--- title: "Returning to School" url: "https://grovevale.co.uk/blog/2020-09-02-00-00-00-returning-to-school" school: "Grove Vale Primary School" --- Be Ambitious Be Resilient Be Creative Be Curious [![Grove Vale Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/logo/logo-2.png)![](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/images/logo/logo-2.png)](https://grovevale.co.uk/) - [ About Us](https://grovevale.co.uk/about-us) - [ Curriculum](https://grovevale.co.uk/curriculum) - [ School Life](https://grovevale.co.uk/school-life) - [ Parents](https://grovevale.co.uk/calendar) - [ Our Classes](https://grovevale.co.uk/children) - [ Virtual School](https://grovevale.co.uk/virtual-school) - [Calendar](https://grovevale.co.uk/calendar) - [Contact Us](https://grovevale.co.uk/contact) # Returning to School 2 September 2020 [Corona Virus and Home Learning](https://grovevale.co.uk/blog/category/corona-virus-and-home-learning) [Alex Cotterill](https://grovevale.co.uk/blog/author/acotterill) We are now opening school for all children under government guidance. This guidance indicates that it is a statutory requirement that children attend school full time after being open to key workers and specific groups before the summer holiday. The information on our [**corona virus and home learning updates page**](https://grovevale.co.uk/home-learning) can support you to understand changes that we have implemented to reduce risk of COVID-19 and wil support children in returning to school. Please ensure that you continue to check Parent Pay for emails and information regarding what to expect moving forwards in the upcoming days and weeks. You can find our risk assessment on our "corona virus and home learning updates page" and on our "school policy page". If you have not done so far, please make us aware of any family members that are potentially high risk and venerable. Also, if there are any additional information that we need to be aware of regarding children's health, please ensure that you get in touch with us. You can do this via the office on our website form or by calling us. We are taking the advice of Public Health England who are updating information regarding venerable individuals and those who may have been shielding. You can again find the link to this information on our corona virus updates page. The safety of our children, families, surrounding community and staff is paramount. Therefore, we will be taking potential cases of COVID-19 extremely seriously and require everyone to be extremely vigilant in identifying any symptoms and sharing this directly with the school as soon as possible. Find out further information about identifying symptoms [**here, on the general corona virus information page.** ](https://www.grovevale.co.uk/home-learning/general-home-learning-information) If you have any queries please get in touch with our school office. [ Key Worker Guidance 20/3/20 ](https://grovevale.co.uk/blog/2020-03-20-11-50-36-key-worker-guidance-20-3-20) [ Welcome to Year 5 ](https://grovevale.co.uk/blog/2020-09-24-08-00-00-welcome-to-year-5) ### [Latest News](https://grovevale.co.uk/news) [![Image of Nursery and Reception Open Day 5th November 2026](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/logo-2.png)](https://grovevale.co.uk/news/2026-06-11-nursery-and-reception-open-day-5th-november-2026) #### [Nursery and Reception Open Day 5th November 2026](https://grovevale.co.uk/news/2026-06-11-nursery-and-reception-open-day-5th-november-2026) 11 June 2026 [![Image of September 2026 Starters](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/logo-2.png)](https://grovevale.co.uk/news/2026-04-18-september-2026-starters) #### [September 2026 Starters](https://grovevale.co.uk/news/2026-04-18-september-2026-starters) 18 April 2026 [![Image of Partnerships With UNICEF ](https://files.schudio.com/grove-vale-primary-school/imagecache/150x150c/news/unicef.jpg)](https://grovevale.co.uk/news/2024-09-19-partnerships-with-unicef) #### [Partnerships With UNICEF ](https://grovevale.co.uk/news/2024-09-19-partnerships-with-unicef) 19 September 2024 ### Contact Us **Grove Vale Primary School** Monksfield Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 6AL Tel: 01213574319 - [CEOP](http://www.ceop.police.uk/) - [Think You Know](http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/) - [Department for Education](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education) - [Action for Children](http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/) © Copyright 2017–2026 Grove Vale Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://grovevale.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)