Tuesday 24th June 2026
Dear Families
Re. Early closure due to extreme heat
I have been closely monitoring the conditions within school and following all statutory guidance from both the DfE and the Local Authority. Most importantly, I have been monitoring the wellbeing of our children.
We are onsite early, opening the windows and doors, switching the fans and doing all we can to lower the temperatures in our classrooms. In the morning, children have been able to engage well with their learning, however the afternoons, being significantly hotter, children are struggling, despite all the alterations in place.
I hope that you will consider the following decision reasonable and continue to send your children to school each day so that they do not miss out learning and valuable social time with their friends. However, we will be allowing parents to collect children at 130pm on Wednesday and Thursday, should they wish to. Children will have their lunch and been registered. Please go to the main school gate and make your way to the playground and staff will bring the children out to you. Please email info@chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk if you intend to collect early so that we can have children ready to collect.
I hope that you understand that this has not been an easy decision to make. At the moment, these arrangements apply to Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Kind regards
Mrs Mason