A guide for parents/carers – what to do if 
your child needs to self-isolate
If your child has been told to self-isolate by the Test, Trace, Protect (TTP) service or the school on behalf of TTP, you must ensure they stay at home
for 14 days (the start of the 14 day period will be on the advice of the TTP team).
Self-isolation means staying at home.
• Your child must not leave the house, go to school, mix with other children or with adults from outside their household.
• By ensuring your child self-isolates, even if they don’t have symptoms, you are helping to reduce the spread of coronavirus and protecting others.
While your child is self-isolating
• Support your child with remote education provided by school.
• Monitor your child’s symptoms. Request a test as soon as possible if they begin to show any COVID-19 symptoms:
A NEW CONTINUOUS COUGH – coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24hrs.
a HIGH TEMPERATURE – their chest or back feel hot to touch.
a LOSS OR CHANGE TO THEIR SENSE OF SMELL OR TASTE
– they cannot smell or taste anything, or their sense of smell or taste is different to normal.
Other household members don’t need to self-isolate.
• Your child will be told to self-isolate if they have been in close contact with someone
who has tested positive for COVID-19. This means they are at increased risk of catching the disease and passing it on to
others.
Other household members don’t need to self-isolate.
• Your child will be told to self-isolate if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. This means they are at increased risk of catching the disease and passing it on to others.
• They do not need a test unless they develop any COVID-19 symptoms.
After your child has completed the 14 days of self-isolation without
any COVID-19 symptoms, they can return to school.