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Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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We are officially OUTSTANDING!
Wed 20 Dec 2023In November 2023 Ofsted graded Bowlee Park as OUTSTANDING IN ALL AREAS. See the published report here:
https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50236002
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Follow our Facebook page
Thu 12 Oct 2023Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and activities happening at school. Make sure you join the page with the school logo!
https://www.facebook.com/BowleeParkPrimarySchool/
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Nursery or Reception due to start school September 24?
Thu 28 Sep 2023Is your child due to start Nursery or Reception in September 2024? Come along to our open evening on Thursday 2nd November at 3.45 pm
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Weekly School Newsletters
Mon 10 Jul 2023Keep up to date with events in school by accessing our weekly newsletters sent every Friday to parent's email addresses
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Sunday Times Best Schools Guide
Tue 10 Jan 2023Bowlee Park has been listed in the top 10 schools in Manchester and the top 2% of schools nationally.
This is according to the Sunday Times top primary schools in Manchester listed in 2023 Parent Power schools guide. The Sunday Times school league tables are based on Standard Assessment Test (Sats) results.
Our school ranks eighth in Manchester and 394th nationally (out of 20,806 primary schools) in The Sunday Times’ Parent Power Schools Guide 2023.
To view the article click this link
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Safeguarding Information
Thu 29 Sep 2022Along with our weekly school newsletters, we will be sending out online safety advice as well as advice on any other issues. This advice will help you keep your children safe in the digital world and in the real world.
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End of year concerts
Mon 20 Jun 2022Remember to look on our weekly school newsletter for end of year assemblies and concerts dates
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Return to School - January advice
Mon 03 Jan 2022Please find below a letter sent from the Local Authority with advice for Parents and Carers about the return to school. School reopens on Thursday 6th January
Dear parents and carers,
As we prepare for the return to children and young people to schools, colleges and other education settings, we wanted to thank you for your continued support for our education settings across the borough as they continue to respond to the challenges of COVID-19. We also wanted to share with you some of the key messages that will support and help our schools and colleges to deliver education safely and help keep them open. Our school and college leaders want nothing more than to deliver face-face education as this is the best way for children and young people to learn and they continue to have to balance this against the health risks brought by COVID-19.
You will be aware from the media, that omicron is transmitting rapidly. This may already have had an impact on you and your families as it will for our schools and education settings and their staff. We are asking for your continued support with the following;
- If someone has COVID-19 symptoms? Stay at home, isolate and take a PCR test. You can book a test at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested or by calling 119.
- From 14 December 2021, adults who are fully vaccinated and all children and young people aged between 5 and 18 years and 6 months identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 are strongly advised to take a LFD test every day for 7 days and continue to attend their setting as normal, unless they have a positive test result. Daily testing of close contacts applies to all contacts who are:
- fully vaccinated adults – people who have had 2 doses of an approved vaccine
- all children and young people aged 5 to 18 years and 6 months, regardless of their vaccination status
- people who are not able to get vaccinated for medical reasons
- people taking part, or have taken part, in an approved clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine
- Children under 5 years are exempt from self-isolation and do not need to take part in daily testing of close contacts
- From January 4th, we also recommend that in those schools where pupils in year 7 and above are educated, face coverings should be worn in classrooms. This does not apply in situations where wearing a face covering would impact on the ability to take part in exercise or strenuous activity, for example in PE lessons. This will also be a temporary measure. Pupils in these schools must also wear a face covering when travelling on public transport and should wear it on dedicated transport to and from school.
- No symptoms? Take regular lateral flow tests. Many people who become infected with the virus don’t have symptoms but can still infect others. Test at least twice a week and before spending time in crowded and enclosed spaces, or before visiting people who are at higher risk of severe illness if they get COVID-19. Report your result at https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result and if positive, self-isolate immediately and take a PCR test. People can collect LFD tests from many places in Rochdale as well as having them delivered to their house. Please follow this link to see where you can obtain a test http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/coronavirus/Pages/test-and-trace.aspx or order tests for home delivery here: https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests . If an LFD Test result is positive, the person must isolate for 10 days and should take a confirmatory PCR test which can be booked via https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.
- For this term we are asking all pupils, their households and staff to take a lateral flow test on the morning or evening before returning to school after the holidays. This is voluntary and we hope people will take part. Children aged 5-12 should be tested by an adult if parents/carers are happy to do so. Children aged under 5 do not need to be tested. You will also be aware of the need for secondary schools to deliver on site testing again on the return to school, please support your schools and/or education setting to ensure as many students as possible participate in regular testing.
- Asymptomatic testing remains important in reducing the risk of transmission of infection within schools. Staff and secondary school pupils should continue to test twice weekly at home, with lateral flow device (LFD) test kits, 3-4 days apart. Testing remains voluntary but is strongly encouraged. Our schools are strongly encouraged to ask parents and other visitors to take a lateral flow device (LFD) test before entering the school.
- We are currently offering an extensive vaccination programme for adults and for many children and young people. Our programme for second doses or for first doses for healthy 12-15 year olds is being quickly developed following national guidance and we will provide updates via our website links for parents for out of school offers and we will be in touch about in school sessions with relevant schools as soon we can to agree plans with you for this term. We would encourage all staff and parents to get fully vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible. Further details are available here http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/covidvaccine If a child aged 12 -15 is still requiring a 1st dose then you can book on to a catch up clinic we’re running by calling the school immunisation team on 0300 303 0355.
Our public health team and our service for schools continue to monitor closely the rates of infection in our schools and education settings. Our public health team may advise further steps to be taken to support individual settings in staying open. Where this is the case, parents and carers will be advised of these by our school and college leaders.
Thank you again for your continued support
Yours sincerely
Sharon Hubber
Director Children’s Services
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Updated Guidance from Gov.uk
Thu 16 Dec 2021From Tuesday 14 December, people who are fully vaccinated and identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 – whether Omicron or not – should take an NHS rapid lateral flow test every day for 7 days to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Anyone aged 5 years and over, who has been identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 and who is not legally required to self-isolate, is now strongly advised to take a rapid lateral flow device (LFD) test every day for 7 days or until 10 days since their last contact with the person who tested positive for COVID-19 if this is earlier. If any of these LFD tests are positive they should self-isolate in order to protect other people.
The public health advice for people with symptoms of, or a positive test result for COVID-19 remains the same for everyone.
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Latest advice from Public Health
Fri 03 Dec 2021Latest advice from Public Health
Public Health Advice to parents and carers of children at Rochdale schools
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are writing to update you on the latest position in relation to COVID-19 cases and transmission in our schools and colleges. The number of positive cases in school aged children are still quite high and risk of further transmission remains a concern.
COVID-19 cases in Rochdale have slightly reduced but cases in school aged children are still high. Recently, we are also starting to see rates increase in parents and grandparents with increased hospitalisations.
The council’s education team, public health and schools have worked closely to keep children safe and avoid need to send full classes or year groups home to minimise the continued disruption to children’s education.
Therefore, our Public health team has advised to introduce some additional measures in schools that have minimal impact on education and will help ensure we are reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission within schools. These include where possible not organising large gatherings, events and activities.
Head teachers are asked to consider the potential COVID-19 related risk increase that an event or an activity might represent, and the measures that can reasonably be introduced that could reduce that risk. For each event/activity, a risk assessment will be completed that details the safety measures to be implemented.
With sufficient mitigation, where we agree for events to go ahead, a combination of measures or all measures will be implemented from the list below:
- Organising events in large, well-ventilated spaces
- Using ticketing or a booking system to manage numbers
- Repeated sittings or performances to reduce the numbers present at any one time
- Asking attendees to take an LFD test before they attend. This is strongly encouraged for attendees who are household contact of a positive case, including children in KS2.
- Asking attendees to not attend if they have any COVID-19 symptoms or feel generally unwell.
- Face coverings are required in communal areas when not seated/eating/drinking
- Encouraging social distancing and face coverings are required in communal areas
- Encouraging frequent handwashing or use alcohol gel
- Reducing areas where crowding may occur. E.g. Before and after event, lunch breaks
- Use of one way systems where possible.
- Ensuring adequate cleaning before and after the event, particularly in frequently used areas such as toilets.
- Ensuring external vendors and/or stall holders comply with school safety measures
- Schools that are visiting residential venues, are to liaise with the provider relating to how they are monitoring ventilation levels of indoor activity spaces and dormitories
How to stop COVID-19 spreading
There are things we can do to help reduce the risk of catching the virus:
- Wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
- Use hand sanitiser if soap and water are not available
- Wash your hands as soon as you get home
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
- Put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
- Participate in twice weekly LFD testing, following national guidelines (recommended for 11 years and over). Order LFD tests for your household here: www.nhs.uk/get-tested
- Have the COVID-19 vaccination if eligible, ensuring that you have both doses if you are over 16
For more information:
Please visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-COVID-19/
For information on local services and support, visit http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/coronavirus
If you have anyone on your family eligible for booster vaccine please visit,
COVID-19 vaccination programme (rochdale.gov.uk)
The above measures will help us to reduce transmission in our school, without having to introduce additional measures that can have a negative impact on the education and wellbeing of children and young people.
Your support with this will help us to keep people safe over winter and reduce the number of COVID-19 infections in the borough.
Thank you for your support.
Yours sincerely,
Covid19 Infection Control Duty Desk
