Coronavirus: How To Tutor Safely Online Or In Person
With COVID-19 labelled “the worst public health crisis for a generation” by the UK government, implementing safe tutoring practices is essential.
With effect from Thursday 19th March 2020 MMOST and Chris Street will mostly be tutoring online.
Tutorials at Clients Home
- Prior to the face-to-face tutorial the parent:
- must contact Chris Street (the ‘tutor’) to re-book the tutorial, if anyone in the household are unwell with a new, continuous cough or a high temperature (you feel hot to touch on your chest or back) (see reference 4)
- should ask students to wash their hands thoroughly for 20 seconds with soap and water or hand sanitizer
- should clean and disinfect objects and surfaces (e.g. table for tutorial, front door and room handles) using standard cleaning products (see reference 2)
- Prior to the tutorial if the tutor is unwell with a new, continuous cough or a high temperature he will contact the parent to re-book the tutorial
- Before starting the tutorial the tutor will:
- Wash hands thoroughly for 20 seconds on arrival
- provide tissues so that students and the tutor can catch coughs and sneezes in them
- Make available FFP2 / FFP3 (filtering face pieces) class facemasks for use by the tutor and on request by the pupil and parents
References
- COVID-19: guidance for education setting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19
- COVID-19: cleaning of non-healthcare settings https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-decontamination-in-non-healthcare-settings
- COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance
- Overview -Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
- EPA List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2