A school in Abingdon will be partially closed the rest of the week due to the ongoing RAAC situation. 

The headteacher of John Mason School, a secondary school on Wootton Road, Abingdon, wrote a letter last night (Sunday, September 10) to alert parents to the schedule changes for each year group following the discovery of RAAC.

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The letter disclosed that the school will be closed today (Monday, September 11).

It also showed how year groups 7-13 will be allotted time between working in school and working from home.

Year 7 students will be in school tomorrow, Tuesday, September 12, and work from home the rest of the week. 

Year 8 students will work from home tomorrow, Tuesday, September 12, through Thursday, and be in school on Friday, September 15. 

Year 9 students will work from home tomorrow, Tuesday, September 12 and Wednesday, work from the school on Thursday and work from home on Friday, September 15. 

Year 10 students will work from home tomorrow, Tuesday September 12, and work from the school on Wednesday and work from home Thursday to Friday. 

Year 11 students will be in school all week. 

All lessons for years 12 and 13 will move to Fitzharrys site for the entire week.

 

Headteacher Alastair West wrote in the letter: “I know that this disruption will be challenging for you and your families, and I want to give you as much information as I can to help you make plans for the week ahead.

“We have been working with the Department for Education (DFE) who are very clear that where RAAC has been identified, we must restrict access to those spaces.

"Our aim is to minimise disruption to students’ education over the coming days, prioritising our vulnerable students and those in exam years.

"Students will therefore be asked to combine working in school with working from home and, from Tuesday morning, they will be set work online. Students who have not yet received their login details will be able to complete all work set as it will be provided through the school website."

 

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

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