PLEASE SEE YOUR CHILD'S CLASS PAGE FOR THE FULL ADVICE/LETTER SENT 

At St Josephs, though thankfully still small numbers, we unfortunately now have rising cases despite having policies and procedures in place ( regular hand washing, hand sanitising with stations outside each class, carbon di oxide monitors, good ventilation and many others) 

Please help us to stop the spread.

If you have had a class letter to inform you that their has been a case in your child's class, your child can continue to attend school provided you/your child remain well. Help us by also following the guidelines below.

Please ensure that if your child starts to display any of the COVID-19 symptoms  do not send them to school and arrange a PCR test immediately. You can book a PCR test online through the NHS website at www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.

For additional peace of mind, unless they are aged under 5 years, we strongly advise that your child undertakes LFD tests for 7 days to try and prevent spreading infection more widely in the school. We recommend that these daily tests are taken before eating/drinking in the morning before going to school. The use of  these test kits is a good, and really proactive way of keeping everyone in our community safe.

For the next 7 days we recommend you/your child:

• Avoid contact with anyone at greater risk from the effects of COVID-19 infection.
  This includes older people, those with long-term health conditions, and anyone who hasn’t received a full course of COVID-19 vaccine.
   
• Be alert for new symptoms.
  If you/your child start to feel unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms are, you/your child should stay away from school and get a PCR test.
   
• Limit contact with large groups of people as much as possible.
  Try to keep the number of people in close contact with you/your child to as few as possible. Avoid large gatherings outside of school, social events (e.g. birthday parties) and after-school activities.
   
• Keep washing hands regularly.
  This is still an important way to limit the spread of many infections, including COVID-19.

If you/your child remain well after 7 days you can return to normal activities.