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DB Primary Platform – Demonstration
Attached is a brief demonstration for our new DB Primary Platform. Please bear in mind that this is our first day using this new system, and we are all getting used to it. We are delighted to see so many children accessing their Homepages and work. Well done everyone.
Thank you all for your continued support – we really do appreciate this.
Letter for direct and proximity contacts
Letter for direct and proximity contacts
Date: 4/2/2021
FOR PARENTS / CARERS OF CLOSE CONTACTS OF COVID-19 at Class 2 Keyworker/Vulnerable Groups Bubble
Advice for Child to Self-Isolate for 10 Days
Dear parent or carer,
We have been made aware that we have a positive lateral flow test, the member of staff will now have a PCR test for conformation. If it returns a negative result the bubble will re-open and we will inform parents of this with timing details.
We have followed the national guidance and, following a risk assessment with Public Health England (PHE) advisers, have identified that your child has been in close contact with the individual who has had a positive test result for coronavirus (COVID-19). In line with the national guidance, your child must stay at home and self-isolates until Saturday 13th February 2021
If your child is well at the end of the 10 day period of self-isolation, then they can return to their usual activities and attend school as normal.
Other members of your household can continue normal activities, provided your child does not develop symptoms within the 10 day self-isolation period.
For more information, please see the guidance for contacts of people with confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection who do not live with the person:
What to do if your child develops symptoms of coronavirus (COVID 19)
Having been identified as a close contact, if your child then develops symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), they should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are a new, continuous cough, or a high temperature, or a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia). Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for a PCR test – this is the type of test that is normally available and can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.
People who do not have symptoms or have not tested positive using a Lateral Flow Device should not request a PCR test unless this has been specifically requested by Public Health England or the local authority.
All other household members who remain well must stay at home and not leave the house for 10 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.
The household isolation period includes the day the first person in your household’s symptoms started (or the day their test was taken if they did not have symptoms) and the next 10 full days. This means that if, for example, your 10 day isolation period starts on the 15th of the month, your isolation period ends at 23:59 hrs on the 25th and you can return to your normal routine.
Household members should not go to work, school or public areas, and exercise should be taken within the home. If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.
Household members staying at home for 10 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community.
If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period. If that is not possible, anyone with symptoms should try and stay as far away as possible from vulnerable members of your household.
For more information, please read PHE’s ‘Stay at Home’ guidance:
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms, or they are worsening you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://111.nhs.uk/ or by phoning 111.
How to stop coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading
There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with coronavirus (COVID-19):
- wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
- use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
- wash your hands as soon as you get home
- cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
- put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
Further Information
Further information is available at
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Yours sincerely
Donna Lee
Head Teacher
Lateral Flow Tests for Primary Staff
Lateral Flow tests for primary school staff
Lateral Flow Testing for Primary Staff
Dear Parents/Carers,
As you may be aware the government, in conjunction with the NHS, are instigating a programme of Lateral Flow Testing for primary school staff which we started on Monday 25th January 2021.
The aim of the testing is to identify asymptomatic carriers of the virus in order to break the chains of transmission. While the testing is for staff only – not children – and therefore any organisation and implications for the actual testing is for us alone, the implications of identifying positive cases impacts on all.
We have been very fortunate as a school to not have had any positive cases leading to bubble closures so far but this does not mean we have not, nor will not, have staff who are asymptomatic carrying the virus.
School staff are now undertaking the Lateral Flow tests twice a week.
These tests are undertaken at home. If a test identifies that a member of staff is positive, then they will need to self-isolate immediately and inform me of the result (headteacher). The school will then follow the test and trace protocol we have had in place since September, which follows NHS, DFE and LA guidelines.
If a bubble needs to be closed, the closure will come into effect immediately. Parents will be informed by email/text. The member of staff will then book a PCR test for conformation. In the unlikely event that the PCR test returns a negative result the bubble will be reopened and parents informed of this with timing details.
This morning we have had to close a bubble due to a positive lateral flow test, the member of staff will now have a PCR test for conformation. If it returns a negative result the bubble will re-open and we will inform parents of this with timing details.
We know that you may find this concerning but we are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health England. This letter is to inform you of the current situation and provide advice on how to support your child. Please be reassured that for most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
The small number of children who have been in close contact with the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have received a letter informing them that their child must stay at home for 10 days.
The school remains open and your child should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.
What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19
If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19, they must not come to school and should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for a PCR test (the normally available test type) and this can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.
All other household members who remain well, must stay at home and not leave the house for 10 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.
Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection
The household isolation period includes the day the first person in your household’s symptoms started (or the day their test was taken if they did not have symptoms) and the next 10 full days. This means that if, for example, your 10 day isolation period starts on the 15th of the month, your isolation period ends at 23:59 hrs on the 25th and you can return to your normal routine.
Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home.
If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.
Household members staying at home for 10 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community
If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:
- a new continuous cough
- a high temperature
- a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms, or they are worsening you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://111.nhs.uk/ or by phoning 111.
How to stop COVID-19 spreading
There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19
Do
- wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
- use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
- wash your hands as soon as you get home
- cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
- put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
Further Information
Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Yours sincerely
Mrs Donna Lee
Headteacher
A message from County Durham Investors in Children
Children’s Mental Health Week – a message from County Durham Investors in Children
- This week is Children’s Mental Health Week 1st – 7th February. The following link has some fantastic resources that can be used by schools, families and Youth groups, https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/
- This Thursday 4th February is Time To Talk Day, the biggest day in the calendar year for Time To Change.
A Thankyou from St Cuthbert’s Hospice
Mental Health Matters
Poster Competition!
Public Health Update
Public Health updates
Public Health have created a webpage with information for parents about the rules that they must follow to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. There is also information for parents about what to do if their child is asked to isolate because they have had contact with someone with Covid-19 (both a web link and a printable/emailable pdf).
https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/24953/Self-isolating-for-schools
UNCRC Article of the Week
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