Government guidance regarding home testing for COVID-19
Whole families and households with primary school, secondary school and college age children, including childcare and support bubbles, will be able to test themselves twice every week from home as schools return from 8 March. Tests can easily be ordered and collected from local sites, or administered through workplace testing programmes.
Please see the following link for further information.
All households with children of school aged to get rapid COVID-19 tests per person per week
We have updated the guidance for parents to support their children’s remote education to provide more information for parents and carers as they support their children at home.
We have added top tips for supporting children during remote education, including links to information about the Reading Well booklist that supports mental health. We have also provided information on how to access online resources and services through your local library and online support for parents and carers to keep children and young people safe from online harm.
Please see the following link in relation to children attending community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.
RNLI water safety resources
Please see the following link containing important safety information from the RNLI.
Please see the following link for advice and guidance to help parents and carers to keep children safe online during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Please see the following link from the Government for Online educational resources for schools and parents to help children to learn at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Update from GOV.UK – Staying alert and safe (social distancing)
Please see the following link regarding updated guidance from the Government on social distancing published 12th June 2020.