Guidance

Asymptomatic testing: secondary schools and colleges

Information for schools and colleges about testing from January.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 15 December 2020
• Last updated: 30 March 2021
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  1. 30 March 2021

     We have updated our guidance to reflect the DHSC announcement that a confirmatory PCR test is required following a positive LFD test result in England.

  2. 24 March 2021

     We have revised the guidance to provide information on home testing and symptomatic testing of staff, students and pupils.

  3. 2 February 2021

     Information about grant funding for the national roll-out of rapid mass testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in schools and colleges is available.

  4. 21 January 2021

     Guidance updated following the PHE position statement on daily contact testing.

  5. 20 January 2021

     Added information about updates coming shortly.

  6. 15 December 2020

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 8 July 2021

This guidance has now been updated and included as part of specific guidance for schools and guidance for FE colleges and providers.

Applies to England

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) asymptomatic testing in schools and colleges

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Additional information about asymptomatic testing is available in the schools coronavirus (COVID-19) operational guidance.

This guidance is for:

• all secondary schools including special schools and alternative provision settings
• colleges including general further education colleges, sixth form colleges and specialist colleges

Guidance for Asymptomatic testing: primary and maintained nursery school staff is available.

Information about grant funding for the national roll-out of rapid mass testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in schools and colleges is available.