If your child is unwell please report your child’s absence by telephone school 01759 371 430. If children become unwell or have an accident needing professional medical attention at school, parents will be contacted directly. It is therefore important that contact telephone numbers are kept up to date and we are informed of any changes in your circumstances. If we are unable to contact you and the school staff think it necessary, your child may be taken directly to hospital.
The school nurse can be contacted on: 01759 448 366
Prescribed Medicines
If your child needs to take prescribed or over the counter medicines during the school day, then we require you to come into school with the medicine and sign the relevant authorisation forms. Medicines will be kept in a locked cabinet unless otherwise stated and children need to come to the office at the required time to take their medicine. Children should not have any form of medicines, such as cough sweets, creams, etc. in their bags or lockers under any circumstance.
Colds/Flu – Your child can return to school when they feel well enough to do so.
Head Lice – If your child has head lice they need to be treated before they return to school. Please inform school if your child has head lice so we can inform other pupils enabling them to be checked at home and treated, if needs be, at the same time. If a member of staff notices head lice in a child’s hair whilst they are in school, the child will be brought to the reception area and parents asked to come and collect them. The child is welcome to return to school as soon as they have been treated. Prevention by regular wet combing, once a week, on the whole families hair is best using thick conditioner. Once headlice are present, daily wet combing is required for 2 weeks.
Vomiting & Diarrhoea – If your child has sickness and/or diarrhoea at home due to a bug then they MUST remain at home for 48hrs AFTER the last bout of illness. If you think their sickness and/or diarrhoea is due to something they have eaten, they can return to school after 24hrs.
Tonsillitis – This is a common ailment in children, often caused by a virus and rarely needs treatment. The child can come back to school when their temperature returns to normal and they are feeling well.
Impetigo – This is caused by a bacterial infection of broken skin, usually on the face around the mouth. Children should remain at home until the lesions are crusted and healed, or 48hrs after the commencement of antibiotic therapy.
Conjunctivitis – Children should be seen by the doctor/pharmacist and can return to school once antibiotic treatment is being used.
Chicken Pox – Children can return to school 5 days after the onset of the rash. Please ensure school are aware your child has chicken pox so any vulnerable persons can be made aware.
German Measles – Children can return to school 6 days after the onset of the rash. Please ensure school are aware your child has German measles so any vulnerable persons can be made aware.
Measles – Children can return to school 4 days after the onset of the rash. Please ensure school are aware your child has measles so any vulnerable persons can be made aware.
Whooping Cough – Your child can return to school 5 days after the start of antibiotics or 21 days from the onset of the illness if no antibiotics used.