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Symptom-free testing

Support for rapid COVID-19 testing for secondary schools and FE settings

When they return at the start of term, secondary school and college students are advised to take two on-site rapid COVID-19 tests (3-5 days apart), followed by twice weekly testing at home. Staff are also encouraged to test twice-weekly starting the evening or day before the return to school.

You can access a folder full of testing resources to help you with ATS testing and encouraging participation and reporting of regular home testing. This includes FAQs, letter templates, training, leaflets and posters. 
You can access the COVID-19 testing reporting data for your setting on the View Your Education Data (VYED) portal. To view your data, you will need to log in using either your IDAMs or DfE sign in. You can access the user guide and FAQs for more information.
In this blog by staff at Worthing High School, school business manager Karen shares their strategies for encouraging participation in COVID-19 testing amongst students and staff over the past year.