Important update for parents of children at Wells Park School
Welcome back to the autumn term, we are looking forward to having the children back in school school and embarking on an exciting year ahead.
With the ever changing COVID situation we are continuing to follow government guidance and ensuring the safety of the children and staff here at Wells Park. As per the government guidance the main symptoms of COVID remain:
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
It is important that, as per our risk assessment, we inform you of the procedure to follow if your child does display any of the COVID symptoms.
If your child displays symptoms at home:
- Inform the school and keep your child off (it is important that we know so that we can manage any potential outbreaks)
- Arrange a PCR test
- If the test is positive – inform the school and follow the medical guidance including a 10 day isolation at home. If you have other children, they and you should also seek a PCR test and isolate as instructed by the NHS . Please contact the schools that your children attend.
- If the test is negative – inform the school; your child can return to school once they feel well enough
- Tell people your child has been in close contact with in the past 48 hours that they might have COVID-19.
If your child displays symptoms at school:
- We will isolate the child with a member of staff
- You will be called to collect your child immediately
- Arrange a PCR test (we can support you with this process f needed)
- If the test is positive – inform the school and follow the medical guidance including a 10 day isolation at home. If you have other children, they and you should seek a PCR test. Please contact schools that your children attend.
- If the test is negative – inform the school, child can return to school once they feel well enough
If anyone in your home displays symptoms:
- Arrange a test
- Contact the school
- Unvaccinated individuals should Isolate as a family for 10 days after the onset of symptoms or until a negative PCR test result is confirmed. Contact the school.
- If the result is positive, other household members/close contacts should seek a PCR test
If anyone in our school community displays symptoms
- Children and staff who display symptoms will be sent home and asked to arrange a PCR test immediately.
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If the test is negative, they may return to school
- If the test is positive, parents and staff will be informed and those deeed to be close contacts will be invited to book a PCR test.
It is essential that we have the correct contact information for you so that we can call you quickly when necessary. We also need to have another emergency contact in case you are unavailable.
For more details about how we are managing the spread of the virus at Wells Park, please see our risk assessment and oubreak management plan under the key infomration tab.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Where to find the latest information on Corona virus.
Updates on COVID-19:
Guidance for educational settings:
Department for Education Coronavirus Helpline
The Department for Education have launched a new helpline for parents, young people and staff who have questions or concerns:
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
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UPDATE - September 2021
Dear parents and carers,
Important update for parents of children at Hawkswood Primary
Welcome back to the autumn term, we are so glad to see the children back in school looking forward to the year ahead.
With the ever changing COVID situation we are continuing to follow government guidance and ensuring the safety of the children and staff here at Hawkswood. As per the government guidance the main symptoms of COVID remain:
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
The poster below is a great visual aid for parents in recognising symptoms. Please feel free to print this and display it in your home.
It is important that, as per our risk assessment, we inform you of the procedure to follow if your child does display any of the COVID symptoms.
If your child displays symptoms at home:
- Inform the school and keep your child off (it is important that we know so that we can manage any potential outbreaks)
- Arrange a test
- If the test is positive – inform the school and follow the medical guidance including a 10 day isolation at home. If you have other children, they and you should isolate for 14 days. Please contact schools that your children attend.
- If the test is negative – inform the school, child can return to school once they feel well
If your child displays symptoms at school:
- We will isolate the child with a member of staff
- You will be called to collect your child immediately
- Arrange a test or when collecting your child request a home testing kit, we can support you to administer the test on site and send it off, but will not be able to do this for you.
- If the test is positive – inform the school and follow the medical guidance including a 10 day isolation at home. If you have other children, they and you should isolate for 14 days. Please contact schools that your children attend.
- If the test is negative – inform the school, child can return to school once they feel well
If anyone in your home displays symptoms:
- Arrange a test
- Contact the school
- Isolate as a family for 14 days or until a negative test result is confirmed. Contact the school.
- If the result is positive, isolate as a family for 14 days
If anyone in our school community displays symptoms
- Children and staff who display symptoms will be sent home and asked to take a test immediately.
-
If the test is negative, they may return to school
- If the test is positive we will close the school bubble and all parents and staff will be informed. The school bubble will isolate for 14 days and move to on-line learning.
It is essential that we have the correct contact information for you so that we can call you quickly when necessary. We also need to have another emergency contact in case you are unavailable.
We have sent home forms to confirm contact details, please ensure these are returned to us ASAP.
For more details about how we are managing the spread of the virus at Hawkswood Primary, please see our risk assessment below.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for your continued support.
Matthew Surman
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