We have been asked to share the below information from City of Edinburgh Council.

Take a COVID-19 test, even if you don’t have symptoms

Regular testing for people with no COVID-19 symptoms is one of the ways we can all help keep our friends, families and communities safe. High school students are already offered regular lateral flow tests. We are now offering rapid community testing for people with no COVID-19 symptoms in neighbourhoods in Edinburgh where case numbers are or have been high.

Infection rates are higher in the community around your school than in some other areas of the city, so we’re asking people in the community with no COVID-19 symptoms to come for a test at Fountainbridge Library. We’re open from 9am to 6pm from Monday 31 May to Sunday 6 June. Children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a parent or carer.

If you can’t get to the library, you can order free rapid lateral flow test kits online or by phoning the National Testing Centre on 119. 

As always anyone with symptoms should self-isolate and book a PCR test online or by calling the National Testing Centre on 119.

You can find out more at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/communitytesting

Thank you for your help.

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If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages

Below you will find links to 3 videos in a range of languages.

These videos cover information on the COVID vaccine, self isolation due to COVID and the support available for that and also the flu vaccination.

This information of of high importance to keep our school community running safely and to help you to make and understand the choices for your health.

Please click the links to view the videos in a language which suits.

COVID VACCINATION VIDEOS

1. https://vimeo.com/530751443     English
2. https://vimeo.com/530755530     Arabic
3. https://vimeo.com/530767346     Mandarin
4. https://vimeo.com/530767549     Cantonese
5. https://vimeo.com/530768290     Romanian
6. https://vimeo.com/530747880     English
7. https://vimeo.com/530744945     BSL
8. https://vimeo.com/530744121     Polish
9. https://vimeo.com/533458662     Bengali
10. https://vimeo.com/534515281     Urdu
11. https://vimeo.com/531693262     Swahili

UNDERSTANDING SELF ISOLATION AND SUPPORT

1. ARABIC   https://vimeo.com/499658055
2. URDU      https://vimeo.com/499709523
3. CANTONESE https://vimeo.com/499707761
4. BENGALI https://vimeo.com/499659376
5. MANDARIN https://vimeo.com/499661871
6. POLISH  https://vimeo.com/499705668
7. KURDISH https://vimeo.com/499655706
8. ENGLISH https://vimeo.com/499653519
9. BSL        https://vimeo.com/499649701

FLU VACCINE

1.      Arabic    https://vimeo.com/460216037/d0aaa6afe3

2.      Bengali   https://vimeo.com/460216589/9629f15828

3.      BSL        https://vimeo.com/460217130/b156db27c1

4.      Cantonese https://vimeo.com/460217706/f91745f127

5.      English   https://vimeo.com/460218170/feb7cd9d80

6.      Mandarin https://vimeo.com/460218651/ba242144b3

7.      Polish      https://vimeo.com/460219098/47755b2c07

8.      Polish      https://vimeo.com/460503668/3fd628487d

9.      Punjabi   https://vimeo.com/460219665/19008d0132

10.  Urdu       https://vimeo.com/460220115/df820b9cf4