A comprehensive course to help schools keep students and staff safe from COVID and other airborne viruses

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Course outline

The COVID Safety for Schools Course comprises 7 hours of self-paced video content featuring medical, public health and scientific experts.

  • An overview of the latest science relating to COVID

  • How COVID affects the body, acute infection versus long-term effects

  • What is Long COVID, who can it affect, and what is the risk of developing it

  • A science-based overview of the benefits and risks from vaccination

  • Airborne transmission, short-range vs long-range transmission, impact of ventilation and other mitigations

  • Layered mitigations including ventilation, physical distancing, cohorting, CO2 monitoring, HEPA filters, masks, testing and isolation

  • Understanding risk factors for COVID spreading in schools, reducing risk based on evidence

  • Overview of legal obligations relating to providing a safe school environment

  • Practical tips for keeping your family safe

  • Addressing the disconnect between science, public health advice and media reporting on COVID

Preview the course content

Excerpt from Module 2:
Health Impacts of COVID

Excerpt from Module 7:
Assessing Risk

Excerpt from Module 10:
Australia’s Pandemic Strategy

Feedback from teachers and parents who’ve completed the course