Grange Juniors have joined Even Swindon and Shaw Ridge Primary in closing their doors due to the ongoing pandemic.
In an announcement on the schools website, Claire Arthur acting school principal said: “Due to an unprecedented COVID-19 situation, significant numbers of school staff under the guidance of their trade union have taken the decision to invoke section 44 and 100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, and are choosing to work from home.
“School senior leaders have worked incredibly hard all weekend to try and find a way in which we could safely staff our school allowing all children to return.
“We were unable to find an agreed solution. It is with a heavy heart that I must inform parents that I, along with the trust have no option but to only open the school for those children who are vulnerable or from key working families.”
Parents who are needing to send their children to school through being a key worker or vulnerability are asked to email c19@grange-jun.swindon.sch.uk as soon as possible.
