Home Testing
Student Home Testing using Lateral Flow Tests
Children of parents/carers who consented for COVID-19 testing should have now brought home with them home testing kits.
We are asking that students carry out a home test twice a week, on Wednesday and Sunday evenings each week. Please ensure that you understand the testing process and have read the Privacy Notice about how your information will be used. Home testing involves committing to students self-administering the test and reporting the results on the NHS Track & Trace digital platform and to the Academy.
Instructions
- Please use the blue instruction leaflet provided, not the instructions contained in the home test packs
- Read the instructions – How to Do a Rapid Covid-19 Self Test
- Please watch the NHS video which talks through the home testing process, click here.
- Follow the instruction guide to complete the home test
- Report your result as detailed below:
If your result is positive:
- Report your results to the NHS Track & Trace digital platform Report a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test result - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Book a confirmatory PCR test - Get a free PCR test to check if you have coronavirus - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Follow current government guidance on self-isolation
- Report your results to the Academy - The Bourne Academy - Report Your Test Result
If your result is negative:
- Report your results to the NHS Track & Trace digital platform Report a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test result - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Report your results to the Academy - The Bourne Academy - Report Your Test Result
If your test is void:
- Report your results to the NHS Track & Trace digital platform Report a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test result - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Report your results to the Academy - The Bourne Academy - Report Your Test Result
- Carry out another test
If you have any queries, please contact covid19@thebourneacademy.com