Mitigating Risk at The JCB Academy

Updated 25/08/2020 At The JCB Academy we wish to do all we can to mitigate risk posed by COVID-19. In line with the World Health Organisation advice, where there may be groups of learners travelling to and from their classes we will be asking learners to wear their masks until we are confident regarding the spacing of learners through our …

Induction Day – 28 March 2020

Firstly, may we thank you for choosing The JCB Academy for the next step of your son’s/daughter’s education. As you will be aware, you were invited to attend the first induction day on Saturday, 28 March 2020. Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus and the impact this has had on staffing, we have no choice other than to cancel the day. …

Cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020

The guidance on the below link provides answers to common questions asked in relation to the cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. From Friday 20 March, all educational settings are closed to everyone except the children of critical workers and vulnerable children, which means exams have been cancelled. More information – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020 DfE …

Update – 18 March 2020

As parents/carers will be aware, government guidance is for individuals to selfisolate in a situation where they have symptoms of the coronavirus, have a close family member with symptoms of the coronavirus or are a member of an ‘at risk’ group. Unfortunately, a significant number of our staff fall into these categories as of today at The JCB Academy Clearly …