Good Morning,

Unfortunately, outside of school this morning there was a serious issue with traffic congestion. Thankfully, no one was injured and everyone arrived to school safely. Thank you to those parents/grandparents that helped.

We have contacted Highways today and requested a PCSO to attend school during the morning rush to monitor the traffic. We understand that congestion and parking issues arise, but if we can work together to resolve the issues, we are making it a safer environment for school pupils, staff and residents.

We as a school are always looking for ways to make the drop off and pick up times as simple and as safe as possible. Since the incident this morning, we have decided that, to ease the traffic congestion even further, we are asking the taxi's that bring our Special Resource Base children to school, to now drop off at the side of school (Pond Row Lane) where the children can come through the double gates as it's quieter for them at 9:00am. Please can we ask that people are patient with us if the lane is blocked for a very short period of time, before school at 9:00am and when the children leave at 3:00pm. This will be implemented from tomorrow morning (14/3/24).

Please can we also ask that if the green cones are placed outside of school, people leave them where they are, not moving them or driving over them. They are placed there to make a safe crossing zone for the children. Can we also refrain form parking on double yellow lines and the zig zag lines. We appreciate that sometimes if we're rushing it is tempting to park up quickly to let your child out of the car, but if one person does this, that then leads to more. The safety of our children is paramount.

We thank you for your continued support and cooperation as always.

Many thanks,

Mrs Reardon