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 opening in September 2020 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. |