Letters to parents
17 October 2024
Dear Parents
We have almost come to the end of our first half term, and I would like to commend our students on how well they have settled into life at LEAP.
The last day of term will be Friday, 25th October 2024, and we are back at school on Monday, 4th November, 9am.
Most of our students have great attendance and punctuality, and this will be reflected when they are rewarded with vouchers in our end of term assembly next Friday.
Some students’ parents have received penalty and court warning notices, as well as fines, for their child’s poor attendance and punctuality to school since the beginning of term.
Please be assured that we always try to avoid fining parents for poor attendance and punctuality, but we need you to work with us and support us to ensure that your child comes to school every day, on time.
We have so much fantastic support on site for our students, from small group teaching, to every child having their own go-to person, their key worker, as well as literacy and numeracy support for those who need and want it. We have counsellors, art therapists, a music studio, a LEAP youth club, and much more!
Please have a look at our website – www.londoneastap.org.uk
There is a parent area with a huge wealth of information on where you can find support.
Of course, you’ll also be able to find our fantastic OFSTED report, which outlines the outstanding provision we are and what we do to support all our students at LEAP.
You can find the report on our website as well as here: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/22/100889
Please support us in ensuring that your child attends school every day, even if they have a cold or minor ache. Please see NHS guidance below.
Please contact us straight away through your child’s key worker or directly to our main email if you are struggling and would like to access support. You can also call reception and you will be directed to the right person for your query.
Yours Sincerely
Astrid Schon
Headteacher, LEAP
2024-2025 Term Dates
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Autumn Term 1 |
Tuesday, 3rd September 2024 - |
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Autumn Term 2 |
Monday, 4th November - |
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Spring Term 1 |
Monday, 6th January – Friday, 14th February 2025 |
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Spring Term 2 |
Monday, 24th February – Friday, 4th April 2025 |
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Summer Term 1 |
Monday, 21st April – Friday, 30th May 2025 |
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Summer Term 2 |
Monday, 9th June – Friday, 18th July 2025 |
NHS Guidance - Is my child too ill for school?
Coughs and colds
It's fine to send your child to school with a minor cough or common cold. But if they have a fever, keep them off school until the fever goes.
Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues and to wash their hands regularly.
High temperature
If your child has a high temperature, keep them off school until it goes away.
Chickenpox
If your child has chickenpox, keep them off school until all the spots have crusted over.
This is usually about 5 days after the spots first appeared.
Cold sores
There's no need to keep your child off school if they have a cold sore.
Encourage them not to touch the blister or kiss anyone while they have the cold sore, or to share things like cups and towels.
Conjunctivitis
You don't need to keep your child away from school if they have conjunctivitis.
Do get advice from your pharmacist. Encourage your child not to rub their eyes and to wash their hands regularly.
COVID-19
If your child has mild symptoms, such as a runny nose, sore throat, or slight cough, and feels well enough, they can go to school.
Your child should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if they have symptoms of COVID-19 and they either:
- have a high temperature
- do not feel well enough to go to school or do their normal activities
Ear infection
If your child has an ear infection and a high temperature or severe earache, keep them off school until they're feeling better or their high temperature goes away.
Head lice and nits
There's no need to keep your child off school if they have head lice.
You can treat head lice and nits without seeing a GP. Let us know if we can support with treatments, which are commonly available in supermarkets and pharmacies.
Ringworm
If your child has ringworm, see your pharmacist unless it's on their scalp, in which case you should see a GP.
It's fine for your child to go to school once they have started treatment.
Scarlet fever
If your child has scarlet fever, they'll need treatment with antibiotics from a GP. Otherwise they'll be infectious for 2 to 3 weeks.
Your child can go back to school 24 hours after starting antibiotics.
Sore throat
You can still send your child to school if they have a sore throat. But if they also have a high temperature, they should stay at home until it goes away.
A sore throat and a high temperature can be symptoms of tonsillitis.
Threadworms
You don't need to keep your child off school if they have threadworms.
Speak to your pharmacist, who can recommend a treatment.
Vomiting and diarrhoea
Children with diarrhoea or vomiting should stay away from school until they have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least 2 days (48 hours).