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Prescription Medicines
Should your child require prescription medicines, wherever possible these should be prescribed in dose frequencies which enable them to be taken outside of school hours. Where this is not possible, or where the absence of this medication would be detrimental to a child’s health or school attendance, the school will agree to administer prescribed medication, subject to the following criteria:
Written parental agreement will be required, on the school’s own healthcare plan / consent form, before any medication will be administered.
In the case of prescription pain-killers, parents will be contacted prior to any dose being administered for school staff to check that the maximum dosage has not been exceeded.
The school will only accept prescribed medication which is in-date, provided in the original container as dispensed by a pharmacist and includes a pharmacy label with instructions for administration, dosage and storage. The school will not accept any amendments to the prescriber’s instructions for administration.
In the case of controlled prescription drugs, such as those used in the management of conditions such as ADHD, the school has additional requirements and in the first instance parents are advised to contact the school office for advice.
Parents are responsible for ensuring that all medicines held in school are replaced before they expire.
Non-Prescription Medicines
The school will not administer non-prescription medicines to students. In the event that a student requires non-prescription medication during the school day, parents should consider whether their child is competent to manage their own medication and, if so, may allow their child to carry a single dose for self-administration.
Parents should be aware that the school is unable to accept any responsibility for either the safe storage or administration of medicines carried by students in this manner.
Please note that if a parent allows a student to carry medication in school, the student must not, under any circumstances, share this medication with others, as this could put students at serious risk.
Asthma Register & Emergency Asthma Reliever Inhalers
Emergency asthma inhalers are held in school for use by individual students should they suffer an asthma attack and not have access to their own inhaler.
In order to manage this effectively, the school maintains an asthma register and only those students named on the register will be able to use the emergency inhalers.
If a student has already been diagnosed with asthma and prescribed an inhaler, and if parents wish their child to have access to the school’s emergency inhalers, parents will need to complete the attached consent form and return it to the school office.
Please note that access to the emergency inhalers should not be considered a substitute for a child carrying their own inhaler at all times.
During PE lessons students should hand inhalers to their PE teacher so that they are not locked in the changing rooms.
Please click the button below and complete the form if your child has asthma diagnosed by a medical professional
Allergy Register & Emergency Adrenaline Pens
The school holds adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) devices for emergency use by individual students who suffer anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) where their own device is not available or not working.
The school maintains an allergy register of at-risk students and only those students on the register will have access to the emergency AAIs.
Should parents wish to have their child added to the register, they will need to complete an Allergy Action Plan in conjunction with a healthcare professional. Allergy Actions Plans may be requested from the school office.
Parents should be aware that there are currently several brands of AAI on the market, including Emerade, Jext and EpiPen, and that the AAI held in school may be a different brand to a child’s regular device.
Please be aware that access to the school’s adrenaline pens is not a substitute for students having their own pens in school and that in line with government guidelines we recommend your child has access to two pens at all times.
During PE lessons students should hand adrenaline pens to their PE teacher so that they are not locked in the changing rooms.
You will need to complete and print the correct AAI Allergy Plan below and get a Doctor/Health Professional to sign it and return it to the school office:
Food Allergies
As we have a number of students in school who have severe food allergies, we have a duty of care to ensure that we minimise the risk of exposure to them.
Most of our more serious allergies are triggered by nuts and related seeds, although these are not the only foodstuffs implicated. Whilst the school does not currently implement a nut-free environment, parents should carefully consider which foods students bring into school as, whilst they may not intentionally expose at-risk students to any allergens, there is nevertheless, a risk from, for example, cross-contamination of surfaces or even from saliva.
If a student has a diagnosed food allergy and parents wish to discuss the provision of a special diet from our in-school caterers, in the first instance they should contact the school office.
Please note that if parents request a special diet menu for a student, our caterers will require medical evidence as confirmation of the allergy and, once the plan is in place, will expect the student to eat in the school canteen every day.
Head Lice
Head lice are very common and NHS guidance states that there is no need for children who are affected to stay off school.
There are a range of treatments available through pharmacies which can be obtained without seeing a GP and advice for checking and treating head lice and nits can be found at nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/
If parents need to report a case of head lice they should contact the school office.
Diarrhoea & Vomiting
Diarrhoea and vomiting are common and can usually be treated at home.
Students must stay off school until they have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least 48 hours.
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