Dear Parents/ Carers,

NHS Test and Trace have announced that all adults in households with school and college age children without symptoms can now access regular rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. These are known as Lateral Flow Tests.

Undertaking regular, rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing helps reduce transmission of the virus. Parents and other adults in households with children at school or college, who do not have symptoms, can now access regular, rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. This includes childcare and support bubbles.

Tests are fast, easy and completely free. There are different ways for a household, childcare or support bubble to collect their test to take at home, twice-weekly:

• by collecting a home test kit from a local test site
• by ordering a home test kit online

Children of primary school age (and below) without symptoms are not being asked to take a test.

Testing is voluntary, but strongly recommended to all who are eligible. Alongside the vaccine, washing hands, wearing face coverings, and maintaining social distancing, rapid testing plays a vital role in reducing transmission rates. Getting into the habit of regular testing as part of our everyday lives will help us all to play our part and do what we can to protect each other.

Ordering tests to be delivered:
– Online portal to order LFD tests at home https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

Collection from LTS and RTS sites:

- Find a test centre (test-and-trace.nhs.uk)

Best wishes,

Mrs Seymour