Dear Parents and Carers,
The weather forecast is for snow overnight tonight so we're keeping our fingers crossed that it won't be disruptive to the school day tomorrow but a decision will be made as early as possible tomorrow morning if school is closed due to adverse weather conditions. On occasion, if the weather is bad first thing in a morning and the situation looks to be improving, we may open school later than usual so it gives staff and parents extra time to travel safely in.
Any decision to close school is taken in association with the Chair of Governors and is made as early as practically possible. The decision is based on establishing if we can open the school site safely for the children, whether enough staff can travel safely into school (several staff travel in from outside of the local area with some travelling in from as far as Buxton and Sheffield), as well as considering the predicted weather conditions during the school day.
If the school is open but you feel it is unsafe for you to travel due to poor weather or road conditions, please let us know via news@pilsleycofe.derbyshire.sch.uk
In the event of an emergency school closure, you will be notified via the following four ways:
We will repeat these communications on each subsequent day of closure. Please note, occasionally there can be difficulty in utilising one of the communication methods listed above, so we advise parents and carers to check more than one. If we do have to close school during the school day due to bad weather, we will alert you to this via the same means listed above.
If there is an extended period of school closure due to bad weather, the teachers will set work for the children on the class pages of the school website which you can find here:
Class Pages | Pilsley C of E Primary School
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
Mrs E Bond
Headteacher