The school has a comprehensive Medical Procedures and Protocols policy which is available on this website under School Policies, together with the Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions Policy. Please complete the necessary forms, available from the School Office, if medication is to be taken during the school day. Please ensure that medication is checked regularly and within date. When short-term medication is needed e.g. Calpol, please ensure this is collected from the school office promptly following the short-term requirement.
Prescribed Pills and Medicines
Short-term Medication
Occasionally, where a child is well enough to be at school but needs to complete a course of prescribed medication, a child will need pills or medicine to be administered in school.
The school office may be able to administer medication to your child if you complete the relevant form, which is available from the school office, on request. Under no circumstances may the child administer their own medication without adult supervision.
Medicines must be handed in to the school office and collected by an adult. Under no circumstances should children bring medication in to school in their school bag.
Please note this is a service to parents/carers and the school reserves the right to withdraw it at any time.
Long-term Medication
Some children may need to take long term medication or may need to have immediate access to it in a medical emergency (asthma inhalers, epipens). If you wish your child to have access to long term medication, please complete the relevant form, which is available from the school office. Epipens are kept in the school office and the child’s classroom, inhalers are kept in the child’s classroom medical box and both are easily accessible from the class teacher. Medical boxes are taken outside for PE and other activities which take place outside the classrooms. During the summer, these will be kept in the shade.
Please note, if your child has a more severe medical condition we do need your permission to display a photo with their medical needs in our medical room, the breaktime/lunchtime medical suitcase and in the staff room to ensure all staff are aware.
Head lice
Parents/carers are asked to check their child’s hair at the weekend if possible. This has proved to be more effective in controlling head lice as inspections by the school nurse have now been discontinued.
If head lice or the eggs are discovered, please commence treatment available from any pharmacy, promptly at home and notify the school. Although this tends to be an emotive issue with parents/carers, it is a perfectly normal childhood occurrence and will be treated as such by school.