Face coverings

Face coverings should be worn in communal areas in all settings for staff, visitors and students unless they are exempt.

Students (in year 7 or above) should continue to wear face coverings on public and dedicated school transport, unless they are exempt.

Testing

Please continue to test your child twice-weekly at home using the LFT. We will be sending testing kits home over the next week. However, If you require more LFT tests in the interim, these are available for free at your local pharmacy and you can order test kits for your own household via the online service (www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests or by calling 119

If there is a positive case in your household, please ensure that other members of the positive household are testing DAILY. This means that your son/daughter would only attend school on the basis of a daily negative LFT if they are living in a positive household.

Contact tracing and isolation

The current guidance on contact tracing and isolation remains in place. Any suspected or confirmed close contacts of the Omicron variant will be asked to isolate for 10 days.

Vaccination

All eligible staff and students aged 12 and over are encouraged to take up the offer of the vaccine, including boosters.

We are recommending the above measures to ensure the safety of children and staff in our schools, to minimise the disruption to young people’s education and to ensure our schools remain open. Thank you once again for your continued support and co-operation.

Kind regards

Ms Maria Sharratt