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  • COVID-19

    The guidance regarding COVID-19 has changed. Below is the key information from the following government website: Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance and support - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

    As a school, we continue to follow a risk assessment to ensure activities at Kingsham are conducted in a way that prioritises the following three infection control measures:

    Significant Cleaning Regimes

    • Each classroom is cleaned thoroughly every day after school.

    Ventilating our teaching spaces:

    • Windows and doors open whenever possible.

    Ensure good hygiene for everyone:

    • Encourage everyone to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when they cough or sneeze, and to wash their hands after using or throwing away tissues. 
    • Handwashing and sanitising will be encouraged throughout the day.

     

    The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are now listed as:

    Children and young people aged 18 and under can get coronavirus (COVID-19), but it's usually a mild illness and most get better in a few days. 

    Symptoms of COVID-19 can include: 

    • a high temperature or shivering (chills) – a high temperature means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature) 

    • a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours 

    • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste 

    • shortness of breath 

    • feeling tired or exhausted 

    • an aching body 

    • a headache 

    • a sore throat 

    • a blocked or runny nose 

    • loss of appetite 

    • diarrhoea 

    • feeling sick or being sick 

    The symptoms are very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu.