Dear Parents and Carers
Following the government announcement last night, here is the latest guidance for education settings:
“The Government is clear on the critical importance of not disrupting the education of children and young people and the Government will prioritise keeping all education and childcare settings open. The measures set out below will support this.
School attendance remains mandatory and all the usual rules continue to apply. Enabling children and young people to attend their education setting regularly continues to be a national priority. As usual, schools are able to grant leaves of absence for pupils in exceptional circumstances.
We strongly encourage everyone involved in education to continue with regular testing – using Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs).
Staff (and pupils in Year 7 and above) should continue to wear face coverings in communal areas.
All individuals who have been identified as a close contact of a suspected or confirmed case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, irrespective of vaccination status and age, will continue to be required to self-isolate and asked to book a PCR test.”
Let’s work together to keep everyone safe.
Thank you,
P A Swift
Headteacher
