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Chris Bryant

Fri 06 Mar 2020

guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19

Thu 05 Mar 2020

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19

New Curriculum - National Framework of Support

Wed 04 Mar 2020

The revised Welsh Curriculum marks a shift in giving schools the responsibility to teach what best suits their children and young people with the support of a national framework. Teachers -you can now familiarise yourselves with the new model and start thinking how the teaching and learning at your school will underpin the new guidance.

https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales

coronavirus, COVID-19.

Mon 02 Mar 2020

The Welsh Government has issued guidance for schools and other educational settings on providing advice on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.　

Directors are asked to advise their schools and other education settings of the publication of this guidance and of the need to regularly check the Public Health Wales Website for the latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19) generally. Posters & general information & advice can be downloaded from: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/coronavirus/　　

For Current guidance & suggested lessons in Educational Settings please see: https://gov.wales/guidance-educational-settings-about-covid-19

Any specific queries or concerns, please contact the Health Protection Team at Public Health Wales: 0300 00 300 32 　　OR NHS Direct on: 0845 46 47

Guidance to Schools and other educational settings on providing advice on the Coronavirus Covid-19

Wed 26 Feb 2020

Updated advice has been provided in relation to the Coronavirus. 　The case definition has changed to include a wider range of countries.

In summary the advice is broken down into two categories:

Category 1:

Travellers should immediately self-isolate, even if asymptomatic (no visible signs of illness), and call NHS Direct (Wales) to inform of recent travel.

Category 1 countries are: Wuhan city and Hubei province (China), Iran, Daguerre or Cheongdo (Republic of Korea) and any Italian towns under containment measures.

Category 2:

travellers do not need to undertake any special measures, but if they develop symptoms they should self-isolate and call NHS Direct (Wales)

Category 2 countries are; Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Italy (north), Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Please refer to the following link as it has maps. This will allow people to identify whether they are in category 1 or 2 more easily.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas-with-implications-for-returning-travellers-or-visitors-arriving-in-the-uk

Individuals will need to check if the countries they have visited areas under containment measures by referring to the maps included in the above link. If they were in within a category 1 area then they will need to self-isolate, even if well, and contact NHS Direct (Wales) on 0845 46 47.

If they were not within the containment areas they will only need to self-isolate if they become ill with a fever, shortness of breath or cough.　

Please note that advice gets updated daily on the Public Health website and the attached advice from Welsh Government still applies. 　