Guidance on Isolation
NHS Test and Trace
The specific coronavirus symptoms highlighted by the NHS are:
As stated on the previous page, if you have Covid-19 symptoms, you
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A high temperature
must get tested promptly. While the School may be able to assist
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A new, continuous cough
with this, the test should be done through the national scheme.
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A loss of, or change to, your sense of smell or taste While your test result is pending, you must not attend School, even if
As soon as you experience any of these symptoms, you must: •
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you are no longer symptomatic, or have not been symptomatic at all.
stay home, or go home (reporting first to the front office if symptoms develop when on the School premises).
If you are in household isolation (because another family member
isolate and not leave home for at least 10 days, (or until
has experienced symptoms and/or tested positive), you must isolate
the fever has subsided, if beyond this) .
for the full ten days. Even if you test negative, you must not return to
arrange for yourself to be tested as soon as possible
School within this period. This is in line with Government advice.
(by visiting the official NHS website) and booking a PCR test (the type sent off to a laboratory).
Once you receive your test result, whether positive or negative, you must send evidence to the School via absence@qebarnet.co.uk. This
People must isolate for ten days if anyone in their household develops
could be as a forwarded email, a screenshot of a text message etc.
symptoms or tests positive, whether from a PCR test or from an LFD test (the type done at School and at home). If a positive LFD test result is
In the case of a positive test, whether PCR (the type sent off to a
received, a confirmatory PCR test should be booked without delay.
laboratory) or LFD (done at School and home), contact tracing must be done as necessary. The School will be able to support efforts to
If a test comes back negative, you can return to School if feeling well: at this
identify your close contacts. The codified seating plans in each lesson
point, others in your household can stop their isolation, unless any of them
will aid tracing. You must cooperate fully with Government tracers
have also experienced symptoms, in which case all must continue to isolate.
and must isolate if asked to do so by a tracer.
Isolation rules must be followed even if a person knows, or believes,
A suspected or confirmed case at School does not necessarily mean
that they have had Covid-19 before.
that others will be sent home en masse: the School, Barnet’s Public Health team and national tracers will advise.
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