Updates 

Thursday 12th August

GCSE results 10 a.m. - 12 noon outside school. 10:30 - 12 noon

by telephone - please call the Office mobile number.

Wednesday 8th September

Start of new term

Thursday 9th September

Friday 10th September

 Public Health England and the Department for Education 

have issued the following guidance for school regarding

COVID-19.

·        staff, young people and children should stay at home if they are

unwell with a new, continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of

taste or smell to avoid spreading infection to others. 

·        if staff, young people or children become unwell on site with a

new, continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss of taste or smell

they should be sent home

 Members of staff and pupils must not come into school if:

>   they have one or more COVID-19 symptoms

>  they have had a positive COVID-19 test either from a PCR test or

lateral flow device test

> a member of their household, support bubble (or childcare

bubble if they have one) has COVID-19 symptoms

>  they have been in close contact with someone who has tested

positive for COVID-19.

>  they are required to quarantine having recently visited certain

other countries

>  they have been advised to isolate by NHS test and trace or the

Public Health England (PHE) local health protection team (this is

a legal obligation)

Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 must book a test. This can be

done online through the NHS testing and tracing for COVID-19

website, or ordered by telephone via NHS 119.

Members of staff and pupils must immediately cease to attend and

not attend for at least 10 days from the day after:

·       the start of their symptoms

·       the test date if they did not have any symptoms but have

had a positive test whether this was a Lateral Flow Device or a

PCR test (if a LFD test is taken first and a PCR test is then taken

within two days of the positive LFD test is negative this will

override the LFD test and the person may return to school).

Other members of the household (including any siblings and

members of their support or childcare bubble if they have one)

should self-isolate. The isolation period includes the day the

symptoms started for the first person in the household or the day

the positive test result was received and the next ten full days.

Anyone who receives a positive test result from a LFD device

must self-isolate immediately, as must any other members of their

household, while they get a confirmatory PCR test.

If a member of the household starts to display symptoms they will

need to restart the 10 day isolation period and book a test. If anyone

tests positive whilst not experiencing symptoms but develop

symptoms during the isolation period, they must restart the 10 day

isolation period from the day they developed symptoms.

If your symptoms worsen during home isolation or are no better after

10 days, contact

 NHS 111 online. If you have no internet access, you should

call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999.

Wash your hands more often than usual, for 20 seconds using

soap and hot water, particularly after coughing, sneezing and

blowing your nose, or after being in public areas where other

people are doing so. Use hand sanitiser if that’s all you have

access to.

To reduce the spread of germs when you cough or sneeze,

cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, or your sleeve

(not your hands) if you don’t have a tissue, and throw the

tissue away immediately. Then wash your hands or use a hand

sanitising gel.

Clean and disinfect regularly touched objects and surfaces

using your regular cleaning products to reduce the risk of

passing the infection on to other people.

The best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to the

virus.

There are general principles anyone can follow to help prevent the

spread of respiratory viruses, including:

·        washing your hands often - with soap and water, or use alcohol

sanitiser if handwashing facilities are not available. This is particularly

important after taking public transport

·        covering your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throwing the

tissue in a bin. See Catch it, Bin it, Kill it

·        people who feel unwell should stay at home and should not attend

work or any education or childcare setting

·        pupils, students, staff and visitors should wash their hands:

·        before leaving home

·        on arrival at school

·        after using the toilet

·        after breaks and sporting activities

·        before food preparation

·        before eating any food, including snacks

·        before leaving school

·        using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser that contains at least 60%

alcohol if soap and water are not available

·        avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed

hands

·        avoiding close contact with people who are unwell

·        cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces

·        if you are worried about your symptoms or those of a child or

colleague,

please call NHS 111. Do not go directly to your GP or other healthcare

environment

·        see further information on the Public Health England Blog and the 

NHS UK website.