Dear All Saints, This coming Sunday marks the third anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower, in which 72 members of our community tragically lost their lives.  This year, owing to the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic and social distancing measures we will come together as a community from our own homes. Below is a programme of events that have been decided upon to mark the anniversary. The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the NHS are both well aware what a difficult time this can be for our community, perhaps this year more than ever as we find ourselves in the midst of the global Covid 19 pandemic. It means we cannot gather together to grieve in person but that does not mean we are alone in our grief. To this end, The NHS Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service have produced advice on how we can look after ourselves, our children and our families during this time. Leaflets are attached at the bottom of this post. Over the anniversary weekend the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service can be contacted on 020 6837 2279 (8am - 8pm) should you need support, advice or feel worried about yourself or someone you know. Their team of therapists are ready to speak to you over the phone or via video call. For urgent advice please call the CNWL Urgent Advice line on 0800 0234 650. In addition, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea have linked up with NHS West London to produce guidance on taking part, social distancing and looking after each other during what is a very difficult period. Their guidance is attached at the bottom of this post. Please follow this advice and put the safety of others first. We are together in heart and spirit and there are things we can do remotely to stay connected and keep safe. God Bless. All Saints Catholic College

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic the staff at All Saints Catholic College have looked on in awe at the bravery and endurance shown by our health care professionals. We know that many of our students have parents/carers/family members who work in this sector. We thank them for their sacrifice and believe it is important to do all we can to look after them the same way they have looked after us. Keeping Well is a free, confidential psychological support service run by care professionals for care professionals. The Keeping Well service is here to provide wellbeing and psychological support to: All NHS staff in North West London (inc non-clinical) All staff in care/residential homes in North West London. All London Ambulance Service staff You can access Keeping Well via: Website: www.keepingwellnwl.nhs.uk Telephone: 0300 123 1705 keepingwell.nwl@nhs.net A leaflet with further information is attached below.

Dear all, We hope that you are keeping well and staying healthy during this lockdown period. Below is some information on food banks from RBKC which may be of use. Stay safe and healthy. We look forward to seeing you all again soon. All Saints Map Timetable

Dear all, The Venture Community Association are offering one off small grants in the form of food vouchers, gas top ups and electricity top ups to vulnerable individuals and families residing in North Kensington during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately they are unable to provide rants for individuals who reside outside of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. For further information on qualifying criteria and to complete a referral form please contact Anthony Reid on 020 8960 3234 or 07495 323 765 between the hours of 10am and 6pm, Monday - Saturday. Stay safe and healthy. We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Dear all, You may have found that sleep patterns have been disrupted during lockdown. Many people have found their sleep patterns have been negatively affected due to stress, worry, or no longer going out to school or work. Attached is a wonderful document which has been put together by the Bi-Borough Educational Psychology Service. It provides information on how to promote good sleep habits during the pandemic and beyond. The PDF can be found below. Any questions about the guidelines in the document should be sent to Alexander Haswell by emailing: ahaswell@westminster.gov.uk

Dear all, We hope you are keeping well and staying in good health. Year 9 Options Evening will take place online and remotely on Wednesday 29th April from 6pm. A letter from Mr Aykroyd containing all information for parents/carers and students can be found in the 'Letters Home' section of our website and be read now by clicking HERE. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us. Best wishes, All Saints

Fantastic news. Mr O'Neill has successfully signed all eligible pupils up to the Department for Education's national voucher scheme. The first wave of free school meals vouchers have now been accessed and will be with you shortly. These vouchers cover the two weeks of the Easter holidays. Each family who has confirmed their email address with us will now get an email from the Department for Education with a £30 voucher to be redeemed at a supermarket – Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Waitrose and M&S are all in the scheme. If you're the parent/carer of a student that qualifies for free school meals and you're yet to respond please do so immediately and email support@allsaintscc.org.uk putting FREE SCHOOL MEALS in the subject field and our admin staff with do the rest. It's a fantastic scheme with £15 available each week per eligible child. This will continue next term whilst school is shut. Don't miss out. Further details of the government scheme can be found here.

Digital vouchers have been emailed to all parents/carers who responded to our earlier update - a digital voucher has been emailed to you so please keep an eye on your inbox. Many thanks to our wonderful admin staff for their hard work. If you're the parent/carer of a student that qualifies for free school meals and you're yet to respond please email support@allsaintscc.org.uk today putting FREE SCHOOL MEALS in the subject field. Our admin staff will email a digital voucher to you in due course. Further details of the government scheme can be found here. Many thanks.

The Government has just announced a new and improved National free school meals voucher scheme. Applications for vouchers can only be made through school and we will do this on your behalf but first we need your up to date email addresses. So please email support@allsaintscc.org.uk using the subject 'FREE SCHOOL MEALS SCHEME' if you think you are entitled to the benefit. Further details of the government scheme can be found here.

On Wednesday 18th March our students took part in the first ever RBKC Youth Election. Students from all across the borough were invited to elect the first RBKC Youth Mayor. The RBKC Youth Mayor is the elected representative for all young people living and studying in Kensington and Chelsea. They will act as the formal representative and spokesperson for the borough's young people. They will provide a link to the borough's Mayor, Lead Members and other decision making bodies. They will work with the Youth Council and Youth Ambassador to manage the Youth Participation Fund budget of £40,000. Twelve candidates from various schools and colleges across the borough put themselves forward and made manifestos in order to earn student's votes. We're delighted to announce that the eventual winner was Imaan Abdi in Year 11, she received 34% of all votes cast! Huge congratulations to Imaan and a huge thank you to students across the borough for voting for her. Everyone at All Saints is delighted for you and we know that you will do the young people of RBKC proud in your new role.

Here at All Saints we understand that these are unprecedented and worrying times for many people in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We want you to know that we are committed to keeping you informed and updated on the support on offer at this time. Attached is the latest information on food banks and family services in RBKC. We will continue to update this blog with useful information. Best wishes, All Saints

We are now able to announce the scheme we have put in place to reimburse parents for the value of free school meals. If your child qualifies for free school meals you will receive an email from support@allsaintscc.org.uk this evening outlining the proposed scheme. If your child qualifies for free school meals and you DO NOT receive an email from us this evening then please contact us on the same address in order to register. We're grateful for the patience you have shown whilst we finalised the details of our proposal. Many thanks. All Saints Catholic College