COVID-19 Information
England has moved to plan A in response to the risks of the Omicron variant. Stay cautious to protect yourself and others.
Please be extra vigilant and continue adhere to hand hygiene, social distancing, wearing face coverings and letting fresh air in . We are relaxing some of our control measures - face coverings for all adults, PPE as appropriate, and working in Bubbles.
All staff continue to test twice a week.
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Risk Assessments
COVID 19 Risk Assessment - March 2022
Bedford Borough Documents
Department of Education Documents
Advice on Testing and Shielding Pupils
Barnardo’s ‘See, Hear, Respond’ service
See, Hear, Respond is a service provided across England by Barnardo’s and other national and local community-based organisations in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
See, Hear, Respond, provides support to children, young people and their families who aren’t currently seeing a social worker or other agency, and who are struggling to cope with the emotional impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19). See, Hear, Respond will support from pre-birth up to 18 years of age and those with special educational needs under the age of 25.
See, Hear, Respond will contact every referral made, so no child is missed. Help is available in one or more of four ways:
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You can access via the ‘See, Hear, Respond’ service self-referral webpage or Freephone 0800 151 7015.
Coronavirus: returning to school – a guide for parents and carers
Promoting Well-Being, a social enterprise, has developed a guide explaining the actions parents and caregivers can take to minimise the risk of Covid-19 virus transmission as children and young people return to school across the UK.
Read the news story: Return to education: a guide for parents and carers
Read the guide: Return to education: keeping your children safe from Covid (PDF)
Department for Education coronavirus
(COVID-19)
Helpline
Tel: 0800 046 8687
Hours:
Mon-Fri 8am-6pm
Sat & Sun 10am - 6pm
The helpline is available to answer questions about coronavirus (COVID-19) relating to education and children’s social care.
Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline.