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Sonya Marie Academy of Dance
Unit One

110 East Mount Road

Darlington

DL1 1LE

PROCEDURE: COVID-19 SITE MANAGEMENT

 

Date Adopted:

Date of last review:

To be reviewed next before/on:

29/7/2020

01/11/2021

01/01/2022

15/2/2022

PURPOSE AND STATEMENT:

Sonya Marie Academy of Dance is committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of all students, staff and volunteers and will continue to follow the advice of the UK Government, NHS, Public Health England and our local Health Protection Team.

The current (summarised) advice is:

-      Educational settings are currently open for all year groups,

-      Anyone who is showing symptoms of a cough and/or fever are to test and isolate until return of results

-      Anyone with confirmed COVID-19 or contact by track and Trace are to self-isolate for 10 days

 

 

DISTRIBUTION:

-      To ensure distribution to all permanent and freelance staff, board members and volunteers

-      To distribute appropriate sections to parents and customers as needed

 

REVIEW AND MONITORING OF PROCEDURE:

Sonya Marie Academy of Dance will continue to review and update this procedure as more information becomes available.

Monitoring is part of management procedure and will be enforced by all staff.

THE PROCEDURE IS BASED ON THE BELOW PRINCIPLES:

-      The welfare of Sonya Marie Academy of Dance students, staff and volunteers is paramount

-      All staff and volunteers are responsible for ensuring this procedure is followed

-      It is the role of every Sonya Marie Academy of Dance stakeholder to minimise the risk of spreading COVID-19

-      Sonya Marie Academy of Dance is committed to following the advice of the UK Government, NHS and Public Health England

 

 

SITE MANAGEMENT:

Max Teacher: Student Ratio = 1: 20

All current social distancing measures will be implemented throughout this procedure.

Groups of no more than 20 students will be supervised by 1 or 2 teachers. For the purposes of child-friendly and age appropriateness. spaces will be cleaned between group’s use, a weekly deep clean will carried out

. Children may supply their own PPE equipment, but it is not the responsibility of teachers to ensure it is used or worn correctly. It is not to be worn during physical activity.

Parents can sit in the waiting area and are asked at busy times to wear a mask

Upon arrival, all students & parents are to immediately wash their hands.

Students can change uniform in the changing areas & leave their belongings in the changing areas, Increased handwashing is encouraged particularly before and after eating or using equipment.

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Any student/teacher or family member who is tested positive for COVID-19 must immediately inform Sonya Marie Academy of Dance management. The bubble that is affected will immediately be notified including students/parents/teachers. Should this occur while classes are running, the bubble affected will be monitored and  shut down if cases continue to rise in the bubble,  spaces will be deep cleaned immediately follow government guidance “COVID-19: cleaning in non-healthcare settings”.

If a student is incapable of following new rules within the studio Sonya Marie Academy of Dance, as mentioned in our student behaviour policy, has the right to remove the student from classes. This will be on a case-by-case basis and no refund will be offered.

 

 

SITE MANAGERS:

Site managers must ensure they have disinfectant spray/wipes before every session, or purchase some with petty cash. Site manager must also ensure that they have the full PPE equipment provided by Sonya Marie Academy of Dance to be able to administer first aid.

All site management staff must immediately wash their hands for the prescribed 20 second period upon arrival at site and deep clean all rooms and equipment (if this is not done by the venue).

Site Managers then must use disinfectant spray/wipes to clean any high contact points, including (but not limited to):

-      Door Handles

-      Sinks, Taps and hand dryers

-      Bannisters

-      Equipment used in class

 

Site managers must also check the quantity of soap and paper towels in bathrooms and contact premises if supplies are low.

Site managers must ensure the prominent display of hygiene posters (“catch it, kill it, bin it” and hand washing diagrams) and use low-contact electrical tape to mark 2m sections in spaces to be used including in bathrooms.

Upon teacher arrival at site, site managers must ensure all teachers wash their hands Teachers must also be briefed daily and provided antibacterial spray/wipes and gloves if needed.

 Attendees then must wash their hands

Site managers must ensure teachers are regularly washing their hands, especially when handling Sonya Marie Academy of Dance, venue and personal equipment.

During operation, any communal space for adults (i.e. the staff room) must be cleaned down between teachers. While it is the teacher’s responsibility to conduct this cleaning, site managers must ensure it is conducted.

Site Managers must also wash their hands at regular intervals, no less than between each class or moving between student groups. This includes while moving between classes to supervise.

Site Managers must also wash their hands before/after eating.

Between each class site managers must again deep clean any space used and use disinfectant spray/wipes to clean any high contact points, including (but not limited to):

-      Door Handles

-      Sinks & Taps

-      Bannisters

-      Equipment used in class

 

Site Managers are expected to ventilate classes as much as possible, including opening doors and windows to encourage air flow.

 

If a student is incapable of following social distancing guidelines or any new rules established to make Sonya Marie Academy of Dance COVID-19 secure, the site manager must use their discretion in order to control the situation. This could include behaviour management and/or result in the child’s removal from courses. In this instance management must be continuously updated.

 

Site Managers are expected to follow other NHS guidelines to avoid spreading the virus including washing hands before/after eating and reporting any potential symptoms/confirmed diagnoses to the office as a matter of urgency.

 

TEACHER/VOLUNTEER PROCEEDURE:

All teachers and volunteers must immediately wash their hands for the prescribed 20 second period upon arrival at site. They must also do this between every class.

Teachers and volunteers are expected to assist site managers with student handwashing between lessons and deep cleaning during changeover.

During operation, any communal space for adults (i.e. the staff room) must be cleaned down between teachers of separate bubbles groups. Where resources are available, staff must use separate equipment. Teachers must clean before and after use of the kitchen and any cups/kettles/fridge/refreshment containers must be wiped with antibacterial wipes/sprays.

If teachers/volunteers are teaching at schools other than Sonya Marie Academy of Dance, a meticulous log of these sessions must be kept in order to assist NHS track and trace and Sonya Marie Academy of Dance in safeguarding students.

If a student breaks new social distancing rules, or any other rule implemented by Sonya Marie Academy of Dance to safeguard students, site management must be immediately informed.

Teachers and Volunteers are expected to follow other Sonya Marie Academy of Dance procedure, social distancing and NHS guidelines to avoid spreading the virus including washing hands before/after eating and reporting any potential symptoms/confirmed diagnoses to the office as a matter of urgency.