Headteacher: Mr. S.P. Davies, B.Ed(Hons), NPQH Deputy Headteacher: Mr. A.P. Byrne, M.Eng. PGCE Tel: Swansea (01792) 650946 E-mail: [email protected] Follow us on twitter: @DanygraigP Ysgol Street, Port Tennant, SWANSEA SA1 8LE 16 th March 2020 Dear Parents, As you are aware, we are in the unprecedented position of a global pandemic relating to Covid-19. As announced by the Prime Minister, there will be no blanket closures of schools at the moment. As a school, we are receiving the same information from Public Health Wales (PHW) as is being published for the general public. Swansea Council is advising schools to follow PHW guidance. Our first priority, as ever, is the health, safety and well-being of our children, staff and the families and friends that make up our school community. The latest guidance from PHW is as follows: *People who have returned from Category 1 specified countries or areas (see PHW website for details of the list) in the last 14 days should self-isolate. This includes avoiding attending an education setting or work until 14 days after they return. ACTION : Therefore, please inform the school if you have travelled to any of the countries on the list in the last 14 days. *Stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms Stay at home for 7 days if you have either: • a high temperature – you feel hot to touch on your chest or back • a new, continuous cough – this means you've started coughing repeatedly ACTION: Therefore, if your child has ANY of the above symptoms, please DO NOT send them to school. If any child displays these symptoms during the day, you will be contacted immediately. If as a parent, you feel your child is vulnerable due to an underlying medical condition, then please inform the office and we can use an attendance code for self-isolating if you feel this is the safest option for them. The safety of all our community is utmost at this time. What is happening in school now: We have already taken a number of measures in school. These include: * ensuring regular hand-washing with anti-bacterial hand wash. You can help us with this by also emphasizing the importance of washing hands at home. * children are being reminded of personal hygiene. * staff are cleaning surfaces with anti-bacterial spray at regular intervals during the day. (PTO)