Covid-19 mass testing in schools

Useful resources

Schools and settings rolling out the asymptomatic mass testing programmes, will find the following information useful:

Resource folders and guidance

Guidance, information, documentation and templates collated by the Department for Health and Social Care:

• Primary schools / nurseries who are part of the national home testing programme (google drive folder) 
• Secondary and special schools and colleges testing programme (google drive folder)
• LCRC - Lateral Flow Device FAQs (PDF)
• Flowchart - asymptomatic testing in educational settings

Government guidance

• Mass asymptomatic testing: schools and colleges - GOV.UK
• Mass asymptomatic testing in specialist settings - GOV.UK 
• Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff in primary schools and nurseries - GOV.UK
• Households and bubbles of pupils, students and staff of schools, nurseries and colleges: get rapid lateral flow tests - GOV.UK

Grant funding

• Coronavirus (Covid-19) testing in schools and colleges: grant funding - GOV.UK