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The reasonableness test also needs to be met for any gatherings; it’s not a green light for anything and everything.
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When considering how to apply this guidance, consider other people as well as your own service users/young people/children. To help you decide which actions to take, you need to carry out an appropriate COVID-19 risk assessment, just as you would for other health and safety hazards.
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This guidance document has been provided to allow the home education community to draw its own conclusions as to the nature of safe educational activities and appropriate levels and types of activities at any given time.
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This statement was adapted from the wording used by the National Youth Agency (NYA). https://nya.org.uk/guidance/
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