The school will be closed over the Christmas holiday.  Should your child test positive for COVID 19 over the holiday, please follow all advice from the NHS/Track and Trace service for your child, household members and ‘contacts’.  Should you be advised that your child was infectious when attending school, please inform the school as soon as possible by telephoning 07999 709188 between 08:45 and 09.15.  [Kindly note that this number will be operational for the first six days of the Christmas holiday only (19^th – 24^th December) and that the school will not respond to text messages.]  Where necessary, school staff will make best efforts to identify school based ‘proximity contacts’ and email those pupils’ families with the Public Health England advice for them to self-isolate for 10 days.  Generally people are considered to be infectious from 48 hours before the onset of COVID19 symptoms; but we would always advise families to take appropriate medical advice on their circumstances before contacting the school.