When your child starts school we ask for detailed information regarding their health. Please update the school office with any changes.

Illness

If your child is going to be absent from school due to illness, please contact the school office by 9.00am.

If your child becomes ill during the day we will contact you to come and collect them. Please make sure we have the correct contact telephone numbers for you. Children who have had diarrhoea or sickness must not return to school until they have been clear of symptoms for 48 hours.

Administering Medicines

We are able to administer prescribed medicines, however we ask that they are administered out of school hours when possible. We can only administer medicine when a Pupil Medication Request form has been completed and if the medicine is in the original container and clearly labelled.

All staff are first aid and epipen trained and are able to deal with any minor injuries that occur during the school day. Children who have bumped their head will receive a bumped head sticker and a note to go home in their book bag. In the unlikely event of a more serious accident, we will always contact the parents.

Children and young people aged 18 years and under who have a positive test result (April 2022)

It is not recommended that children and young people are tested for COVID-19 unless directed to by a health professional.

If a child or young person has a positive COVID-19 test result they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day they took the test, if they can. After 3 days, if they feel well and do not have a high temperature, the risk of passing the infection on to others is much lower. This is because children and young people tend to be infectious to other people for less time than adults.

Children and young people who usually go to school, college or childcare and who live with someone who has a positive COVID-19 test result should continue to attend as normal.