We have had some confirmed positive Covid cases within the school community, so we'd like to remind everyone of the current guidance that is included below. We will continue with frequent handwashing and sanitising of surfaces during the school day. If children are unwell, please stay at home and monitor them closely.
Thank you.
Information for Parents
If a child or young person has a positive COVID-19 test result, they should stay at home and avoid contact with other people for three days after the day they took the test or from the day their symptoms started (whichever was earliest), if they can.
After three days, if they feel well and do not have a high temperature, the risk of passing the infection on to others is lower. This is because children and young people tend to be infectious to other people for less time than adults.
Children with a positive result are also advised to avoid meeting with anyone who is known to be at higher risk, especially individuals with a weakened immune system, for 10 days from the start of their infection. Children should not visit others in a health or social care setting during this 10 day period.
Children and young people who usually go to school, college or childcare and who live with someone who has a positive coronavirus test result should continue to attend as normal.
Testing to end self-isolation following a positive COVID-19 test is no longer advised.
