Coronavirus - September 2022
The health and well-being of our whole school community: children, parents/carers and staff, are of paramount importance to us all. We have put systems in place to help keep each other safe in school. Please find below, information regarding procedures currently in place as well as links to Government and health websites which we hope you will find useful.
Thank you for your continued support.
Coronavirus Symptoms Symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of any of the following:
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For most people, COVID-19 will be a mild illness. However, if your child has any of the symptoms above you should follow the Government guidelines. Click HERE for further information on the NHS website. | ||
September 2022 Update
We continue to follow all Department for Education (DfE) and Public Health guidance in relation to COVID-19. The day-to-day operation of the school has to a great extent returned to what it was ‘pre-COVID’ however there are four key risk reducing approaches that we will continue to follow, these are to:
- Ensure good hygiene for everyone
- Hand hygiene - Frequent and thorough hand cleaning should now be regular practice. We will continue to ensure that pupils clean their hands regularly. This can be done with soap and water or hand sanitiser.
- Respiratory hygiene - The ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach continues to be very important.
- Maintain appropriate cleaning regimes
- We will maintain an appropriate cleaning schedule. This will include regular cleaning of areas and equipment.
- Keep occupied spaces well ventilated
- We will ensure the school is well ventilated and that a comfortable teaching environment is maintained through opening external windows to improve natural ventilation and opening internal doors to assist with creating a throughput of air.
- Utilising the CO2 monitors, provided by the Government, to support our assessment of the ventilation effectiveness.
- Follow Public Health advice on testing, self-isolation and managing confirmed cases of COVID-19.
When An Individual Develops COVID-19 Symptoms Or Has A Positive Test
- Pupils, staff and other adults should follow Public Health advice on when to self-isolate and what to do.
- If anyone develops COVID-19 symptoms, however mild, we will send them home and they should follow public health advice.
- If a pupil is awaiting collection, they will wait in a room on their own if possible and safe to do so. A window will be opened for fresh air ventilation if possible.
- The household (including any siblings) should follow the PHE guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Belmont CP School Covid-19 Risk Assessment
Other Useful Guides & Websites