Welcome back and Covid-19 update

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to the start of Term 4!
It has been great to have our students back on site with us today and see those that have taken exams ready and well prepared.
Thank you for all the support that you have provided to students for revision and for being on time to exams.

Covid-19

You will have seen that there has been some changes to government guidance concerning Covid-19. However, our primary concern remains the health and safety of our staff and our students.
While there is no longer a legal requirement to self-isolate after a positive test, all CLF academies will still request students and staff to isolate for a minimum of 5 days and take two negative lateral flow tests before returning to academies, to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
We will also continue to implement our existing mitigations, which include:

1. We will enhance cleaning routines at all CLF sites;
2. We will keep spaces well ventilated; which may occasionally mean pupils will be invited to wear their coat indoors;
3. We encourage handwashing/sanitising and the ‘catch it, kill it, bin it’ approach;
4. We will continue to request anyone exhibiting symptoms to remain at home or to be collected if symptoms develop;
5. We encourage students and staff to take up vaccinations and boosters.

We will review these guidelines at the end of March in line with the Government’s intention to stop free testing on April 1 and will update you again.

Please note that we only have a very limited number of lateral flow test kits and will not receive any more. We will keep our remaining kits for vulnerable students and staff who are unable to obtain kits from other sources.
You are still able to access Covid-19 test kits from pharmacies and by ordering online https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hestitate to contact us at [email protected].

Warm wishes,

​The Post 16 team