire, Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, has reviewed his guidance that schools should not welcome more pupils. He has determined that this guidance should not change. It is still the case that he believes two of the five government tests are not being met in the county.

 

Although the number of new cases has decreased, Lancashire and the north west has a high number of cases compared to many other regions in the country.

Similarly, although the weekly death count in Lancashire is showing a downward trend, a consistent decline is not being seen in all areas, and in recent weeks we have seen an increase. It has also been widely reported that the R value for the north west is above 1.

 

Locally, Test and Trace is still currently inadequate and more work needs to be done to properly embed local expertise into the national NHS Test and Trace system.

 

Therefore,  the earliest date for the return of Y6 children at Duke Street Primary is now Monday 22^nd June.

 

The earliest date for the return of Y1 / Reception children is Monday 29^th June.

 

Yours sincerely

 

A.W.Kidd

 

Headteacher

Duke Street Primary School