Covid 19 Updates
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Updated guidance for education settings on coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus Advice
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Government Guidance to Parents on preparing their child to return to school
FACE MASKS 
It is an expectation at GNSA that students wear a face mask when in communal areas of the school, where social distancing may not be possible.
To support your child in remote learning please see the letter below:
Access to Remote Learning
Remote learning for students who are isolated will continue within the Google platform where live lessons will take place to allow students to not miss out on any education.
It is imperative that students at home must log on within the designated times as per the timetable.
The updated guidance can be found here:
Current advice remains in place: no education or children’s social care setting should close in response to a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.
The Chief Medical Officer has advised that the impact of closing schools on both children’s education and on the workforce would be substantial, but the benefit to public health may not be. Decisions on future advice to education or children’s social care settings will be taken based on the latest and best scientific evidence, which at this stage suggests children are a lower risk group.
Recording school pupil absences
Where a pupil is in self-isolation, in accordance with latest information and advice from Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England, the pupil should be recorded as unable to attend due to exceptional circumstances in the attendance register. Code Y (Unable to attend due to exceptional circumstances) should be used in this instance.
If a pupil does not attend school, despite the school operating as usual and the pupil is not self-isolating, they should be marked as absent. It is for headteachers to determine whether or not the absence is authorised depending on the individual circumstances.
Where a pupil cannot attend school due to illness, as normally would happen, the pupil should be recorded as absent in the attendance register and the school will authorise the absence. Code I (Illness) should be used in this instance.
Handwashing advice
The most important thing individuals can do to protect themselves is to wash their hands more often, for at least 20 seconds, with soap and water. Public Health England recommends that in addition to handwashing before eating, and after coughing and sneezing, everyone should also wash hands after using toilets and travelling on public transport.
Watch this short NHS film for guidance:
Watch this Short video that has been aired on Sikh TV regarding COVID support and responses.
