UPDATED GUIDANCE FROM DfE – CONTEXT
• The government have proposed a small range of temporary measures for schools as part of the response to the ‘Omicron variant’
• Generally, most the ‘changes’ proposed are likely to be part of existing measures in many schools anyway. The changes take effect from today, Monday 29th November 2021.
UPDATED GUIDANCE FROM DfE – CHANGES / ADVICE
Face Coverings
From today staff and visitors in primary schools should wear face coverings in communal areas. Redbridge advice is that this is in any area of the school outside of the classroom. Staff meetings, year group meetings and use of PPA rooms and offices will fall into this definition of "classroom". There is no requirement for pupils in primary schools to wear face coverings
Self-Isolation of Contacts
• The contract tracing will still be done by NHS Test and Trace
• Where someone is identified as a close contact of a suspected or confirmed case of the Omicron variant, that person will have to self-isolate and book a PCR test
• The requirement to self-isolate for contacts of suspected or confirmed Omricon variant cases applies to everyone contact, even those who have been double vaccinated and to those who may have been double and booster vaccinated
• If there is a suspected or confirmed case of the Omricon variant linked to a school then the LA will use the IMT procedures to liaise between the school, Education, Redbridge Public Health and the UK Health Security Agency
• For cases NOT linked to a suspected or confirmed Omricon variant case, the self-isolation rules remain as they were
International Travel
• If any children return from a trip overseas, they will be required to self-isolate and to take a PCR test by the second day after their return.
• They will be required to stay in self-isolation until the PCR test confirms they are ‘negative’ before they can return to school
• If they test positive on their return PCR, then they will be expected to continue to self-isolate
Please contact the Headteacher if you need any detail clarified.
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