Updated advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) – 13/03/2020

Our Academy continues to follow the updated advice issued by Public Health England and GOV. UK

Public Health England guidance continues to promote basic hygiene practices, such as regularly washing hands and always sneezing into a tissue before putting in a bin, to stem the spread of viruses.

The latest advice has changed and moved into the ‘delay’ phase of planning. The purpose of this phase is to delay the burden on public services and help reduce and delay the peak of the virus in our country. In particular, recommendations are in place to protect the vulnerable and elderly.

Government officials have stated that it would be ineffective to close schools at this stage. Therefore, it is important that we continue to manage our school communities, providing calm, safety and education for our young people.

To delay the spread of the virus, the Government has asked people with either ‘a high temperature or a new continuous cough’ to stay at home for 7 days. Please see the latest advice on https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus which has been updated since our last communication.

Stay at home for 7 days if you have either:

a high temperature
a new continuous cough

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

In the meantime, we wish all well and remain committed to reducing the impact of this situation on our pupils’ educational opportunities, whilst supporting one another to protect the elderly, vulnerable and our community.