Collegestudents are eligible for coronavirus testing, the Department for Education has confirmed.
In new guidance issued by the government on Monday, it said: “All staff are already eligible for testing, and staff in shielding and high-risk groups should remain at home.
“From 1 June, all children and young people eligible to return to their settings will have access to testing, if they display symptoms, as will any symptomatic member(s) of their household.”
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Speaking in Parliament today, education secretary Gavin Williamson said priority testing for all teachers and those who work in schools if they have symptoms of coronavirus was already in place, and “this priority testing will be extended to all children who attend school and if they are displaying symptoms, as well as their families”.
The DfE confirmed to Tes that this also applied to FE students, as well as college staff who wereattending education settings.
In order to , the DfE saidstudents and relatives should use the .
This week, the DfE published guidance askingcolleges to prepare to reopen for more students from 1 June at the earliest.
