Smiles in the Snow!

Thank you for your support and understanding today!

The decision about whether to keep the school open in bad weather is always a tricky one and, whichever way the decision goes, it will always inconvenience some people, so apologies if you were affected.

We have to consider a number of points:

• do we have heating?
• is the school site safe?
• do we have enough staff?
• can staff and pupils get to and from school safely?
• what the weather forecast for the day says
• advice from the City Council

Taking all these points into account early this morning, we made the decision to open. All staff were able to come into school, the building was warm, Martyn Barrett and Gary Chafe our site managers had cleared and gritted paths and the majority of our pupils walk to school. City Council advice was to keep the school open if possible, and it was possible!

As you can see, everyone made the most of the snow...

The forecast for continuing snow today and freezing temperatures overnight may mean it's a different story tomorrow, but keep your eyes on the website, listen to the school answerphone or check Radio Solent or the City Council for information.

Thanks again!