Editorial 23rd February 2023
Dear Parents and Carers,
As you are aware, National Education Union (NEU) members have voted to strike. The second strike will take place on Thursday 2nd March 2023.
Having read the DfE’s guidance and having assessed – to the extent that we can – how many staff we may have on site on those days and how teaching arrangements can be safely managed, our programme will be as follows:
Hasmonean High School for Girls
• If your child is a vulnerable child or a child of a critical worker and you wish to send them in to school to be taught on the strike day, please add their name to our list using the form here by Monday 27th February. These children should arrive at school for 9am. They will be supervised in school but will be taught remotely and should bring their own food unless they have pre-ordered it from Hermolis.
• Year 12 and 13 girls should come to school as usual. They will have their normal lessons if their teachers are not on strike. They should get on with their own work if they do not have a lesson.
• All other children will need to remain at home to be taught remotely.
• If a child’s teacher is not striking, the teacher will teach their lesson remotely.
• If a child’s teacher is striking or is unable to attend the lesson for another reason e.g. illness, they will be directed to websites where they can complete work independently in some of the core subjects.
• Where a teacher is able to teach their lessons on the day of the strike, we have asked them to inform students on the morning of the strike via Google Classroom.
• Safeguarding issues should be referred to the headteacher.
• There will be a Purim party as usual on the evening of March 6th. Please see separate communications from HIPE about this.
Hasmonean High School for Boys
• If your child is a vulnerable child or a child of a critical worker and you wish to send them in to school to be taught on the strike day, please add their name to our list using the form here by Monday 27th February. These children should arrive at school for 9am. They will be supervised in school but will be taught remotely and should bring their own food unless they have pre-ordered it from Hermolis.
• However, if your child’s name was added to the list of vulnerable children or children of critical workers sent out last week and they wish to attend shacharis at 7.20am, they should go to the hall where Rabbi Golker will supervise them until 9am.
• Year 11, 12 and 13 boys should come to school for the Beis programme. Year 11 will return home in time to be taught remotely for their secular lesson period 3. Year 12 and 13 are expected to remain in school for any lessons that are going to be taught in person.
• There will be a HIPE Purim event running throughout the day for Year groups 7-10. Please read the separate email to see the time slot for each year group.
• Outside of the HIPE slot, the students should remain at home to be taught remotely.
• If a child’s teacher is not striking, the teacher will teach their lesson remotely.
• If a child’s teacher is striking or is unable to attend the lesson for another reason e.g. illness, they will be directed to websites where they can complete work independently in some of the core subjects.
• Where a teacher is able to teach their lessons on the day of the strike, we have asked them to inform students on the morning of the strike via Google Classroom.
• Safeguarding issues should be referred to the headteacher.
With kind regards,
Mr A McClusky – CEO, Hasmonean MAT
Mrs M Langdon – Interim Headteacher, Hasmonean High School for Boys
Mrs K Brice – Headteacher, Hasmonean High School for Girls
Rabbi J Golker – Menahel, Hasmonean High Schools