Samuel Cody School

Advice and guidance Covid 19

Please use this page to access guidance specific to our Covid-compliant procedures.  This page will be updated as we adjust our practices, to provide useful and relevant information.

Please click here for information regarding our contingency plan if we have an outbreak of Covid in school

Covid 19 Catch up Funding Report 2020-2021

 Remote Learning Education Policy

This document outlines some of the strategies and training that have been put in place to support staff and the pupils since COVID.

Covid Testing

Please click here to order testing kits for other members of your family

How to do a PCR test for coronavirus (COVID-19) – YouTube

What to do if you have coronavirus (COVID-19) or symptoms of COVID-19

What to do if you have coronavirus (COVID-19) or symptoms of COVID-19 – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/people-with-symptoms-of-a-respiratory-infection-including-covid-19#Children

Vaccination 

Please click here for the current guidance regarding the vaccination programme for children and young people

Wellbeing Resources

Family Wellbeing Pack

Rebuild and recover separation anxiety tips and guidance for parents

Rebuild and recover anxiety tools for parents

Risk Assessment

Please click here for our Risk Assessment.  Reviewed December 2021

Symptoms of Covid 19

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 is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/