Letter to all parents
Dear Parents and Carers,
Unfortunately, we have had notification of a positive COVID-19 test within Year 4. I have worked with Public Health England to ensure that we are taking the right actions to minimise risk to our school community.
The advice that Public Health have given is outlined below:
Only children within the specific year group need to self-isolate. Siblings of children in year 4 are advised to continue to attend school unless they develop symptoms themselves. Children in other year groups are advised to remain in school unless they are already self-isolating.
As per the guidance from Public Health England, children will only need to be tested if they develop any of the symptoms as listed on the DfE and NHS websites:
- a high temperature– this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- 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
Staff and leaders across school are working tirelessly to ensure that we are following all of the guidance being issued. I appreciate that this is a very worrying and challenging time for the whole Birchfield family and thank you for your support.
Best wishes,
Mrs Thewlis