15 year old has just tested positive. Have I interpreted the current guidelines correctly?

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Goodness, it seems like ages since I've had to think about Covid guidelines, but here we are.
My nearly 16 year old (vaccinated but no booster as yet) has just tested positive. She's feeling grotty and with a very sore throat, so it goes without saying that I'll keep her off school tomorrow.
However the guidelines pretty much state that if she were feeling well in herself, she could still go to school! At least that was my understanding of it. I am finding this difficult to get my head around.
Other questions:

• we have a family 40th birthday party on Saturday. Can she go? Or should I wait for her to test negatively?
• she shares a room with her sister, although the beds are spaced reasonably far apart. We don't have much room in our flat, but should I reconfigure things so that she sleeps on her own?

Thanks everyone.

Finally, we are in Scotland if that's relevant.

young.scot/get-informed/national/scotland-coronavirus-rules-right-now

It recommended she stays home if unwell and has a fever but if symptoms are mild she can go to school

It's a sort of free for all now isn't it! goes against the last 2 years of isolation. To be honest I would keep her away from the party but let her sleep in the same room as her sister. I was positive in April and DH never caught it despite being in the same bed. Of course she cannot go and do the exam tomorrow . She is not well- I felt shocking for around 48 hrs then not 100% for about 2 weeks- had to work short days from home as so fatigued-then had Easter off before I properly went back to work.

I have no idea what the guidelines are but;

I wouldn't send her back to school without a negative lft.

Neither would I put her in unnecessary contact with family members. If I was hosting a party and a Covid positive person attended I would ask them to leave immediately and be pretty annoyed.

As for her DSIS, I'd move her out of the bedroom if possible although DP has had it twice and I've not caught it.

Yes you can send her into school if she feels well enough to go.
Yes she can go to the family gathering if she is well enough.
No you don’t need to make her sleep alone.
You do what you would for any other cold or virus.

What does her school say? Our local authority has said that anyone with a positive test needs to stay off school for at least five days,

Ours share a room and still now would separate if one had covid. The one without just moves their mattress into the living room.

Thanks everyone. Only just did the test late tonight, so will ring the school in the morning.

Hi op , we are in a new wave and this time it seems to be causing a sore throat

Headache, dizzying and aching.

I've just tested + after managing to avoid it for so long inspite of much mixing.

I personally wouldn't let her loose at a family party!

That's something you have control over and I've been feeling pretty awful even without the throat touch wood!

Our school has said 5 day

Thanks and yes, I'll keep her away. The sore throat is absolutely the main symptom for her, so it's interesting you should say that. Hope you feel better soon

We're in England but the advice is stay off for 3 days for children, 5 for adults. However I'd ring the school for advice as given her age I assume she's sitting exams now.

i wouldn’t let her go to a family party. Presumably some vulnerable people there? The most vulnerable are only just now getting their 5th jabs - in many cases 6 months after the 4th. For those vulnerable whose vaccines are going to work briefly or not at all, covid can still be a killer. I would be furious with someone turning up to a party with covid.

school is a different matter and if she feels fine then she should go.

She won't be going to the party. Phoned school and in line with government guidance, she can go back when she feels better. This is a few days away, I'd imagine.