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Posted on: March 2nd 2021

Measures in place to ensure our safety and wellbeing at CHS

In order to reassure the School and wider Chichester High School community, detailed below is our current procedures and arrangements in place to ensure we are adhering to the COVID-19 safety measures:

Bubbles

Year groups are separated from each other and are grouped in whole year group 'bubbles'.  Year group bubbles are taught in separate areas to other year group bubbles and remain in these areas for all non-specialist subject lessons to restrict movement around the School site.

Social bubbles

The CHS timetable has been written to avoid mixing of group bubbles and where possible, specialist rooms such as Technology and IT have been assigned to individual year group bubbles to avoid potential mixing of equipment. Where this is not always possible see the section on cleaning below.

Each “bubble” has a different arrival time, departure time and different break and lunch arrangements to again avoid the mixing of groups within the CHS site. Year groups use different entrances to the CHS site at different times and then separate routes into their bubble area.

A second canteen area has been set up so that students from different year group bubbles are kept separate for lunch and all tables, seating and surfaces in the canteen are cleaned between each year group bubble.
 

Additional resources and online books have been purchased in departments to ensure that these are not shared between “bubbles”.
 

Social Distancing

Social distancing is in place for Staff and Visitors around the CHS site.  Where possible, this is in place for students to follow, however, it is recognised this is not possible within year group bubbles due to class sizes and layouts. 

Signage and floor stickers are on display as reminders.

Social distancing

Face coverings

The Government position has changed - face coverings are now not compulsory but highly recommended.


The Trust position is that masks should be treated as mandatory outside classroom and highly recommended in classrooms, for staff and students. This does not apply in situations where wearing a face covering would impact the ability to take part in tasks, exercise or strenuous activity, for example in PE lessons
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However, staff and students cannot be forced to wear a face covering.

Facemasks
 

Hand sanitising

Hand sanitiser dispensers have been installed in all classrooms, toilet areas and canteens and pupils are reminded to use these when entering any of these areas.

Signage highlights the need for hand washing and sanitising throughout CHS.

Hand sanitiser

Cleaning arrangements

Thorough cleaning takes place each and every evening after school of all areas using antiviral cleaning products which have been approved as COVID-19 virus killing product.

Every classroom has been provided with antiviral wipes which meet the EN14476 standard.  Rooms such at our IT suites, pupils are requested to use a wipe to clean their keyboard and mouse prior to use.


Rooms where there is unavoidable use by different “bubbles” at different times of the day are cleaned using antiviral cleaner in between groups to ensure they are sanitised prior to the next group using that room.

We have a team of cleaners on site throughout the day, cleaning common touchpoints such as door plates, handles, rails etc.

A ‘fogger’ is used particularly in areas with difficult to clean equipment.

Fogging

Around the School

CHS is well ventilated with doors and windows being kept open where possible.

New door hold opens have been added to some cross-corridor doors to keep them open during the day (releasing on the sound of the fire alarm). There will be a careful balance between ventilation and heating going forwards.

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