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- For many pupils they will be returning with far fewer restrictions than when they left for the summer holidays. Now that there are fewer restrictions, pupils will be able to experience a fuller education experience, including, access to more group activities, team sports, playing with friends, plays, and taking part in musical groups.
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Mar 8, 2021 · All primary school pupils from England, and many from Northern Ireland, will return to the classroom today after two months of studying at home in the latest lockdown. They will be joining lots...
- Mixing and ‘Bubbles’
- Tracing Close Contacts
- Face Coverings
- So, What Will Stay The same?
- Is It True That The Start of Term Is Being Delayed?
- But What If There Are A Number of Cases in One School Or College?
- What If Someone Tests Positive Or Has Symptoms? Do They Need to Isolate?
- And What Will Happen For People Who Have Been in Contact with Positive Cases?
Keeping pupils or students in year group or classroom bubbles to reduce mixing is no longer a requirement.
Close contacts will now be identified via NHS Test and Trace. Education settings are no longer expected to undertake contact tracing.
Face coverings are no longer advised for pupils, staff and visitors either in classrooms or in communal areas.
Coronavirus hasn’t gone away so there will still be a need for schools, pupils and students to follow basic measures to avoid the spread of the virus: 1. Testing remains important in reducing the risk of transmission of infection within schools. 2. Ensuring good hygiene including frequent and thorough hand cleaning and the ‘catch it, bin it, kill i...
No. We’re aware of misleading reports suggesting the start of term could be delayed by schools. This is not the case. Our priority is to ensure settings are able to deliver high-quality, face-to-face education to all pupils. As our guidance stated two months ago, and to ensure all pupils receive the education they deserve with minimal disruption, s...
If there are a number of cases in one school or college, there is advice in place so teachers and staff know what to do. Schools and colleges will do everything they can to minimise the impact on education and attendance, so might decide to introduce measures like: 1. Increased testing 2. Temporarily reintroducing face coverings and; 3. Restricting...
Self-isolate straight away and get a PCR test (a test that is sent to the lab) on GOV.UKas soon as possible if you have any of these 3 symptoms of COVID-19, even if they are mild: 1. a high temperature 2. a new, continuous cough 3. a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste. You should also self-isolate straight away if: 1. you've tested posi...
Individuals are not required to self-isolate if they live in the same household as someone with COVID-19, or are a close contact of someone with COVID-19, and any of the following apply: 1. they are fully vaccinated 2. they are below the age of 18 years and 6 months 3. they have taken part in or are currently part of an approved COVID-19 vaccine tr...
Apr 19, 2021 · While there have been a lot of changes and challenges over the past year, we remain committed to ensuring all children have access to good quality education no matter their background. Here’s the...
Feb 22, 2021 · School attendance will be mandatory for all pupils from 8 March. The usual rules on school attendance apply. Schools and colleges will have discretion on how to phase the return of their students...
Jun 19, 2020 · All pupils in all year groups in England will go back to school full-time in September, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced.
Sep 6, 2021 · Millions of pupils have returned to classrooms in England and Wales, amid fears of a spike in Covid cases. Pre-term Covid testing is being used to limit infection, but rules on social distancing ...
Getty Images. Parents have been sharing their contrasting emotions as schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland welcome back pupils for the new term. Measures to limit the spread of...
