COVID update
Safe wearing and removal of face coverings
Due to the rise in COVID cases across London we are now asking all parents to wear a face covering when you drop off and collect your child from school.
If your child is wearing a face covering to and from school please make sure you follow this guidance:
Safe wearing of face coverings requires cleaning of hands before and after touching – including to remove or put them on – and the safe storage of them in individual, sealable plastic bags between use. Where a face covering becomes damp, it should not be worn and the face covering should be replaced carefully.
Pupils must not to touch the front of their face covering during use or when removing it and they must dispose of temporary face coverings in a ‘black bag’ waste bin (not recycling bin) or place reusable face coverings in a plastic bag they can take home with them, and then wash their hands again before heading to their classroom.
Drop off and pick up reminders
You must drop off your child between 8.45am and 9.15am. This will mean that we can continue to stagger the arrival of all our families. You must collect your child at the end of the day between 3pm and 3.30pm. Please do not be late.
Only 1 parent is allowed to drop off/collect their child/ren. Please make sure you are social distancing from other families. Once you have dropped off or collected your child please move away from the school gates.
Covid-19 related pupil absence
| What do I do if……… | What ACTION is needed? | When can I RETURN to school? |
| My child is ill with symptoms not linked to Covid-19: Sore throat, runny nose, headache, tummy ache, chicken pox, tonsillitis, sickness, diarrhoea | Follow the usual School Absence Policy | When the child is feeling better or 48 hours if the illness is sickness/diarrhoea |
| My child has possible Covid-related symptoms:
· HIGH TEMPERATURE – this means feeling hot to the touch on the chest or back · A NEW CONTINUOUS COUGH – this means coughing for more than an hour, or having 3 or more episodes in 24 hours · A LOSS OR CHANGE TO SENSE OF SMELL OR TASTE – this means being unable to taste or smell as usual |
DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
Contact school to inform us Self-isolate the whole household for 10 days Get a test for your child showing symptoms INFORM SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THE RESULT |
…the test result is negative |
| My child tests positive for Covid-19 | DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
INFORM SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THE RESULT Agree a date for earliest possible return – minimum of 10 days Bubble isolates and school provides remote learning |
When they feel better (but must remain at home for 10 days)
They can return after 10 days even if the cough and loss of taste/smell remains. This can last for weeks |
| My child tests negative for Covid-19 | INFORM SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THE RESULT
Discuss when your child can come back to school |
…same day/next day |
| Someone in my house is ill with possible Covid-19 symptoms | DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
Contact school to inform us Self-isolate the whole household for 10 days OR until the test comes back negative Household member with symptoms to get tested INFORM SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THE RESULT |
…the test result is negative |
| Someone in my house tests positive for Covid-19 | DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
INFORM SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THE RESULT Agree a date for earliest possible return – minimum of 10 days |
…the child has completed 10 days of isolation and hasn’t developed symptoms of Covid-19 |
| NHS Test & Trace has identified my child as being in close contact of someone with symptoms confirmed as Covid-19 | DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
Contact school to inform us Agree a date for earliest possible return – minimum of 10 days |
…the child has completed 10 days of isolation |
| We/my child has travelled and needs to self-isolate as a period of quarantine
YOU MUST LET THE SCHOOL KNOW IF YOUR CHILD HAS TRAVELLED! |
Do not take unauthorised leave in term-time
Consider quarantine requirements and FCO advice when booking travel Return from a destination when quarantine is needed Agree an earliest possible date for return – minimum of 10 days Self-isolate the whole household |
…the quarantine period of 10 days has been completed |
| We have received medical advice that my child must resume shielding | DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
Contact school to inform us Shield until you are informed that restrictions are lifting and shielding is paused again Send in communication stating that child must shield. |
…evidence shown that restrictions have been lifted and your child can return |
| My child’s bubble is closed due to a Covid-19 outbreak at school | DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
Your child will need to isolate for 10 days |
…school inform you that the bubble will be reopened |
| When will specific home learning NOT be provided for my child? | ||
| – If a household is self-isolating due to a positive test result
– If a child is showing signs of COVID and is waiting for a test – If a child is quarantining |
If your child is at home for any of these reasons you can find resources on Google Classrooms for Key Stage 2 and on Google Class Sites for Early Years and Key Stage 1 to help support their learning: Homework project sheet, Topic Web, Knowledge Organiser
Your child also has access to the online learning platforms: Mathletics, Reading Eggs, Readiwriter and Purple Mash |
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| When will home learning be provided for my child? | ||
| – If a class bubble is shut due to a confirmed case
– If a local lock down is announced |
Children will need to log in daily to their Google Classroom or Google Site to access the learning set by the teachers.
Daily video introducing the learning (also posted on Twitter) Daily learning added (English, Maths, Other) including tasks on Mathletics, Reading Eggs, Readiwriter and Purple Mash. Feedback will be given |
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