Medical advice on exclusion periods for illness and diseases
| Illness/Disease: | Period of exclusion: |
| Chicken pox | Until all spots have dried up (usually 5 days after the onset of the spots). |
| Conjunctivitis | After treatment - when weeping stops and eye is less agitated. |
| Hand Foot and Mouth Disease | Until rash and ulcers subside. |
| Head Lice | Children can attend school/nursery as long as treatment has started. |
| Impetigo | Until the rash is healed. |
| Ringworm | Until treatment has been given. |
| Sickness and Diarrhoea | 48 hours after last bout. |
Health Matters
If your child is well enough to attend school but requires medication (prescribed by your GP) for a limited period, this should be clearly marked with the child's name, the preparation name and the dose required. All medicines must be brought to the office by an adult and be signed into the medicine book. All bottles/packets etc. must be clearly labelled with your child's name and dosage instructions. Medicines must be in their original packaging.
If your child has been prescribed antibiotics to be taken 3 times per day please administer all doses at home, e.g. breakfast, teatime, supper. If the antibiotic must be taken 4 times per day then staff will oversee your child taking the mid-day dose.
School staff cannot give non-prescribed medication to children. They may not know whether the child has taken a previous dose, or whether the medication may react with other medication being taken.
Long Term Medical Needs
It is important for school to have sufficient information about the medical condition of any child with long term medical needs so that we can complete a medical plan. If a child's medical needs are inadequately supported this can have a significant impact on a child's educational attainments and their safety.
We need to know:
- details of a child's condition
- special requirements e.g. dietary needs, pre-exercise precautions
- medication and any side effects
- what to do and who to contact in an emergency
- the role of the school
We are accustomed to working with children with long term medical problems and drawing upon the help of health professionals to meet a child's needs. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns.
Asthma
Children with Asthma will have immediate access to their reliever inhalers. All inhalers should be identifiable with the child's name. Inhalers will be stored in the school office or child’s classroom, by arrangement with parents. A member of our staff would ensure that those children needing inhalers on a daily basis have access to them. Children can also administer their own inhalers under the supervision of a responsible adult. Parental consent forms must be completed and signed if inhalers are to be kept in school. Please remember, it is a parents responsiblity to check expiry dates and replace where necessary.
Allergies
In the interest of safety we must be informed of any allergies so that we can complete a medical plan and make staff aware. This is particularly important information for staff when they are organising food preparation and tasting.
Many children bring sweets as birthday treats. We ask parents not to send products containing nuts. The treats are given out at the end of the session/day and children are asked not to eat them until they have gained permission from parents and carers.
Illness and control of infection
In school we are vigilant about hygiene and encourage children to flush toilets, wash their hands and use tissues when coughing and sneezing in order to reduce the chance of infections spreading.
If your child has diarrhoea or vomiting, he or she must not return to school until 48 hours after the last episode.
Head lice
About one in ten children in the UK may catch head lice. Children between 4 and 11 are most at risk becuase of close physical contact between them. Having head lice has nothing to do with personal hygiene, head lice can live on all types of hair and no preference exists between clean or dirty hair.
We recommend that you check your child's hair on a weekly basis and treat if you find eggs or lice. Please let school know so that we can alert other parents in the class by means of a letter to prevent the problem becoming widespread.
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