School bubble closure and separated parents

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I realise this has probably been asked before but cannot find it in the searches- I’ve also been trying to find out online this morning.

We got the message last night that my daughter’s bubble at school has closed for 14 days. Her father and I don’t live together - he has minimal EOW contact. It is her weekend to go to his coming.
Can she still go? I am off work to look after her and I know she needs to self isolate - he would keep that up and not take her out anywhere.
I can’t seem to find an answer. It’s effectively moving her form one place to another- in the car, no public transport needed.

Thank you

Yes, children continuing to see non-resident parents is an exception to the isolation rules. She’s totally allowed to go.

parissmith.co.uk/blog/guidance-for-child-arrangements-during-self-isolation/

No, she isn't allowed to go. There's an exception for stay at home orders, but not for isolation.

I am sorry, Nutty is right and I was mistaken.

I read totally contradictory stuff when my dc’s bubble was isolating and kept sending them to their dad’s but here’s a reputable source:

It wasn't clear re isolating children , until the above guidance was published.

So the answer's no, they can't go, but you weren't unreasonable to believe they could!

Oh bollocks. What fun that’ll be! Thanks for the clarity

Has the bubble closed because every child in it has come into close contact with a positive case and are required to self isolate or has it closed because some children/teachers have come into close contact and so it is not viable to run classes face to face/too many teachers are isolating?

There is a big difference.

It closed due to a staff member testing positive. The bubble is 90 children. My daughter is not in that class nor has contact with that staff member.

Could he come here and look after her? Would that be allowed? I can still go to work, her brother can still go to school...! It’s a minefield

I'm surprised the whole bubble has closed then. Have you received a letter saying that your child has to isolate because she has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive (in which case legally she has to self isolate) or did the letter simply say that school will be online for the next two weeks (in which case she does not have to isolate)

These are examples of different letters we have received for dd. Isolation was only required in the second scenario.

"I must inform you today that we have received notification of a positive case of COVID-19 within our year x bubble. I must stress this is the only case. Due to this fact, we made the decision to ask all year x students to leave the school site immediately and online learning for year x will commence as of Monday."

"I write today to advise that we have been notified of a positive COVID-19 case within our school community. I am unable to disclose the identity of the positive case but must advise that your son/daughter has been a direct educational contact with the positive case. As such we must ask your son/daughter follows the directive in the attached letter. A 14-day period of self-isolation must be undertaken. "

"I write today to advise that your child may have been in indirect contact with an individual who has tested positive for Covid-19. As you are not a direct contact there is no action for you to take. I have, however, attached an advice letter to help support you should you develop any symptoms. "

It’s school policy that if there’s one positive case, the whole bubble closes. It’s slightly complicated as I work at the school and know who it is. I also therefore know she has not had any direct contact with said person.
I will isolate her (because I hate breaking rules!) but it is more the support of her other parent I was wondering about

In which case if it's only school policy rather than direct contact there is no legal obligation for her to isolate. This happened with dd when they closed her bubble because of too many positive cases within her bubble and too many staff members affected but only those in direct contact as advised by PHE/DofE have to isolate.