Cross-cutting Guidance
Actions for education and childcare settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June 2020
Sets out re-opening plans from 1 June across the education and childcare sector.
- Includes who can attend and principles that apply during first phase of re-opening
- Provides an outline of what the latest science tells us
- Outlines key issues that need to be considered when managing the risk and rate of transmission including group sizes, staff availability and attendance
Coronavirus: implementing protective measures in education and childcare settings
- Overview of effective infection protection and control including ‘hierarchy of controls’
- Outline of the use of PPE in education settings i.e. only needed in a small number of specific cases
- Position on shielding for different groups, including clinically vulnerable children and young people
- Position on class or group sizes for different types of education settings as well as a steer on prioritisation of groups
- Information on how to implement protective measures prior to wider opening from 1 June – including planning and communicating plans as well as steps to take once open
- Additional Q&As including on testing, contact tracing and temperature checking
Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care
- More detailed information on ‘hierarchy of controls’ that should be employed to reduce the risk of transmission or infection e.g. respiratory hygiene
- Information on testing
- More detailed information on PPE including what type of PPE is required for different circumstances e.g. in residential settings, foster care, transporting children etc.
- Section on what care should be taken in early years settings and whether PPE is required for tasks involving changing nappies or general care for babies
- Lines on how to care for young children or children with SEN who do not understand the concept of social distancing
- Information on disposing of PPE and face coverings