The Covid threshold set by the Government is either 10 per cent, or five children or staff, whichever is reached first, who are likely to have mixed closely, to have tested positive for Covid-19 within a 10-day period.
Government guidance to schools states that if they reach this threshold, they should ‘think about taking extra action’ by contacting their local health team as ‘it could indicate transmission is happening in the setting’.
The 1,106 respondents to the survey also reported that, on average, they have already had three members of staff absent this term due to Covid.
The findings come as new Government figures on school attendance show a substantial increase in the number of children off school last week due to Covid or suspected Covid.
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