DfE Update: Asymptomatic test site (ATS) workforce support for schools and colleges
FAO: All Schools and Colleges
If you need assistance to deliver ATS testing on return in the autumn, the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership (VCSEP) may be able to help. VCSEP is a coalition of over 230 organisations across England and may be able to offer additional workforce support to your setting. Please give as much notice as possible to ensure the best chance of securing this resource in time for the autumn.
There is a small administrative charge for the deployment of volunteers, which is to be agreed between the charity network and the setting. Schools and colleges will be able to use their ATS workforce funding allocation to cover these associated costs.
Where specialist settings do not have the capacity to deliver assisted swabbing, further support may be available from Medacs Healthcare.
Information and guidance on how to access this help is available on the secondary schools and colleges document sharing platform.
If you have any queries or require further advice about ATS testing in your school or college, please contact the DfE COVID-19 helpline on 0800 046 8687
