Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
Last week we applied to the DfE for Free School Meals vouchers for all pupils on our list who qualify for benefits-related free school meals and whose parents sent us their personal email address. A code will have been emailed to you from Edenred which you then exchange online for supermarket eGift cards. Look out in your inbox or junk box for your voucher code from Edenred. These are valued at £15 per child per week. We applied for these to cover the next few weeks. If you have any questions about this please go to www.freeschoolmeals.co.uk.
You can also email freeschoolmeals@edenred.com directly.
If you think that your child should be on the list for benefits-related free school meals but they are not currently you can email student support via student.support@northtyneside.gov.uk and they will advise if you need to reapply.
The DfE have been in touch with schools to say that due to Edenred receiving a high volume of requests there has been some delay in sending these out to parents and carers. We still have some packed lunches at school for collection every day if you would like these while you are waiting.
With families isolating for a longer period of time Northumbria Police are aware that domestic violence/domestic abuse could be an issue for some people. If you have any concerns or are a victim yourself there is support available for you. You can call:
North Tyneside Harbour 0191 2513305
Support for BME/refugees 0191 2260394
National Domestic Abuse helpline 0808 2000247
Men's Advice Line 0808 8010327
National LGBT+ and Domestic Abuse helpline 0800 9995428
You can also contact Northumbria Police 101 or online via www.northumbria.police.uk
In an emergency you can also call 999. If you are unable to speak the emergency operator will ask you to dial 55 and you will be put automatically through quickly to the police.
During this unprecedented time of school closures for most pupils schools are placing more work for children to access online at home. The Local Authority are interested in gathering information from you as to how and whether you can access this online work. Please complete the following survey by 5pm today so that they can gather feedback. Thank you
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Our school will be completely closed from Monday 6th April until Tuesday 14th April. However, if you are a key worker and are called into work for an emergency during this week, please email office@wallsendstpeters.org.uk or call 07783 871710 and we will happily come in to care for your child/children.
School will open again from Tuesday 14th April to care for the children of key workers only. Packed lunches will be available to collect from 11:30-12:30 during this week.
From Monday 20th April school will remain open with staff on a rota for children of key workers and any vulnerable children who need to come to school.
Staff will continue to put work on the Class Pages for your children but please make sure that they're also having a rest over the Easter holidays too.