Tadworth Primary School, Heathcote, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 5RR
Tel: (01737) 354541 | Email: info@tadworthps.surrey.sch.uk

Tadworth Primary School

Tadworth Primary School

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Weather warnings leading to school closure

As a school, we always endeavour to open if we feel it is safe to do so.  However, in extreme circumstances, where safety may be compromised we may need to close the school for the day or close during the day.  Possible reasons for a full, early or partial closure could include us not being able to get adequate numbers of staff safely to and from school.

We use our website as our main point for posting information - including if the school is going to be closed.  This would be shown on an alert page which replaces the normal homepage.  We may also send a message via the school’s app* and/or also an e-mail.

If we ever need to close the school early during a school day, we will notify parents - via e-mail initially (and probably the app) - and ask them to make arrangements to collect their children early – normally from a specified time.  This is one reason why it is essential for us to have accurate up-to-date contact details for all parents.  If you are at all unsure as to what phone numbers or e-mail addresses we have on our system, please call or e-mail the front office to confirm what is recorded.  Please can you also ensure that you have considered what contingency measures you have in place.

We would like to take this opportunity to remind all parents:

  • - to ensure that their children are adequately clothed for whatever the weather at any given time of year.  If we have snow, this includes ensuring your child is wearing appropriate footwear (bringing school shoes with them) and adequate clothing for the weather that is forecast
  • - on occasions, we do close the front gates to cars – please factor this in when travelling to school
  • - in the event of snow/ice, access to the playgrounds may be restricted.  We will always endeavour to clear a path around the school allowing access to the school buildings and would advise parents and children to keep to these paths

*If you haven’t yet downloaded our app – it is a very useful means for us to communicate with parents.  More information about the app can be found at:
https://www.tadworthps.surrey.sch.uk/Tadworth-Mobile-app/