Emergency Closures

Closure During the School Day:

 1. Informing Parents

If the weather deteriorates during the day a Groupcall text message will be sent to your designated mobile telephone to advise that the School is closing and that parents should collect their children.

Please note:It is not possible to send a text message to your home telephone number from the Groupcall website or to multiple mobile numbers.

In addition:

Parents of all Primary pupils who travel by taxi (if operating) will also be contacted by telephone to ensure that someone is available to meet your child(ren) at the end of their journey.

All Parents, (and especially Parents of pupils in outlying areas), should identify a family in Dunning who would be willing to look after their child(ren) in the event that transport home is not available, you cannot be contacted, are delayed or cannot come to pick up your child/ren. This could be a neighbour, member of family (eg older sibling) or a parent of other pupils in the school, etc.

A proforma is available for parents to complete and return back to school so that we can compile an emergency closure register.

2. Collecting Pupils

The aim in an emergency closure is to evacuate the school as soon as possible. We will release all children to whoever arrives at the school first ie parent or nominated emergency contact.

Staff will be released as appropriate (those with greatest distance first) though a member of staff will remain until the last pupil is released.

Parents/Carers/Emergency Contacts should attend at the front entrance of the School.

3. Transport

In the event that the taxi does not operate in the morning, but the school is open for local pupils and you bring your son/daughter to school, please note that the bus or taxi will not run at the end of the day and you will be responsible for collecting your child.  

Closure Out-with the School Day:

 1. Informing Parents

A GroupCall text message will be sent as early as possible if the school is to be closed. NB There may be a delay if staff have attempted to travel to school and have encountered difficulties.

When conditions are bad, especially in outlying areas, parents should not send their child(ren) to school if they are in any doubt. Please try to contact the school where this is the situation.

Public announcements of school closures will also be made as soon as possible from the following sources:

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