Dear All
In light of the latest government briefing regarding the closure of schools, colleges and nurseries, we wanted to update you on our plans moving forward.
Our facilities will remain open for vulnerable learners and children of “key workers”. At present, the government has defined “key worker” as a health worker, police officer, delivery driver and anyone looking after the vulnerable and elderly. This definition may be clarified and updated by the government later.
For our other learners we will be closing all of our facilities from Friday 20th of March and will reopen again on Monday 30th of March in order to allow everyone time to prepare themselves for the coming period and wait for further government updates.
We will reopen for all learners from Wednesday 1st of April with the intention of delivering programmes which will be accessible online and hopefully providing some face to face support if possible and safe.
I and a number of colleagues will still be contactable next week. My details are zahid@embs.ac.uk and 07737 825476.
You can access some useful information about the corona outbreak, both on a national level and in Oxfordshire, from the following links:
https://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Useful information translated into several languages produced by Doctors of the World and British Red Cross can be found at the following link: https://drive.google.com/open?
Thank you for your support and patience in this challenging time. We will do our best to find ways for all our students to continue learning and to stay connected in the weeks ahead.
Best wishes
Zahid Bhatti
Principal & Chief Executive