We hope all of our Ryburn families are safe and well, and managed somehow to have a nice Easter 'break' of sorts. We miss you all so much and we'd love to hear what you're up to. Here’s the news from Ryburn at the strangest ever beginning of a new term.

As you are aware that many school trips have had to be either cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Prime Minister has just addressed the nation. He has declared a national emergency and has now instructed all members of society only to leave their homes if it is absolutely necessary.

It’s a very strange feeling for our school to be closed, but though we are apart, in some ways our sense of school community feels stronger than ever as we pull together to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

The government has now provided more details of what to expect in respect of 2020 exams cancellations and calculated grades.