Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on reducing the risks in schools

Updated the ventilation chapter to reflect HSE advice on use of air cleaning devices.

Content updated.

Updated Purpose, Implementation, Measures to reduce risks, Ventilation and heating, Key scenarios and PDF.

Updated link on Measures to reduce risks.

Updated Purpose and Measures to reduce risks.

Updated Measures to reduce risks and added PDF.

Updated Measures to reduce risks.

All pages apart from 'purpose of this guidance' and 'key scenarios' page unpublished and redirected to archive. New sections added on implementation, measures to reduce risks and ventilation and heating,

Edits made to comply with gov.scot writing style guide

Various changes (outlined in version information page)

Reverses some of the enhanced measures introduced in December 2021 in relation to Omicron.

Further updates to self-isolation sections to align with wording in updated NHS guidance (paras 54, 55, 58, 59, 86, 154, 156, Annex B, Annex E) Critical National Infrastructure exemption, clarifying applicability to individuals who were asked to self-isolate as close contact before 6 January 2022 (para 89)

Updates made to self-isolation sections to reflect amended approach from 6 January, in light of latest evidence and booster programme (paras 54 to 94) vaccination section to reflect latest JCVI advice (paras 115 to 120) outbreak management (minor update) to reflect requirement for ongoing local prioritisation by HPTs (paras 185 and 186)

Clarification re not all adults being high risk contacts.

Updated to reflect current situation particularly in relation to the Omicron variant.

Guidance has been amended to reflect current situation.

Overview and version history pages updated.

Updated information on visitors and drop-off/pick-up.

Self-isolation and contact tracing: information for school and registered childcare settings supporting document updated.

Guidance has been amended to reflect current situation.

Addition of page 'Boarding Schools' and upload of annexe D

Updated changes to previous guidance

Revised self-isolation and contact tracing factsheet added. Replacing previous version.

Addition of self-isolation and contact tracing factsheet.

Updates to vaccination, school visitors and asymptomatic testing information.

Minor updates to section 'changes to previous guidance' to reflect pdf, specifically adding 'new', 'removed', 'updated' against some mitigations.

Links added to Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children’s Issues - return to school in August 2021 and formatting updates, version information updated.

Guidance updated throughout and pdf updated.

Various changes (outlined in version information page)

Updated guidance to reflect restrictions easing in parts of Scotland.

Various changes (outlined in version information page)

Updated the guidance for boarding schools and return of international pupils.

Minor amendments in ventilation and testing.

Multiple changes across all sections (outlined in version information page)

Update relating to changes in self-isolation period.

First published.