Student Illness or injury
If a student is unwell or injured at school they should go to the Medical Office, where the Pupil Welfare Assistant will provide First Aid and advice. Wherever possible the student is encouraged to go back into lessons after a short time in the Medical Room.
If a student is not well enough to stay in school, the PWA will arrange for her to go home by making direct contact with her parent/carer. Please note that students should not telephone their parents themselves.
Please note that if a student is unwell with a high temperature, vomiting or diarrhoea she should wait for 24hrs after symptoms have disappeared before returning to school.
The PWA keeps a small stock of school uniform for emergency loan, and co-ordinates appointments for the School Counsellor.
Administration of Medicines in school
If a student suffers from a chronic long-term illness/complaint such as asthma, serious allergy, diabetes or epilepsy, or is recovering from a short term illness and requires antibiotics, it may be necessary for prescribed medicines to be administered in school.
In all instances when prescribed medicines need to be administered at school, parents must complete an Administration of Medicines Form (available in 2 formats below).
Medicines must be in the original packaging with the dispensing label and instruction leaflet.
Paracetamol
Paracetamol may occasionally be provided for students who need pain relief to enable them to stay in school. Paracetamol will not normally be administered:
- before 12.30pm
- following a head injury
- when a student is already taking other medication
Parental consent is required/renewed annually on the Pupil Data Sheet.
Vaccination Dates
The School Nurse Service uses the school as a location for providing vaccinations. Currently these are
Yr 8: HPV
Yr 10: DTP booster
All years: MMR catch up and BCG assessment.
Wherever possible, dates for 2011-2012, deadlines and spare Consent forms will be provided here:
Y8 HPV vaccinations:
Tuesday 27 September 2011 - vaccination 1
Tuesday 1 November 2011 - vaccination 2
Tuesday 1 May 2012 - vaccination 3
Y10 DTP vaccination:
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Administration-of-medicines-request-form Word
Administration-of-medicines-request-form PDF