SCHOOLS UPDATE WEDNESDAY 13TH JANUARY

updated 8am

Newport Council are advising that ALL Newport SECONDARY schools WILL BE OPEN to students due to take external examinations.

Students who are sitting external exams should make every effort to make their own way to school even if there is a general notification that the school is closed.

Schools confirmed OPEN

St Woolos Primary

Schools confirmed CLOSED

Alway Primary

Bassaleg School (OPEN FOR EXAMS ONLY)

Brynglas LSPC

Caerleon Comprehensive (OPEN FOR EXAMS ONLY)

Caerleon Endowed Infants

Caerleon Lodge Hill Infants

Clytha Primary

Crindau Primary

Don Close Nursery

Duffry High (OPEN FOR EXAMS ONLY)

Duffryn Infants

Duffryn Junior

Eveswell Primary

Fairoak Nursery

Forest Children’s Centre

Gaer Infants

Gaer Junior

Glan Usk Primary

Glan Usk Nursery

Glasllwch Primary

Hartridge High (OPEN FOR EXAMS ONLY)

Helyg Centre PRU

High Cross Primary

Kimberley Nursery

Llanmartin Primary

Lliswerry High (OPEN FOR EXAMS ONLY)

Malpas Court Primary

Maes Ebbw

Maesglas Primary

Maindee Primary

Malpas Church in Wales Infants

Malpas Church in Wales Junior

Malpas Park Primary

Milton Infants

Milton Junior

Newport High (OPEN FOR EXAMS ONLY)

Pentrepoeth Primary

Pillgwenlly Primary

Queen's Hill Pupil Referral Unit

Ringland Primary

Rogerstone Primary

Somerton Primary

St Andrew’s Junior

St. David's Primary

St. Gabriel's RC Primary

St. Josephs RC High (OPEN FOR EXAMS ONLY)

St. Joseph's RC Primary

St Julian’s Primary

St. Julian's School (OPEN FOR EXAMS ONLY)

St. Mary's RC Primary

St. Michael's RC Primary

St. Patrick's RC Primary

Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd

Ygol Gymraeg Ifor Hael

SCHOOLS UPDATE TUESDAY 12 JANUARY

All schools in Newport are expected to be fully open on Tuesday 12 January apart from Bassaleg School which will only be open for years 10, 11, 12 and 13.

It is expected that Bassaleg School will be fully open to all pupils on Wednesday 13 January.

LATEST SCHOOLS INFORMATION

Newport Council have announced that all Newport SECONDARY schools will be open to students due to take external examinations on Monday, January 11.


Students who are sitting external exams should make every effort to make their own way to school on Monday even if there is a general notification that the school is closed.


Please note our specific information relating to schools remaining open for external examinations.
Schools confirmed CLOSED on Monday 11 January

* Please note: If a school is not listed here, you should assume that it is open to pupils. However, some schools are operating on a limited basis – please see further down the page.


Duffryn High (ONLY OPEN FOR EXTERNAL EXAMS)

Hartridge High (ONLY OPEN FOR EXTERNAL EXAMS)

Langstone Primary

Maes Ebbw

Maesglas Primary

Millbrook Primary

Monnow Primary

St Joseph's RC High (ONLY OPEN FOR EXTERNAL EXAMS)

Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd
Schools confirmed OPEN on Monday 11 January

* Please note: If a school has not confirmed it is closed, you should assume that it is open to pupils. However, some schools are operating on a limited basis as detailed below.


Alway Primary – fully open

Bassaleg – partial opening (OPEN FOR EXTERNAL EXAMS AND ALL PUPILS IN YEARS 10, 11, 12 & 13)

Brynglas Primary – fully open

Brynglas LSPC – fully open

Caerleon Comprehensive – partial opening (OPEN FOR EXTERNAL EXAMS, ALL YEAR 11 PUPILS AND ALL YEAR 13 PUPILS)

Caerleon Lodge Infants – fully open

Caerleon Lodge Hill Juniors – fully open

Cylch Meithrin Baneswell – fully open

Eveswell Primary – fully open

Helyg Centre PRU – fully open

Fairoak Nursery – fully open

Lliswerry High (PUPILS TAKING EXAMS SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE NORMAL TIME. FOR ALL OTHER PUPILS, SCHOOL WILL BEGIN AT 9.30AM)

Lliswerry Primary – fully open

Maindee Primary – fully open

Newport High School – fully open

Pentrepoeth Primary – fully open but no access to cars

Pillgwenlly Primary – fully open

St Andrew’s Infants – fully open from 9.30am

St Joseph's RC Primary – fully open

St Julians Primary – fully open

St Julian’s School – open to Year 10,11,12 and 13 pupils but those in Year 7,8 and 9 should not attend due to flood

St Mary's RC Primary – fully open

St Patrick's RC Primary (OPEN AT 9.30AM)

St Woolos Primary – fully open

SCHOOL OPENINGS / CLOSURES

Newport Council have confirmed school openings and closure for tomorrow as per below.
Schools confirmed OPEN on Monday 11 January


Brynglas LSPC


Helyg Centre PRU


Fairoak Nursery


Lliswerry High School (PUPILS TAKING EXAMS SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE NORMAL TIME. FOR ALL OTHER PUPILS, SCHOOL WILL BEGIN AT 9.30AM)


St Joseph's RC Primary


St Mary's RC Primary


St Woolos Primary
Schools confirmed CLOSED on Monday 11 January


Duffryn High School (ONLY OPEN FOR EXTERNAL EXAMS)


Maes Ebbw


Maesglas Primary


Monnow Primary School


St Joseph's RC High School (ONLY OPEN FOR EXTERNAL EXAMS)


Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd

ADVERSE WEATHER UPDATE

The most up to date weather forecasts indicate that the weather conditions for tomorrow are likely to remain poor with severe ice predicted across Newport.
The following council services are anticipated to be operating on Thursday January 7th.

Finance

Service cover is anticipated for all Services within Finance including front of office Housing Benefit and Council Tax provision. The 50 High Street Cash Office was closed at lunchtime yesterday (6th January) and this cannot be ruled out for today at this stage.

Children’s Social Services

Service Continuity in place for Duty and Assessment Services to children at risk and in care.
Support for Foster Carers is in place.
Residential Homes provision will continue.
Overall service restricted (i.e. not normal service) but all emergency and urgent situations covered.

Public Protection & Environmental Services

Cemeteries are open and ongoing provision is anticipated.
Refuse continued is operational and there could be collections on Saturday.

Cleansing worked and will continue to do so although with disruption. Grounds staff have been redeployed to aid snow clearance at key locations e.g. residential home and footpaths.


Civic Amenity site has been closed for public access today but this will be reviewed on a daily basis to ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff.
Trading standards and environmental health services operating.



Engineering & Construction


Front line services e.g. gritting and snow clearance have and will continue to operate at 100 per cent.
Road Salting - main roads are cleared and workers are trying to get into side roads using shoverls where necessary. Footpaths are also being worked on where possible. Two lorry loads of salt were delivered overnight and we currently have sufficient supplies to last through the weekend



Education

To assist parents and pupils, all head teachers have been asked to make early decisions. The only schools open as of 9.00am are:

Caerleon Lodge Hill Infants

Fairoak Nursery



IS&C
Emergency calls received after this time will be directed to the Emergency Control Centre.



Law & Standards
The Civic centre is open during office hours but evening mettings have been cancelled.
Registrars open as normal.
Crematorium open as normal.
Other services operating with reduced cover.



Adult Social Services
All key critical services being maintained.
Due to the continuing inclement weather Social Services Day Centres will be closed to the public on Thursday and Friday of this week.
Ladyhill centre is closed but is in contact with users to ensure appropriate support is maintained.
Meals on Wheels – continued service delivery supported as necessary by 4x4 vehicles.



Continuing Learning & Leisure
All primary facilities have been opened e.g. NISV and Newport Centre but have been subject to ongoing health and safety reviews which have resulted in some early closures.
Leisure centres, including the new Active Living Centre were open this morning but assessments will be made during the day for the safety of users and staff

SCHOOL CLOSURES UPDATE DUE TO FROSTY WEATHER CONDITIONS

Due to the snow, and icey weather today there have been school closures all across the Newport area. The followings schools have been affectes:

• Queens Hill Education Centre closed all day due to a heating problem.
• Marshfield Primary School is closing due to a low number of teachers who have now been sent home due to the snow
• Maes Ebbw School will close at 1.30pm due to the weather.
• Millbrook Primary School will now close this afternoon
• Hartridge High School will close at 1pm
• Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael will close this afternoon
• Langstone Primary School will also be closed
• Monnow Primary School in Newport will close this afternoon
• Don Close Nursery is closed this afternoon (5 January 2010)
• Llanmartin School
• Bassaleg School
• Caerleon Comprehensive School
• Gaer Infants School
• Kimberley Nursery School

We will continue to update you, as and when we get the information.

FALLING ICE CAUSES CLOSURE OF BOTH SEVERN BRIDGES

The Severn bridges that cross between south Wales and south west England has been closed due to falling ice.

Both motorway crossings were also shut during wintry weather last February, when car windscreens were smashed.

The latest closure is causing traffic problems, and delays of up to an hour with queues forming eastbound around Newport as vehicles are diverted off the M4 at the Coldra roundabout.