CV-19 attendance
What to do if… | Action Needed | Return to school when… |
…my child has COVID-19 symptoms. | - Do not send your child to school. - Contact school to inform us. - Get a lateral flow test. - Inform the school immediately about the test result. | …the test comes back negative or a period of 10 days has passed since the symptoms started, and the child feels well. |
…my child tests positive for COVID-19 on a lateral flow test | - Do not send your child to school. - Contact school to inform us. - Book a PCR test | ...the PCR test comes back negative and the child is well enough to be in school. |
…my child tests positive for COVID-19 on a PCR test | - Do not send your child to school. - Contact school to inform us and to request work if required. - Agree an earliest date for possible return (minimum of 10 days). - Household is recommended to take daily lateral flow test and advised to take a PCR test as soon as possible. | …the test comes back negative or a period of 10 days has passed since the symptoms started, and the child feels well. |
…my child is ill with symptoms not linked to COVID-19. | - Send your child to school if they are well enough. - Contact school to inform us if your child is not well enough. - Ring on each day of illness. | …after 48 hours following the last bout of sickness or diarrhoea (as per attendance policy). |
…someone in my household has symptoms or tests positive for COVID-19. | - Under 18's do not have to isolate and children should come to school - Double vaccinated adults do not have to isolate |
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…NHS test and trace has identified my child as a close contact of somebody with symptoms or confirmed COVID-19. | - Do not send your child to school. - Contact school to inform us. - Agree an earliest date for possible return following advice from test and trace
| …your child has completed any isolation period stated by test and trace. |
…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. | - The child should attend school as normal - Follow the advice of test and trace | …your 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. | - Courthouse child(ren) can continue to attend.
| …your child can continue to attend school. |