IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS -ASYMPTOMATIC TESTING FOR SENIOR PHASE PUPILS Test Kit Collection for Senior Phase Pupils ( S4,5 and 6)
LFD Expansion – For Objective Connect – Privacy Notice – FINAL
We are asking that parents collect the test kits this week at the time slot advised in email sent on Friday 12th February. Please use the Games Hall Entrance/ Fire Exit Doors.
Parents will be issued with 9 tests which should last pupils for 4-5 weeks.
This programme is voluntary and pupils do not need to take part. However we are strongly encouraging all senior phase pupils to participate in this testing programme.
Some Senior Phase pupils in S4, S5 and S6 will be invited through a phased return to school to complete practical work that is required for their course award from the week beginning 22nd February. Further information will be provided detailing dates and times for those pupils who should attend. Senior phase pupils in S4,S5, S6 should begin testing before they are due to return to the school building.
Once you have test kits at home pupils should self-test before the day they return to school . Pupils should then test regularly at home, twice a week (every three to four days, ideally in the morning before school).
If your son/ daughter is not returning to school he/she does not need to begin testing. If your son/daughter has recently (within 90 days) tested positive for coronavirus, he/she should not take part in the regular testing. Please refer to the updated instruction leaflet issued with the test kits on how to administer the test .The instruction leaflet inside the box should be discarded . There is a useful video showing participants how to administer the test here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvaBZskxS7tzQYlVg7lwH5uxAD9UrSzGJ.
Once the test has been conducted individuals must log the test result – whether positive, negative or void – online at www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result.
Please read the letter and privacy notice attached in the email Friday 12th February for full details and guidance on the testing programme.
If your son/daughter is content to participate please ensure that the consent form is completed using this link ;
If your child is under 16, parents are requested to complete the consent form on their behalf .Test kits can only be issued once a consent form has been completed.
