www.boarding.org.uk No images? Click here Dear membersThis week’s Covid-19 communication covers:
As ever the update is issued by BSA in conjunction with our partners BAISIS and ISC. BSA reminds all schools that it is not a medical, statutory or legal authority and any advice is given on that basis. This is the second of our summer briefings. The next will be published on August 6, 2020.A.1: What has changed There have been two minor changes to the guidance on those exempt from quarantine on arrival in the UK. The first was to clarify arrangements for passengers with transit stops en route to the UK. Essentially if the stop was in a non-exempt country, the quarantine rules apply, even if the original point of embarkation was in a country on the list of exemptions. The second change was to remove Serbia from the list because of a spike in cases there. There are likely to be further changes to the list in the coming weeks. The full list is available here, and BSA advises checking regularly for amendments or updates. Those from the Common Travel Area (Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands) remain exempt, as do British Overseas Territories. The UK also reviewed travel advice for outgoing travellers, and the list is slightly different. The full list is available here and does include Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. A.2 Guidance on the return to school in England. A reminder also of some guidance issued just before the end of term: The new version of Keeping Children Safe in Education for September 2020. Colleagues at HCR Law have issued a briefing note about the changes. Safer Recruitment Consortium issued an update to the Guidance on Safer Working Practice relating to the current situation which might also help with plans for reopening. There have also been two updates relating to online learning:
A.3: Return to school: Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales The existing quality framework will be used as a basis of their scrutiny work where there are no COVID-19 concerns. Click here to read. The full guidance for Scotland is available here, and links to the residential school guidance which references both SCIS and BSA. New guidance was issued for Wales last week: OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE and GUIDANCE ON LEARNING In Northern Ireland schools will reopen for Primary 7 and Years 12 and 14 on August 24. The advice is available here. A.4: BSA Charter and Checklist A.5: BSA Covid supplier list
For more detail on each of the suppliers, please visit the BSA COVID supplier page here. A.6: #BSAheroes B. Links to previous BSA advice
If you would like further advice from the BSA, please email bsa@boarding.org.uk. Best wishes
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