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Harmonic start for
Swine flu update
chetham’s new building
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families,
Ed Balls, has issued the following guidance regarding swine flu
and children and young people with health conditions:
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to seek Health Protection Agency
has advised that swine flu (HPA) advice when they have
continues to be a largely mild cases, so that the HPA can advise
illness, and the Health Service has what measures to take, which may
responded in a proportionate and in some cases mean a temporary
timely fashion to the threat. There closure to reduce the risk to
is no sign yet of any major change vulnerable children.
in the pattern or severity of the There is now a vaccine available
illness. On that basis, the CMO has and distribution has begun. I want
confirmed that our advice to to ensure that parents of pupils
schools of 26 August remains our with these conditions have all the
best advice: individual school help and advice that they need.
closures are now of limited benefit Also, I want these parents to know
in stopping the spread of the that their children are being given
disease. However, it is essential a high priority for early access to
that adults or children with flu-like vaccinations. It is for parents to
symptoms should stay away until decide whether their child should
they are free of those symptoms. get vaccinated, but it is right that
We do know that some groups schools are aware of the
are particularly vulnerable to any programme and support the
illness, including swine flu. This can CMO's advice that children and
include some children and young staff in at-risk groups should
people with particular health respond positively when invited to
conditions, including some get the vaccine.
complex disabilities such as For that reason, the HPA has
cerebral palsy that can make it now made available information
I
n the year which it celebrates its
40th anniversary, Chetham’s
more difficult for them to fight off on its website
School of Music in Manchester
viruses. We are therefore www.hpa.org.uk/swineflu/specialsc
entered a new era as enabling
providing, alongside guidance for hools which includes versions for
works for its £36m new school
mainstream schools, guidance for both special schools and
building started this month.
special schools. This advises them mainstream schools.
The new building will be located in
the heart of the Medieval Quarter of
Manchester between Victoria
Station, the Manchester Evening
Child Protection E-Learning Course
News Arena and Chetham’s.
Providing state-of-the-art music and Safety Media are delighted to
academic facilities for the 290 announce a new E-Learning course
students at the School, the has been added to its extensive
development will also include a training library.
vibrant outreach centre alongside The Child Protection Interactive
two performance spaces one of Flash course has been developed for
which will be a full orchestral use within schools and colleges or for
auditorium with 400 seats. existing classrooms will be any work that involves interaction
Claire Hickman, head of transformed into suitable with children and young people.
Chetham’s commented; “This is a accommodation for the students. The course has been produced to
very exciting time for Chetham’s, not When work is complete, extensive make staff more aware of how to
only are we celebrating our 40th landscaping to the medieval site will handle delicate and serious situations
anniversary as a leading specialist be carried out, with the opening of a involving children and young people,
music School, we are welcoming a Medieval Manchester visitor centre. as well as increasing awareness
new era and the works signal the Claire Hickman added; about the various aspects related to
beginning of this. “Chetham’s offers a dynamic world child abuse in order to provide a
“The investment in the buildings class programme and we pride secure environment.
will not only provide the best facilities ourselves on the accessibility of the During the 30 minute E-Learning
for our students and staff to grow School. Our vision is to expand into course, the trainee will learn to engaging and interactive for the
and learn, but they will also provide new areas in which we’re keen to recognise signs of abuse, guidelines trainee.”
our partners and community groups develop, not just for the School but to follow when abuse has been Safety Media’s E-Learning system
with greater opportunities to work for the wider community. reported and how to achieve child is used by hundreds of companies
with us.” 90% of our students receive up to protection within your workplace. nationally who train their employees
Once the new school building is full funding from the government’s Safety Media Managing Director using the library of 49 Interactive
complete, the latter phases of the Music and Dance scheme, and our Julian Roberts said: “A lot of time Flash and Video Courses.
Chetham’s master-plan will begin. dynamic new school building will has been spent creating this course. To find out more about Safety
This will include refurbishment and have strong visual impacts, which we We wanted to make sure that this Media’s E-Learning system or the
conversion works to the existing hope will convey that we are subject is covered in enough depth to Child Protection course, please call
Millgate and Nicholls buildings; these accessible to all students with musical provide further awareness of this 0845 345 1703 or visit
buildings which currently house the potential.” sensitive subject while also being www.safetylearning.co.uk.
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