Close contacts will be identified via NHS Test and Trace. Children and and fully vaccinated adults, do not need 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.

From 14 December 2021,  all children over 5 in close contact of someone with COVID-19 are strongly advised to take a lateral flow test every day for 7 days and continue to attend school as normal, unless they have a positive test result.

Daily testing of close contacts applies to all contacts who are:

• fully vaccinated adults – people who have had 2 doses of an approved vaccine
• all children and young people aged 5 to 18 years and 6 months, regardless of their vaccination status
• people who are not able to get vaccinated for medical reasons
• people taking part, or have taken part, in an approved clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine

Children under 5 years are exempt from self-isolation and do not need to take part in daily testing of close contacts.

If your child tests positive for COVID-19 then they should isolate at home for 10 days. 

Testing

We continue to encourage as many pupils, parents and members of staff as possible to test daily using a lateral flow device (LFD). This helps show any asymptomatic infection and reduces risk of infection transmission in school.