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Emergency Childcare Provision
Update
Please note that all parents/carers need to re-apply for emergency childcare provision for the week commencing 6th April. Please refer to the RCT website for information. Thank you.
Free School Meal Update - 31/03/2020
Your child will continue to receive a free school meal this week and arrangements remain the same. However, the provision of chilled free school meals will end on Thursday 2nd of April. Two free school meals will be provided on the 2nd of April, one for the 2nd of April and another for the 3rd of April. Parents/carers of children eligible for free school meals will shortly receive a letter from the Council detailing how to apply to receive a cash equivalent amount paid directly into your bank account. Please look out for this letter and if you have difficulty in registering or do not have access to the internet, then please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Free School Meal provision will change to bank transfer from April 6
Education Minister announces exam arrangements for years 10 and 12
RCT Message 27/03/2020
The following message is on behalf of RCT Council:
Coronavirus is continuing to spread throughout Wales. Public Health Wales have now confirmed 34 people have died in Wales as a result of the virus and the number of confirmed cases in Wales continues to grow by the day.
The social distancing advice is there for a reason, it is absolutely imperative that we all personally take the responsibility to minimise the contact we have with one another to slow the spread of the virus. We must all work together and help the NHS which will come under huge strain in the coming weeks.
If your children are not in the Emergency Childcare settings please keep them safe at home, this extends to the evenings and weekends. We all have to do this for the safety of them, our family, friends and neighbours, the message is to STAY AT HOME as much as possible.
Year 13 - Student Finance
Following some queries from pupils please find details of the information you need for applying for student finance for University. Follow the link and see the details below for deadlines. You are new students so the deadline is May 15th 2020.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-for-prospective-students
Please note their offices are now closed due to the current situation but check out the website and links etc as I am sure they will be working from home.
https://www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/
It’s time to apply for student finance!
Our full-time undergraduate student finance applications are now open.
The easiest way to apply is online – sign in to your account now!
You should apply before the deadline to make sure your funding is ready for starting your course:
New students – 15 May
Returning students – 12 June
You can apply for funding even if you don’t have a confirmed place on a course yet. Just give us the details of your preferred course and change them later if you need to.
Find out what funding is available in 2020 to 2021
Check out our 2020 to 2021 summary page or watch our ‘Student finance explained’ film to find out what funding you could get.
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