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COVID-19 Advice and Information
Inglehurst Junior School is committed to ensuring our school is a safe learning environment. Our most recent COVID Risk Assessment can be found at the bottom of this page.
Please find below all of our latest updates in relation to Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
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School Opening & Attendance
Inglehurst Junior School is currently open as usual to all children.
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When to stay at home:
The law no longer states that anyone with a diagnosis of COVID-19 is required to stay at home, however, we still ask that children should still stay at home and avoid contact with other people if they have had a positive diagnosis of COVID-19. This helps reduce the chance of passing COVID-19 on to others.
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Please keep your child at home if;
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They have any of the main symptoms of COVID-19 (a high temperature, loss of sense of taste or smell and / or a new, continuous cough)
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They have tested positive for COVID-19
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If your child has any of the main symptoms of COVID-19, please arrange for themt o take a PCR test as soon as possible. These can be booked here
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How long to stay home for:
If your child has COVID-19, they should stay at home while they might be infectious to others.
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This can be for up to 10 days from when their symptoms started. Many children will no longer be infectious to others after 5 days.
We would ask that your child takes a Lateral Flow Test 5 days after their symptoms started (or they day they took the first test if they do not have symptoms) and another the next day.
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If both tests are negative and they do not have a high temperature, they are less likely to pass COVID-19 to others and they can return to school.
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If the Lateral Flow Test result is positive on day 5, please keep them at home and keep administering Lateral Flow Tests until they get 2 negative test results in a row, or until 10 days are up.
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This advice will be updated by the UK government on 1 April 2022.
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Contact with school:
Please inform school as soon as possible by calling the school office on 0116 262 4598 if your child has tested positive.
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​If your child is well enough, we can provide home learning for them to complete while they are isolating. A member of staff will call you to discuss this.
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Other Advice and Information
You can help to slow the spread of Coronavirus:
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Make sure you and your children follow these general principles to prevent spreading any respiratory virus:
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Wash your hands often – with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or an alcohol-based sanitiser if soap and water aren’t available.
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Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
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Avoid close contact with people who are ill.
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If you feel unwell, stay at home and don’t attend work or school.
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Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a bin.
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Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces in the home.
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If you’re worried about your symptoms, please use the NHS 111 website (https://111.nhs.uk/) or call NHS 111 – don’t go directly to your GP or other healthcare environment.
Department for Education Helpline
The DfE have set up a helpline to answer questions about the virus related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline.
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
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Advice
For the latest NHS advice on the Coronavirus please visit the NHS website here.​
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