--- title: "Emergency School Closures" url: "https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/emergency-school-closures" school: "Harlowbury Primary School" --- # Emergency School Closures ## Emergency School Closures Decisions concerning whether to open a school on snow days are never easy and are left entirely to the discretion of the headteacher. The decision is based on many factors, the most significant being health & safety and staffing. Therefore, the decision each headteacher makes based on these factors may well be different We always aim to be open as normal, as a significant number of our staff live locally and therefore, there will be sufficient teaching and non teaching staff to ensure that the children are safeguarded and can be taught. Severe weather is disruptive and can cause anxiety and stress. Understandably, many parents ring the school if snow starts falling heavily. It can be frustrating trying to get through when all our outside lines are engaged by other parents calling for the same reason. We will notify you by email or text message via Arbor and the school website will display a banner on the homepage. You may also access the [Essex Schools Infolink](http://www.essex.gov.uk/Education-Schools/Schools/Dates/Pages/Emergency-School-Closures.aspx) to see a list of school closures. Remote Education Provision - Information for Parents 575 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/harlowbury-primary-school/files/documents/NET_Academies_Remote_Education_Information_for_Parents__1_.pdf) [Embedded content](https://files.schudio.com/pdf/web/viewer.html?file=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.schudio.com%2Fharlowbury-primary-school%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2FNET_Academies_Remote_Education_Information_for_Parents__1_.pdf#zoom=page-width) ### Parent Information - [Uniform](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/uniform) - [Admissions](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/admissions) - [Term Dates](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/term-dates) - [Absence](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/absence) - [School Meals](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/school-meals) - [Parent View](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/parent-view) - PHSE & Healthy Relationships - [Ramadan](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/ramadan) - [The School Day](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/the-school-day-clubs) - [Wraparound Childcare](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/wraparound-child-care) - [Emergency School Closures](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/emergency-school-closures) ### Harlowbury Primary School Old Oak Way Harlow CM17 0GJ 01279 423444 ### Quick Links - [Emergency Closures](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/emergency-school-closures) - [School Meals](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/school-meals) - [Policies](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/our-school/policies) ### Useful Links - [Absence](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/absence) - [Wraparound Childcare](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/parents/wraparound-child-care) - [Early Years](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/eyfs/eyfs-curriculum) - [Vacancies](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/careers/current-vacancies) ### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/harlowburysch) ### Translation [![NET Academies](https://files.schudio.com/harlowbury-primary-school/images/logo/net_logo.png)](https://netacademies.net) © Copyright 2025–2026 Harlowbury Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) [![](https://files.schudio.com/harlowbury-primary-school/images/splash/Abbotsweld_New_to_Reception_2026_(2).png)](https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GZSS)