Coronavirus latest
latest Coronavirus update
Current guidance for students and staff
The government has changed how we manage COVID and has announced the ‘Living with COVID-19’ strategy.
- If you have COVID-19 or display symptoms to indicate that you may have COVID, you should stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days. You can return on day 6 if you no longer have a high temperature and feel well enough to resume normal activities.
- If you are a residential student at Sparsholt Campus who is experiencing symptoms, please make the residential team aware and they will advise you on best practice
In order to minimise the spread of COVID-19 you are encouraged to continue:
- Regular hand washing
- Maintaining appropriate distancing between other people
- The wearing of face coverings and regular lateral flow testing by both learners and staff is optional but still encouraged
We all have a part to play in continuing to minimise the spread of COVID-19 and along with undertaking the above we ask all students to be considerate of others and the college community.
If you do have any concerns or questions then, in the first instance, please speak to your tutor.
Other information
Updated 17/12/2020
The Wellbeing team, based in the Wellbeing Hub, can help and support you remotely or in person. Studying at college in a subject that you’re passionate about is exciting, but it can be daunting too especially during the current situation. We know how important it is to stay focused on your studies but we recognise that life can get in the way sometimes. If you are finding things difficult, it is important to know that you are not alone.
At Home
For self-help information, video clips, links to websites and general support information, please see Andover Student Services page on Ledge.
On Campus
For support with anything that is affecting your enjoyment at Andover please contact the team to arrange a meeting on wellbeingandover@sparsholt.ac.uk. Alternatively you may pop into Wellbeing during our opening times to arrange an appointment directly.
If you would like to refer to our counselling service, please see the learner counselling section on Ledge. There is a short referral form to complete, then our counselling coordinator will contact you about arranging an appointment
Please note our Campus is closed from 23.12.20 to 03.01.21. The Wellbeing team will be available from 4th January 2021 to provide one to one support, please access the on-line resources on Ledge during the closure period
We know how difficult the reality of another lockdown is and that it impacts our whole community. Should you need any points of clarification in relation to arrangements, if you are experiencing any difficulty in accessing technology to learn from home or if you feel that you need additional support, please can we ask you to contact your Progress Coach who will be pleased to assist or facilitate the specialist support according to your needs.
The college has carried out a comprehensive risk assessment of which the current version is available by request from here
View our Remote Learning Pledge. This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to pupils and parents, guardians or carers about what to expect from the College’s remote education provision.
View the latest information from ofqual
View the latest information on COVID-19 from the Government
View the latest information from the NHS
