Public Health England and NHS Test and Trace recommend that pupils and staff should book a COVID test if they develop one or more of the main coronavirus symptoms:

• a high temperature
• a new, continuous cough
• the loss or change of their sense of taste or smell, or

• they are recommended to get tested by a healthcare provider (e.g. GP or nurse)

If a pupil, student or staff member develops one or more of the main coronavirus symptoms described above, only they should be tested. There is no need for their households to have a test, unless they are also symptomatic. Unless a pupil, student or staff member has one of the three main coronavirus symptoms, they should only be tested if instructed otherwise by the local authority, health protection team or their GP.

For further guidance please refer to the link below: