Our official Covid-19 Secure declaration may be seen in full here.

A Special Message from the Principal

Outside of lockdown, Higham would not be allowed to open and operate were we not to follow the correct guidance laid out by our Government in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive and Public Health England, so we are doing all we can to  be fully Covid-19 Secure.

Many, many hours have been spent by many people with up to date expertise in medical, scientific, legal, educational and hospitality matters to arrive at the measures we are implementing here as a place of work, learning and hospitality. These measures are complex and have been extremely well considered and judged with the best interests of all who work at and come to Higham.

We have made every effort to not make anything overly restrictive or ostentatiously over the top, since experience tells us that Higham is a civilised, safe environment of sensible humans anyway.

The most important thing to remember is that ultimate safety will be down to how our humans themselves behave when they are here:

Hygiene Rules All Students, Tutors and Staff must follow:

– Cleanse your hands well and regularly with Soap and with Gel.
– Observe Social Distancing.
– Bring and use a suitable Face Covering to be worn in company.
– Take extra care with what you touch and your interactions.

We have numerous other measures in place – all based upon one or more of these four basic rules, which, if followed by everybody, are intended to keep everybody as safe as possible without squashing the pleasure of a Higham experience.

Please do not expect to see floor stickers or distancing signs all over the place, we credit our Highamites will some intelligence. You will, however, notice some sanitising stations (and our new, nifty, no-direct-touch water dispenser), some screens here and there, some Tutors with optional visors plus a few different layouts. Numbers on courses will be limited, we are only using Bedrooms with private bathrooms, communal seating arrangements and some aspects of service will be sensibly controlled in line with guidance without crushing the ambiance.

We look forward to welcoming you, along with your preference of face covering, to a safe environment.

George