COVID-19

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Here you will find key information about the school’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic along with other key messages from the NHS, Hackney and the Learning Trust.
We will be including copies of letters and emails that have been shared as well as useful learning links for your child’s class.

Home > About Us  > About SJSJ > COVID-19

Here you will find key information about the school’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic along with other key messages from the NHS, Hackney and the Learning Trust.
We will be including copies of letters and emails that have been shared as well as useful learning links for your child’s class.

About the Virus

For more information on the Coronavirus, please visit the NHS website. You can also follow the up to date UK Government response by visiting their website.

For a child friendly explanation of what the Coronavirus is and how it can be prevented or minimised, please click here.

Click here to download the RCPHC advice for parents and carers poster which gives tips on what signs and symptoms you should be looking out for in your children and the actions that you should take if you notice them.

To see Hackney Council’s key responses to the Covid-19 outbreak, please click here.

How to book a test…

If anyone is showing COVID-19 symptoms, a test should be booked asap. This can be done online here or by calling 119.

In Hackney there are two local test sites:

Testing Site Address Opening times and dates
Bentley Road
(Walk in)		 Bentley Road car park,
Dalston,
N1 4DB		 8am – 8pm seven days a week
Hackney Central
(Walk in)		 340 Mare St,
Hackney Central,
E8 1HA		 8am – 8pm seven days a week
Sandford Court
(Walk in)		 Bethune Rd,
London,
N16 5BB		 8am – 8pm seven days a week
Stamford Hill
(Walk and Drive Through)		 Yesodey Hatorah School, Egerton Road, N16 6UB 10.30am-3.30pm  on the following days:
December: 6, 13, 20, 27.
January: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31.
Hackney Marshes
(Walk and Drive Through)		 Hackney Marshes Leisure Centre,
Homerton Rd,
London
E9 5PF		 10.30am-3.30pm on the following days:
December: 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31.
January: 4, 7, 11, 14, 17, 18, 25, 28.

Details of the above test sites and how to get to them can be found on this flyer. Up to date information about where testing sites in Hackney are can also be found on the Council website here.