It is very important that you advise the school if your child suffers from any allergies, including food-diagnosed allergies, or from any other medical condition including asthma. The school will arrange a medical planning meeting where we can record the details of your child’s medical needs, any treatment they require and what we should do in case of an emergency.
Please do let us know if your child has an infectious illness such as rubella, conjunctivitis, head lice, impetigo, measles, mumps or ringworm.
Illness during the day
If your child becomes ill during the day, we will always contact you, having taken the necessary steps ourselves to ensure your child is safe and cared for. It is vital that we have your up-to-date contact numbers at all times, particularly mobile telephone numbers, and that someone is able, if necessary, to take your children home.
Medication
The school is only able to store and administer medication which has been prescribed by a doctor for your child. If your child requires prescribed medication during the school day, please contact the office who can provide you with the necessary forms (Appendix E of Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions Policy) and arrange a medical planning meeting if appropriate. Medicines are kept at school and administered by staff.
School Staff will not administer the following treatments:
- Giving any medication that is not prescribed for the specific child: e.g. not using somebody else’s Epipen or inhaler in first time emergency event.
- Injections (excluding Epi-pens used in treatment of anaphylactic shock, excluding treatment for diabetes)
- Administration of a medication to any child unless specifically prescribed or provided for that child (excluding Salbutamol inhaler or Adrenaline Auto Injector where the child has a prescribed salbutamol inhaler and parental consent in writing)
- Insertion of any form of catheter or any form of intravenous therapy
- Insertion or changing of any form of tube feeding. Administration of Buccal Midazolam
Asthma
Please let the office staff and teacher know if your child has asthma. Please clearly name any inhalers. Inhalers are always taken on trips.
First Aid
Many of our school staff have taken part in Paediatric First Aid and some have additional First Aid at Work qualifications. When an adult administers treatment of any kind to a child, they will complete an entry in our first aid book.
If a child has a minor head injury we will always try and contact the nominated parent or carer by telephone. We use our judgement as to the extent of the injury and will discuss with the parent or carer whether the child needs to be collected or warrants a visit to the doctor or hospital.
In the very rare case of serious injury the school will telephone for an ambulance. If a parent or carer is unable to get to school quickly, a member of school staff will accompany the child to hospital in the ambulance and wait with them until their parent arrives.