With recent announcements made in the UK, schools are set to start or have already begun the return to the classroom. Secondary school students in England have been advised to wear face masks, at least initially, and SilverGuard face masks offer a safe option for returning pupils.
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England: all schools are set to restart on 8th March with secondary school pupils advised to wear face coverings in classrooms for the initial weeks after reopening |
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Northern Ireland: children in preschool, nursery and primaries one to three will return to school on 8th March |
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Scotland: has a phased return in operation. All pupils in P1-P3 and pre-school children have returned full-time from 22nd February. There is also a part-time return, but on a very limited basis, for senior secondary pupils to allow them to complete work for national qualifications. Further announcements are expected on 2nd March for a second phase of school re-opening |
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Wales: has introduced a phased return. Children aged three-to-seven years old have already returned to the classroom, with other primary pupils, and Years 11 and 13 due to return on 15th March if Covid case rates continue to fall |
Specifically in England, the government has announced that secondary school pupils will be advised to wear face coverings in classrooms for the initial weeks after reopening. This is part of the government’s roadmap to easing the national coronavirus restrictions in England, beginning with the reopening of both all schools from 8th March for face-to-face teaching.
The roadmap states: “The government recommends that the use of face coverings in higher education, further education and secondary schools is extended for a limited period to all indoor environments – including classrooms – unless 2 metre social distancing can be maintained.”
Why SilverGuard face masks?
In line with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, our three-layer face masks possess a number of positive attributes that offer significant protection:
- Inner IONIC+™ layer: the inner face mask layer incorporates IONIC+™silver thread technology. Clinical studies have shown the IONIC+™ silver layer reduces 99.9% of pathogens on fabric within a four hour period. SilverGuard has also received clinical confirmation that fabric with IONIC+™ silver thread reduces Human Coronavirus between four and six times faster than a control fabric
- Filtration Efficiency: SilverGuard’s reusable face masks have been tested both pre and post washing, with results showing an average filtration efficiency of 90.5% – FFP1 masks have a minimum filtration efficiency of 80%
- Comfort: SilverGuard face masks include a head extender to take pressure off the ears, contain a thermoregulating silver layer which makes heat and moisture build up inside a mask less prevalent, and provides anti odour protection to offer comfort for all-day wear. For those who wear glasses, the strengthened nose bridge in our face masks allows for a fit that shapes to your individual face eliminating the fogging up of glasses
- No behaviour modification by users: doesn’t require changing after ever wear, only needs to be laundered when soiled as it is self-sanitising. The pure silver is bonded into every fibre. This cannot wash out, so the covering fabric will not lose its antimicrobial properties or performance, but remains safe, soft, flexible and comfortable
What size is suitable for teenagers?
Our face masks come in two sizes – Regular and Large – and two styles – Cupped and Pleated. The sizes of our masks vary with regular pleated mask being the smallest fit we do, followed by a regular cupped mask, then a large pleated mask and finally the large cupped mask being the largest size. A regular pleated mask would generally be the most size suitable for a teenager.
We offer a range of colours which are compatible with school uniform, namely, Black, Navy and Light Grey. A Dark Grey face mask will also be coming very soon!
Snoods are also a viable alternative
SilverGuard also offers snoods which incorporate the same antimicrobial technology as our face masks. These are one layer face coverings, but can be doubled up, and are often a more comfortable wear for the user who finds a face mask restricting.
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