Guidance on safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care

Thursday, 14 May 2020 20:28

Preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak. Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care settings, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) HTML...Request free trial

Preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak.

Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care settings, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

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This is for:

all staff in educational, childcare and children’s social care settings
children, young people and other learners
parents

It applies to:

children’s homes, including secure children’s homes
residential special schools or colleges
fostering services
visits to family homes
alternative provision
early years and childcare settings
schools, including special schools
colleges, including specialist post-16 institutions

This guidance explains the principles of infection prevention and control to enable safe working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

It includes advice on:

minimising contact
changes of work practices
hand and respiratory hygiene
increased cleaning of the environment
limiting movement
when you might need to use personal protective equipment (PPE)

Early years and childcare settings, schools and colleges should read this guidance in conjunction with the ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): implementing protective measures in education and childcare settings’ guidance.