If your child is ill then clearly the best place for them is at home. Some conditions such as asthma and diabetes, for example, simply need medication. We can arrange for this to be administered in school if necessary. Please discuss these arrangements with your child’s class teacher.

Generally, however, no medication or tablets are allowed to be administered at school. The giving of medicine in school is purely a voluntary service and regrettably, due to the increasing demands to administer medicine and the difficulties this can cause staff, the following now applies :-

· Parents of children who need long-term medication e.g. asthma inhalers, must complete a medical form, available at the school office.

· If your child has been ill and returns to school but has to complete a course of medicine, the school will administer it provided a doctor’s note is received to the effect that it is necessary for the child to take medicine during school hours.

· Written permission including indemnity must also be received before any medicine is administered.

· Medicine containers must be labelled very clearly with the child’s name and have accompanying instructions concerning the required dosage.

Unless all the above recommendations are met, we cannot accept responsibility for the administration of drugs. We do however, welcome parents into school to give their child medicine when necessary.

Some of our children suffer from allergies or medical conditions. Please contact us as soon as you become aware of any such condition with your child in order that we can support you in ensuring your child’s health and safety at school. We operate a strict “NO PEANUTS IN SCHOOL” policy, due to the life threatening nature of peanut allergies.