De Aston School
Willingham Road  Market Rasen  Lincs  LN8 3RF
Academy Trust
Tel
Email:
01673 843415  Fax
01673 840823
enquiries@de-aston.lincs.sch.uk
Company No 07533362
England & Wales
Founded 1863
January 2016
Dear Parents/Carers
In the Event of Severe Weather
As there might be light snowfalls in the coming days, I would like to remind you about school procedures in the event of severe
weather.
In the unlikely event that it is necessary to close the school, we will contact the local radio stations (Radio Lincolnshire and Lincs
FM) and ask them to announce the closure over the radio. We will also endeavour to send you a text message, if we have an upto-date mobile number. In addition, we will post closure information on the school’s website and contact the local authority, who
will post the information at http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/schoolclosures/. If at all possible we will endeavour to remain open
for Year 11 and 13 students and we will always remain open for our boarding students. If we have a partial opening we will
confirm this on our website. In support of working families with lower school children, any parent who has no alternative
childcare arrangements may bring them to the school and we will run structured activities with our limited staffing. Please contact
the school’s Boarding House on 01673 840806 before 9.00am on a closure day if you would like to take advantage of this facility.
If for any reason early closure becomes necessary in the course of a day, then we will update the website immediately. NB. We
would usually only close early if the bus companies tell us they need to do their runs early to ensure the safe return of students to
their homes.
Severe weather is a very difficult issue for schools like ours which serves a wide catchment area. Forecasts are not always reliable
and often vary considerably for different parts of our catchment. If you have a concern that the weather is deteriorating in your
area, please keep us informed as we may not be aware. It is not always possible to send students home early as this often creates
more health and safety issues than keeping them in school. Also, the buses are not always available, as they are used elsewhere
during the day. Bus companies have more up-to-date information on specific routes and often inform us when they think we need
to close early. When there are concerns about the weather we will keep in close contact with the bus companies and follow their
advice. Should you ask a third party to collect your child they should bring a note authorising them to take your child with them.
With regard to clothing, students are permitted to wear a coat over their blazer (in fact this is strongly encouraged) and boots can
be worn to and from school, as long as school shoes are brought for them to change into. Again, we very much encourage this, as
it helps keep the school floors drier and therefore less slippery. Parents are reminded that hoodies are not acceptable as an
outdoor coat.
Overleaf is a list of websites which the school recommends students work from if closures occur, to supplement any homework
and other assignment given by staff during closures.
We do hope that closures will not be necessary, but in view of the long distances that some students have to travel and the rapid
deterioration of both roads and footpaths, we have to ensure the safety of all our students.
Yours sincerely
Mrs E Beighton
Headteacher
Head
Mrs E Beighton MA
Deputy Heads
Mr M Bray BA  Mr S Porter BA
Useful Websites
General
www.aqa.org.uk
www.ocr.org.uk
www.edexcel.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
www.revisionworld.co.uk/
www.s-cool.co.uk/
www.u2learn.com
www.examtime.com/
Art
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
www.tate.org.uk
Business Studies
www.bized.com
www.tutor2u.net
English
www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/
www.englishbiz.co.uk/
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/
www.shmoop.com/literature/
https://misspeacock.edublogs.org/
Design Technology
www.design-technology.org/
Drama
www.theatrehistory.com
www.theatrelinks.com
Geography
www.deaston.org
www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/geography.html
www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography.html
History
www.schoolhistory.co.uk/
http://historyonthenet.com/whats_new.htm
www.bbc.co.uk/history/
ICT/Computing
www.teach-ict.com
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/
www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z34k7ty
Languages
www.linguastars.com
www.klar.co.uk
www.espanol-extra.co.uk
www.francais-extra.co.uk
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.frenchrevision.co.uk
www.tv5.org
Maths
http://www.mymaths.co.uk
http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/
http://studymaths.co.uk/
http://schoolworkout.co.uk/GCSE.htm
www.educationquizzes.com/gcse/maths
Media
www.VGreleases.com
www.Eurogamer.net
www.bbfc.co.uk
www.sbbfc.co.uk
Music
http://pianotte.szm.com/
http://popularpianosheets.com/
www.baroquemusic.org
PE
www.teachpe.com/
www.sport-iq.com/
www.brianmac.co.uk/
www.playgroundfun.org.uk/
Photography
www.martinparr.com
www.davidhockney.com
www.nyclondon.com
www.nationalgeographic.com
http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/
RE
www.reonline.org.uk/
www.religiouseducation.co.uk/
Science
www.my-gcsescience.com/core/
www.my-gcsescience.com/additional/
www.docbrown.info/
www.gcse.com/science/index.htm
Sociology /Citizenship
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/citizenx/
www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/
www.atss.org.uk
www.psycheexchange.org.uk
www.sociology.org.uk/
www.statistics.gov.uk
www.sociologyonline.co.uk/
Bus and Taxi Company Details
Stagecoach: 01522 522255
NL Johnson: 01472 852317
Dents Coaches: 01673 828086
PC Coaches: 01522 533605
Hornsby Travel: 01724 282255
Brylaine Travel Ltd: 01205 364807
DBS Private Hire: 07929855556
D&T Taxi: 01427 617834
Blanchard’s Taxi: 01673 843114
Amvale Ltd Taxi: 01472 355700
M Goy’s Taxi: 07840 391730
LCC Transport Department: 01522 782020