Schools and colleges have received further guidance on the next steps for education in ‘Living with Covid’, as from Friday 1st April. For us, the guidance doesn’t change our current approach significantly, therefore the key points for our college are:
Face coverings
Staff, students and visitors are asked to continue to use face coverings when moving around the building and in communal areas.
Testing
Regular LFD tests are no longer required and, therefore, we are not able to provide these to staff or students. The requirement for testing in Foundation Learning has also ended.
IF you feel unwell
Government guidance confirms:
- adults with the symptoms of a respiratory infection, and who have a high temperature or feel unwell, should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until they feel well enough to resume normal activities and they no longer have a high temperature.
- young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They can go back college when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend.
Please report any absence immediately, via our attendance hotline on 07785 511267 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (these accounts are monitored 7-days a week).
If you have a confirmed positive COVID-19 test
Government guidance recommends an isolation period of between 3-5 days.
- adults with a positive COVID-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days, which is when they are most infectious.
- if you are aged 18 and under, the advice is to remain at home for 3 days.
Cleaning and Ventilation
Our rooms and facilities will continue to be cleaned to a high standard and, wherever possible, all College rooms should be kept well ventilated by opening external windows and internal doors.
Hygiene
We continue to encourage regular hand washing, covering the mouth and nose with a tissue or sleeve when coughing or sneezing, and putting used tissues in the bin immediately.
Thank you for helping us to keep you and others safe. We will continue to monitor the situation and update this guidance when further changes occur. For the latest updates visit https://newbury-college.ac.uk/safe