Coronavirus Update (COVID-19)

INFORMATION NOTICE REGARDING THE CORONAVIRUS

Our school and all East Riding schools are actively monitoring the situation around the coronavirus (COVID-19) and are acting on any advice given by Public Health England and specific advice provided for school by the Department for Education.

For any notifications or queries related to COVID-19 please use the following email address when contacting the school: mail_absence@southhunsley.org.uk

Please click here to view the Education Alliance Workplace Risk Assessment for COVID-19.

INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT

On Tuesday 29 March, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, set out the next steps for living with COVID-19 in England from Friday 1 April. Most of the COVID-19 specific guidance for education and childcare settings will now be withdrawn from GOV.UK.

Guidance specific to education and childcare that settings should now refer to includes:

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) health protection in education and childcare settings

DfE emergency planning and response

DfE good estate management for schools

New and updated UKHSA guidance for the general population, which will also be relevant to education and childcare settings, includes:

guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19

living safely with respiratory infections, including COVID-19

ventilation of indoor spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections

COVID-19 guidance for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk

We also wanted to draw your attention to the education staff wellbeing charter, which is a declaration of support for, and set of commitments to, the wellbeing and mental health of everyone working in education. The charter is co-created with the education sector and sets out the shared commitments to promote and protect the wellbeing of staff.

INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND

Please click on the link below for Advice on the Coronavirus for places of Education :

Advice from Public Health England

DEPARTMENT for EDUCATION CORONAVIRUS HELPLINE

A new helpline has been launched by the DfE to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

Phone: 0800 046 8687

email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk

Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

Listed below are all key letters and information sent out to parents and carers during the COVID-19 outbreak: