Dear Pupils and Parents/Carers,

Where a young person has been advised by NHS Test and Protect to self-isolate, school staff will endeavour to upload work to Glow. However, where a young person is absent and has not been directly asked to self-isolate, it is not possible to provide work via Glow.

For obvious reasons, staff cannot simultaneously teach classes and upload content online.

At the moment, we are aware of some confusion around the above and ask that parents/carers of those pupils currently absent from school on the advice of NHS Test and Protect email us to let us know that this is the case. Many of the messages left via voicemail do not provide clarity on the reason for isolation/absence.

Our email address is:  eastjosephs.ac@eastayrshire.org.uk

We have also received some queries as to siblings or other family members having been directed to self-isolate.

Our understanding of the guidance is that pupils should still attend school if their sibling or parent/carer is self-isolating unless the pupil of our school is symptomatic, in which case they should also isolate and seek a test. If the young person has not been told to self-isolate and has no symptoms then they should attend school.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Kind Regards

Mr Kane