Leeds school Covid cases: full list of confirmed coronavirus tests, closures and impact on year group bubbles
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When schools reopened to all children and young people in September, guidance was issued to schools to try and minimise the risk of spreading Covid-19 and outlining contingency plans in the case of a local outbreak.
Speaking on July 2, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told the House of Commons: "It is critical to ensure that no child loses more time in education."
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-> These are the new rules on face masks in Leeds schools as lockdown restrictions imposedThey were also advised to stagger break times, start and finish times, and to consider using “walking buses” to reduce the use of public transport.
This guidance also included keeping pupils in class or year-sized “bubbles”.
This means there is no mixing between the "bubble" groups in classrooms, corridors and other open areas.
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This means if a pupil tests positive in one "bubble", only that "bubble" will need to isolate and not the other "bubbles", limiting the impact on each year group.
Since schools reopened in Leeds, a number of "bubbles" have been affected by positive coronavirus cases.
Here is every Leeds school that has had confirmed Covid-19 cases:
(This list will be updated regularly)
Roundhay School
Roundhay St John's Church Of England Primary School
Woodhouse Grove
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Lighthouse Free School Academy
Castleton Primary School
Allerton High School
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Leeds East Academy
Pudsey Grangefield School
Quarry Mount Primary
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Leeds City College
Hunslet St. Mary's CE Primary School
Little London Primary School
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Royds School
The Ruth Gorse Academy
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Boston Spa Academy
Hillcrest Academy
Bruntcliffe Academy
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Leeds West Academy
Abbey Grange Academy
Manston Primary School
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SLP College
Manor Wood Primary School
Seven Hills Primary School
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A total of 27 pupils are self-isolating after a positive coronavirus case at Co-op Academy Priesthorpe. The school confirmed the positive case in Year 10 on October 6.
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