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CAMBRIDGE ACADEMYCOVID-19 PROPOSED HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURES

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This document is intended to inform all

partners in our new school about the

measures which will be put into place when

the school opens in September.

We will be guided by the relevant authorities

in Addis Ababa but we are also accessing

information from other sources where there

has been success in implementing similar

measures.

PROPOSED HEALTH & SAFETY

MEASURES

SEPTEMBER, 2020

CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY SCHOOL SITE

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• FS 1, FS 2, Primary and Middle School will be based in Building P

which is the E shaped building.

• This building has 108 rooms.

• Some of the rooms are double sized.

• It is possible to provide a dining area for each group.

• There is great scope for social distancing.

• The admin staff are working on getting the rooms clearly numbered.

• Students and staff will walk on the left.

• There will be signs and arrows on the floor to guide students and

teachers.

• Movement will be limited. The students will rotate around 3 areas-

their home room, the cafeteria area and an outside space.

• Teachers will have timetables to inform them where they should be at

any given time.

• No specialist classes initially.

• Parents will have access to administration buildings only (FS 1 and 2

to be reviewed).

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• A requirement that people who are ill stay at home.

• Contact with home before school opens reminding of the new arrangements.

• Robust hand and respiratory hygiene education in Cambridge Academy.

• Enhanced cleaning arrangements.

• The involvement of the school nurse.

• Formal consideration of how to reduce contacts and maximise distancing

between those in school wherever possible.

• Students remaining in their own group only.

• Avoiding contact between groups.

• Arranging classrooms with forward facing desks.

• Staff maintaining distance from pupils and other staff as much as possible.

• A clearly delineated zone around the teacher’s desk.

• Cleaning staff on hand all through the day.

• Desks, other surfaces and door handles to be sterilized regularly.

• Maximizing teaching staff to reduce group size.

PROPOSED MEASURES TO BE ENACTED


• Open our new school to students who feel welcome, relaxed

and safe.

• Offer a calm, focused learning environment where students

can learn, and teachers can teach.

• Develop the skills that students need to be successful.

• Allow all students to study across the breadth of the

curriculum as much as possible.

• Develop their passions and interests and offer the freedoms

within their education to be able to do so.

• Offer a safe space and a high level of pastoral support.

• Reassure parents that the school takes this matter seriously.

• Constantly review if our measures are working.

• Involve all the school partners in consultation.

AS A SCHOOL WE AIM TO:

RULES FOR OUR NEW SCHOOL

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• Classroom doors left open.

• Windows left open for ventilation.

• Children to go straight to their allocated desk

on arrival to school.

• Posters advising students and others to be

posted around the school.

• Movement around the school to be on the left

side of corridors.

• Observe floor-markings and keep 1 metre +

wherever possible.

• Wash hands frequently for at least 20 seconds.

• Use antibacterial gel on entrance/exit to each

classroom.

• No lining up outside classrooms


RULES WHEN ON SITE:

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• Water stations are for filling bottles only – no drinking

from the tap.

• Students should have their own bottle.

• Students should have their own lunch and snacks.

• Students should not share with other students (all this

to be explained). This includes food and school

equipment.

• Students must be outside (weather permitting) during

break and in their cafeteria for lunch – in wet weather,

students remain in their homeroom-supervised.

• Do not enter the red and white ‘Teacher Only Zone’

around the teacher desk.


MOVEMENT AROUND THE SCHOOL

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• Students will be asked to use external doors when moving

around the design of Cambridge Academy allows for this.

• Walking on the left is the rule.

• Students not allowed to visit another student group.

• Be aware of extra cleaners on duty all through the day.

• Be aware that rooms will be cleaned during the day.

• Students come straight to their homeroom in the morning

and directly to their transport on dismissal.

STUDENT BEHAVIOUR EXPECTATIONS

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• We have the highest expectations of our students.

• We will take on board any of their suggestions.

• We will form a student council in Week 1 to ascertain student

views etc.

• Students will be expected to be respectful and responsible.

• Students will be expected to be role models for younger

students.

• Students should remember that we are all new to Cambridge

Academy…let’s support each other!

• We will all be prepared to do our best-achieve personally and

not interfere with the progress of others.

• All partners in Cambridge Academy, students, teachers,

cleaners, admin. Staff, parents, security, gardeners etc. etc.

deserve respect.

• Stay in your group and stay safe.


OTHER IMPORTANT

INFORMATION:

• It is extremely important students follow instructions from

staff straight away.

• Do not come to school if you feel unwell.

• If you feel unwell at school please tell a member of staff

immediately.

• Carry your own supply of tissues.

• Use a tissue or elbow to cough or sneeze and use bins for

tissue waste (‘catch it, bin it, kill it’).

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) including face

coverings/ masks are not recommended for students while

in school (parental discretion in operation).

EXPECTATIONS OF TEACHERS

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We are asking teachers to adhere to the

following recommendations:

• Class tables should be facing forwards.

• Formal seating plans to be in place – where possible

we will aim to keep common seating plans to reduce the

number of contacts each child has.

• Where possible teachers should remain 2m away from

students and limit the amount of time in close

proximity.

• Use antibac gel at the start and end of each lesson as a

minimum, wipe down the teacher keyboard and desk

after use.

• Keep windows open and the door open/partly open.



CONSIDERATIONS FOR

TEACHERS

• We are a new school. It will be challenging for some of our

students…so we need to be aware of this.

• Learning should continue to be engaging, interactive and targeted

for the students in the room – building upon independence

developed in lockdown.

• Avoid using shared resources wherever possible.

• Equipment should not be shared unless essential - Shared equipment

should be 'quarantined' after use.

• Consider how feasible group work is – considering social distancing

Always observe social distancing.

• Meeting in person is often the most efficient way of working,

however we ask you keep physical meetings to a minimum.

• You may wish to consider outside spaces or larger spaces to meet.

• Open windows.

• Please social distance when in the staff room and other communal

spaces. Try to find spaces where you can work alone where possible.

• Consider using a thermos to reduce the frequency of trips to the

communal staff kettle.


CAMBRIDGEACADEMY

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

cambridgeacademyethiopia.org

+251 977 141414

+251 977 141414

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