COVID SMART MEASURES UPDATE

As we continue to prioritise student and staff learning and wellbeing while at school, our layered COVID-smart measures will continue for Term 3. These ‘baseline measures’ are aligned to the NSW Government’s general community settings and include:

• staying home and getting tested if unwell, and only attending school when symptom free

• strongly encouraging mask-wearing for all staff and students, particularly in the first 4 weeks of term

• rapid antigen testing for symptomatic students and staff, and close contacts attending school to learn and work

• strongly encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations for students, staff and their families, including a booster shot (when eligible)

• strongly encouraging students, staff and their families to get a flu vaccination

• strict requirements for close contacts attending school

• good hygiene practices

• maximising natural ventilation

• boosted cleaning during the day, with particular attention given to high touch surface areas

• responding to local COVID-19 conditions when necessary, by working with the department’s Health, Safety and Staff Wellbeing team.

Continuing these baseline COVID-smart measures allows us to prioritise student and staff wellbeing while giving our learners a consistent and productive learning environment this term.

CLOSE CONTACTS

Students and staff who are identified as close contacts and have no symptoms can attend school if they follow certain guidelines:

• They must notify the school (including their outside of school hours care provider) if they are intending to return under this provision. Please use the 'Contact Us' tile on the SZapp.

• They should conduct a daily RAT and return a negative result each morning before attending school for 5 school days.

• No student or staff member identified as a close contact will be permitted to participate in overnight excursions, including school camps.

ADVICE FOR FAMILIES:

For more detailed information including translated resources from the Department of Education, please click on the following link: https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families#Specific10

DIGITAL LEARNING PACKS:

If your child needs to follow isolation requirements and is well enough to complete some learning whilst at home, please access the Departments Digital Learning Packs. All this informaton can be found here:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/learning-from-home/learning-at-home