Updated 4 September 2020 - 16:33
The English International College is committed to providing a safe and stimulating campus for our students for the start of the school year. We have worked with the local authorities and the latest COVID guidelines to make the following changes in terms of the school day and campus. These guidelines and subsequent updates can also be found on our website.
Any updates or amendments from Junta de Andalucia in terms of guidelines that impact the school can be found by following the link above.
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Movement Around SchoolFrom the 31st August, the school will have a one way system to help students, parents and staff to move efficiently and safely around campus. Details of this can be found on the attached school map. This will impact both parents visiting school to drop off their children and also students as they move around the school between lessons and as they go to break and lunchtimes. |
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Dropping Off, Collection Points and TimesDue to the age of the students, parents of students in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 will be able to drop off directly to the classroom from 8.30am. Parents must wear masks and follow the one-way system. Students from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 5 can enter the campus from 8.30am and must go directly to classrooms and tutor bases. A member of the Senior Management team will be on the Secondary and Primary gates to welcome students. In order to minimize congestion a Primary School entrance and exit gate has been created and parents will need to wait for their children at the following times. End of the Day Collection Times:
As soon as you have collected your child, please be prompt in leaving the campus in order to help us minimise congestion. Following on from the end of last year, the Refectory will remain closed to visitors and parents dropping off or collecting their children. |
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ClassroomsStudents will be required to use sanitizers before and after each lesson or sessions, with dispensers available in all classrooms and communal areas We would ask visitors to also use sanitizers at entry and exit points. Outside learning spaces have been created around the campus in which lessons can take place with adjustments made to all classroom spaces to ensure there is natural ventilation. Classroom desks will be cleaned after each class, this includes the computing labs. Equipment in practical lessons will be sanitised after each session. Secondary students must bring their own pencil case and not share their equipment with others. Primary students will be given their own pot or pencil case (dependent on Key Stage) of equipment that will stay in school. All teaching spaces will comply with the guidelines on social distancing. |
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Teaching StaffAll staff will be wearing protective facemasks in school and have been trained on key procedures and protocols to support the wellbeing and safety of the students. Our priority and central to all that we do is to deliver effective teaching and learning in a safe learning environment. |
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MasksOn this measure we of course have to be attentive to the latest guidelines that are released and how these can be applied to our own campus. Students should use either a surgical mask, or a plain coloured washable one. If they lose or drop their mask during the day, a replacement will be given to them. Primary The Junta has updated their regulations (which we are obliged to follow) to include that students aged 3 - 6 years old do have to wear a mask as they enter and leave the school. They will not have to wear this in class and can remove the mask once they are in their classroom. Students from Year 1 upwards will continue to require masks throughout the school day. Secondary Students in secondary school will need to wear face masks as they enter the class. Students will have to wear a facemask during class. Masks will also need to be worn as students move around the campus and at break and lunchtimes. |
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GroupingsIn accordance with recommendations for the start of the school year, students will be in year group ”bubbles”. This will not impact on subject lessons but will mean that at break or lunch times each year group will eat together and have specific outside spaces around the campus in which to play and exercise. In Primary, students will be based in their year group classrooms with specialist teachers delivering the lesson from those rooms, thus restricting unnecessary movement around the campus. |
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Health ProtocolsAny student exhibiting symptoms of fever, cough or difficulty breathing will not be permitted to enter the school campus. In addition, students should not come to school if they have any symptoms of feeling unwell. For further details, please read our Illness Policy which is located here: https://eicmarbella.fireflycloud.net/school-policies/illness If a student does develop COVID symptoms during the course of the school day they will be taken to the nurse and be isolated until parents can collect them. As you appreciate we have to be vigilant and sensitive so not to distress or cause unnecessary concern for the child. General measures
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing and dispose immediately into a bin. *If tissues are not available cough/sneeze into the inner side of your elbow.
Application of Staff measures
Specific measures applicable to students
Measures for limited contact
Student bubbles may be established between pre-school, Year 1 and Special Needs students as masks are not obligatory amongst these age groups.
Group bubbles will have the following conditions:
To avoid crowding at the Access and Exit points by providing the following:
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COVID Team and COVID PlanRESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COVID-19 TEAM. In the event that a student or an employee present symptoms, the COVID-19 Coordinator holds the following obligations: • Inform the Risk Prevention service. • Identify the people with whom the affected person has had contact within the school and inform the Management / Board? • Check up on the infected employee confirming a diagnosis. • Report positive cases to the appropriate authority. • Maintain a smooth and effective communication with those affected and healthcare services. The listed responsibilities may be restricted or extended at any time, in accordance with possible modifications to current regulations indicated by the authorities. In the event of a positive case or an outbreak, the school will act in accordance with the measures dictated by the authorities.
Suspected Cases - ProtocolStudent with symptoms ? Nurse´s room, will be provided with mask and Parents/legal guardians will be contacted. Parents/Guardians will be legally obliged to contact their Health Center and school will activate the Covid Plan. Staff with symptoms ? Nurse´s room, will be provided with mask and will be obliged to contact their Health Centre and school will activate the Covid Plan. Confirmed cases - ProtocolIn the event that the school becomes aware of the existence of a CONFIRMED CASE among its students or employees (teaching or non-teaching), it will act as follows:
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Cleaning, Disinfection & Ventilation Measures
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Temperature ChecksAs recommendations have outlined that these checks are not to take place at the entrance to the school. In the event of your child feeling unwell or as part of your daily routine we advise that you their temperature. If a student has a temperature of 37.5 or above they cannot attend school. A doctor's note will be required for the student to return to campus. |
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Lunch and BreaksAs outlined above students will be eating lunch in their year group with lunchtimes staggered to ease the flow of students entering and leaving the cafeteria facilities. For secondary students, they will need to bring in a snack for breaktime (11.10am) this can be eaten in their designated zone of the campus. In all of these measures we are guided by the documentation sent from the Junta de Andalucia. |
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Online LearningOur expectation is that all students will return to the school campus for the start of term, and all the guidelines discussed here are to facilitate a safe return to school. Should there be a situation where a student is unwell or unable to attend school due to self-isolation or potential travel restrictions, we are fortunate to already have a robust and comprehensive online platform, ensuring students will be able to continue with their learning until they are able to return to campus. |