Medicines and Medical Needs
Please supply any relevant medical information about your child on the admissions data form and write to inform your child’s tutor of any subsequent changes.
There are several members of staff with first aid qualifications in school at all times. The school has a medical room where minor injuries and ailments are treated.
Our school nurse visits regularly to conduct medical examinations and vaccinations as required. Parents are always given advanced notice of these visits.
Where possible, prescribed medicines should be administered by parents outside of the school day. If this is not possible, parents are required to complete an Authorisation for Administration Form in order for medication to be administered in school. Parents are asked to deliver medicines to school in the original container(s) ensuring that the medicine is in-date and that it has been stored correctly.
All medicines must be marked with the following information clearly indicated:
- the child’s name on the medicine
- when the medicine should be given;
- the prescribed dose and pharmacist’s instruction, e.g., after meals
Parents must notify the school immediately (in writing) of any changes or alteration to a prescription requiring adjustment to be made to any previous arrangement about medicines for their child / young person.
Over-the-counter medication
We will not accept non-prescription medicines from parents to administer on an ‘as and when required’ basis (with the exception of antihistamines for allergic reactions) unless otherwise advised by a GP.
Non-prescription medicines are to be administered for a short period only, e.g. where a child or young person has returned to education following an illness or injury. These should only be given where it would be detrimental to the child or young person’s health or attendance not to do so.
Parents can request permission from the Headteacher in writing and provide relevant details about the type and dosage of the medicine using the below form. We recommend that only one dose should be brought to school at any one time in order to reduce potential risk of medicines being abused.
We will not accept non-prescription medicines from parents to administer on an ‘as and when required’ basis (with the exception of antihistamines for allergic reactions) unless otherwise advised by a GP.
Non-prescription medicines are to be administered for a short period only, e.g. where a child or young person has returned to education following an illness or injury. These should only be given where it would be detrimental to the child or young person’s health or attendance not to do so.
Parents can request permission from the Headteacher in writing and provide relevant details about the type and dosage of the medicine using the below form. We recommend that only one dose should be brought to school at any one time in order to reduce potential risk of medicines being abused.
| Parental agreement for administering medicine form |
