Covid-19 Information

Keeping you informed...
Please read the attached documents which may help to answer a number of queries that parents and carers will have regarding the Academy re-opening following a lockdown period to all year group children.
Below are critical documents containing the details surrounding the re-opening of our Academy in September. Updates will be added as they are released.
What to do if… |
Action Needed |
Return to school when… |
…my child has Covid-19 symptoms. |
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…the test comes back negative. |
…my child tests positive for Covid-19. |
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…10 days have passed since symptoms began, even if they still have a cough or loss of taste/smell. (These symptoms can last for several weeks.) AND the child feels well. |
…my child tests negative for COVID-19.
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…the test comes back negative. |
…my child is ill with symptoms not linked to Covid-19. |
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…after 48 hours following the last bout of sickness or diarrhoea (if this is the cause of the absence). |
…someone in my household tests positive for Covid-19. |
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…the household member’s test comes back negative. |
…NHS test and trace has identified my child as a close contact of somebody with symptoms or confirmed Covid-19 |
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…the child has completed 14 days of isolation. |
…NHS test and trace has identified a household member (other than my child) as a close contact of somebody with symptoms or confirmed Covid-19. |
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…child can continue to attend school |
… a sibling attending another school has been sent home to self-isolate due to their being a positive case in their school. |
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…child can continue to attend school |
… my child has travelled abroad from a country or territory that is NOT on the exempt list of countries |
If returning from a destination where quarantine is needed*:
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…the quarantine period of 14 days has been completed. |
Covid-19 related pupil absence
A quick reference guide for parents and staff (September 2020)
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*Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) – for up to date travel information
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… my child has travelled abroad from a country or territory that IS on the exempt list of countries. |
If returning from a destination where quarantine is NOT needed:
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… you have informed the office of your return to the UK (the office will ask you a few questions about your travel). |
…I have travelled from a country that requires us to quarantine (but my child didn’t travel). |
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…child can continue to attend school |
…we have received medical advice that my child must resume shielding. |
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…school inform you that restrictions have been lifted and your child can return to school again. …you receive medical advice that your child may return to school |
…my child’s bubble is closed due to a Covid-19 outbreak in school. |
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…school inform you that the bubble will be reopened. |
… I am unable to get a test for someone in the household who has symptoms |
If you are not able to get a test in the first 5 days of having symptoms, your child and anyone they live with must stay at home and self-isolate for 14 days. Anyone in your support bubble must also stay at home. Current NHS and PHE guidelines state that tests are most reliable if taken within the first 4-5 days of symptoms appearing. |
…the child has completed 14 days of isolation. |