![]() If the PCR test also returns a positive result, you and your family will have to self-isolate and follow the guidance from NHS Test and Trace. If ordering a PCR test yourselves, they should choose to visit a drive-through or walk-in test site if possible, as this is quicker than requesting and waiting for a home test.ĭuring this time, while they wait for the PCR result (via text / email), students will need to self-isolate. Woodbrook Vale School will be able to provide these PCR test kits to perform at home but we know it is faster if you can go to or call 119 to book a follow-up test. ![]() Students who test positive will need to take a further ‘PCR test’ on the same day (or as soon as possible). Guidance on safe travel and additional precautions will be provided along with test results. Participating students who test positive will be informed about their results and parents and carers will be notified at the same time. The tests have lower sensitivity but they are better at picking up cases when a person has higher viral load, hence the need to test frequently. We are told that in validation studies conducted by Oxford University and Public Health England, they were shown to be as accurate in identifying a case as a PCR test (99.68% specificity). The government has assured us that these tests work. You might also find the ‘Data Protection Frequently Asked Question for parents – COVID testing in We will be required to share the results with Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) digital services for the NHS Test and Trace purposes and a privacy notice explaining this can be found here. Results (which take around half an hour from testing) will be carefully recorded and where positive, parents and carers will be informed straight away and asked to collect their child. ![]() An instructional leaflet with some more information can be accessed here: How to do your test: COVID 19 instruction leaflet for schools () Staff will oversee the swab process and be kind and supportive of our students. The ‘lateral flow’ tests are quick and easy using a swab of your nose and throat. Trained staff will supervise all students taking the test. If you are willing to allow your child to be tested, please fill in the consent form via this link: Thereafter, serial contact testing will take place where we will only need to test a student again, if they are in the contact group for a positive case. The hope is that as many students as possible will be tested on their return with a test which is repeated after three to five days. We will be testing all students whose parents/carers have given consent, from week commencing 11 January 2021 for Year 11 and Keyworker/vulnerable students and 18 January 2021 for all other students. The test is voluntary, but I would encourage everyone to take it. By testing, we will help to stop the virus spread and help to keep our school open as safely as possible. Up to one third of people who have coronavirus experience no symptoms. Along with the other protective measures we are taking, these tests will help staff and students to remain in school safely. Testing for those without coronavirus symptoms is beginning across the country using new, quick COVID-19 tests known as ‘lateral flow tests’ (LFTs). ![]() Links Between Home & School Guide for Parents.
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