Dear parents and guardians

I am sure you are all now aware that the Consejo de Gobierno has announced that all schools will reopen next week.
Nursery to Year 6 will start on Tuesday 15. Please refer to the Newsletters sent recently which can be found on our website, for details of arrival & departure times and entry arrangements.
All Senior classes, Years 7 to 13 will start on Wednesday 16 September. Again, please consult the Seniors Newsletter on the website for details.

We are incredibly busy preparing for school to reopen. The schools COVID-19 Committee met again today to adopt the latest changes. There are one-way systems, separate play areas, staggered play times and staggered lunches. There are Hydroalcoholic gel dispensers and bottles at every entrance, all over the school and in classrooms.
We are updating our Protocols, Procedures and routines today from the latest BOE released on Tuesday and these will be uploaded to the website later today. We have been training and preparing all our staff to be able to react to any eventualities. We have installed a new Quarantine room, which we hope will never be used but is ready nonetheless.
We will upload photographs to the school website next week to show you how we are trying to comply with all the COVID-19 protocols yet still maintain the teaching and learning of all our students in as safe an environment as possible. We have even consulted with the Tenerife Spanish Schools Inspectors team, who has helped with advice.

It is going to take all of us working together to make the reopening work smoothly. There will be lots of staff on hand for the first few days and it is important that you please follow our instructions for drop off and pick up particularly. We strongly recommend that parents consider using the school buses to make the process of arriving and leaving school much easier.

Remember there is no tuck shop, so your child or children will need snacks and lunch. Though taking advantage of the school catering would help with that.

There are a couple of new instructions for parents in the latest BOE. YOU MUST take your child's temperature before they leave home. YOU MUST NOT send them to school if they have any fever normally at 37.7 deg or above and you should consult your GP.
Your child MUST come to school unless they have a fever or you have a doctors letter saying they cannot come to school. Either situation, you must inform the school immediately.

We will keep you informed of any changes or updates so please keep checking the website.
So here we go. We are all excited, I bet most children are excited, some a little nervous and most parents mightily relieved!
Please be reassured that we will strive to keep our school, environment and your child as safe as possible

Wingate Covid Protocol Policy

School Day Protocol Appendices


Kind regards

Mr Colin Macrae
Head of Wingate School
Tenerife