You can find the NYHR Lateral Flow Testing information pack, including role profiles and grades here.
For Primary Aged Pupils
Regular Asymptomatic Testing of staff
Staff in primary schools, school-based nurseries and maintained nurseries wishing to partake in the regular lateral flow tests will be able to start from the 25th January onwards. Schools who have not received their initial delivery by the end of the 25th January should contact the DfE helpline (details below). Delivery of test materials for nursery schools may be slightly later than for primary schools.
Schools and maintained nurseries should call the DfE’s coronavirus helpline 0800 046 8687 (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm; Sat-Sun 10am-6pm) for support with specific questions.
As with all other positive cases, we ask that you inform the LA of any new positive cases identified by lateral flow testing by emailing education.COVID19@northyorks.gov.uk or telephone 01609 780 780.
The latest government guidance on regular staff testing in primary schools, school-based nurseries and maintained nursery schools can be found here.
The link to the google drive with all DfE resources can be found here.
Government Information on the Effectiveness of Lateral Flow Tests, including for analysis for the new variant of coronavirus can be found here.
In order to support primary schools with the implementation of staff testing, the LA will be providing a variety of drop-in Q&A sessions over the next week. These will be attended by officers from a range of services to support schools with any questions they may have about the implementation of staff testing in primary school. Anyone who has any questions that they would like ask regarding lateral flow testing can join the meeting at any point throughout the hour and officers will be there to answer their questions.
A risk assessment document has also been produced which can be found under the Health and Safety section on the Covid-19 page here.
Following our round of drop-ins for school leaders, we have now produced an FAQ document to capture key questions. These can be found here
Testing kits for pupils
Primary schools, school-based nurseries and maintained nursery schools will continue to be able to access small sets of 10 test kits to use on occasions when a test is needed for a pupil/parent who is unable to access a test via the usual channels at short notice.
Sets of 10 kits - making an order for additional Coronavirus test kits - An online portal is now live for schools and further education (FE) providers to order additional coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits if they have run out, or are running out, of their initial 10 kits supplied for use in line with DfE guidance.
Updated government guidance: guidance on safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care settings for staff visiting families in their own homes. This has also been updated for staff who have been in close contact with a symptomatic person who subsequently test positive even if the staff member wore PPE.
For Secondary and Post-16 Aged Pupils (updated 20/1/21)
Schools and colleges can email rapidtesting.schools@education.gov.uk or call 0800 046 8687 (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm; Sat-Sun 10am-6pm) for support with specific questions.
As with all other positive cases, we ask that you inform the LA of any new positive cases identified by lateral flow testing by emailing education.COVID19@northyorks.gov.uk or telephone 01609 780 780.
The latest government guidance on workforce testing can be found here.
*The government position statement regarding daily contact testing in schools from PHE and NHS Test and Trace can be found here. Daily contact testing in secondary schools should now be paused with immediate effect.* added 20/01/21
The latest government guidance on mass asymptomatic testing in specialist settings can be found here. In addition, the DfE blog ‘Mass testing in schools: Your questions answered’, can be found here.
The latest handbook on asymptomatic testing in schools and colleges, including the link to the Schools and Colleges document sharing platform (page 8) can be found here.
Confirmation that testing procedures should continue for those workforce colleagues and students or pupils who will continue to attend their setting during lockdown can be found here.
A pdf version of the slides shared during our webinar on the 4th January can be found here.
Government Information on the Effectiveness of Lateral Flow Tests, including for analysis for the new variant of coronavirus can be found here.
Lateral Flow Device Testing - Secondary, AP and Special Schools - FAQs
