If your child was unwell or injured every effort would be made to contact you by telephone using the emergency contact number on the admission form. In the event of you not being available we would take whatever action necessary to ensure the welfare of your child, including taking them to hospital for any treatment which might be required. The school requires parents to complete a medical form giving permission for the school to seek medical and dental emergency treatment.

If your child is not well enough to come to school, keep them at home and, telephone as soon as possible to let us know what the problem is and when they he/she is likely to return to school.   A letter confirming the absence should be sent in with the child on his/her return.

We need to know the reasons for absence so that we can complete attendance registers properly and warn other parents of possible illnesses in school, particularly if they are infectious. If children are not present the office will endeavour to make contact with parents before lunchtime on that day.

Whenever possible appointments of this type should be arranged outside of school hours, if this is not possible it is important that the class teacher is informed so that the attendance register can be completed correctly.

If you have to collect your child from school, during the day, please go to the school office and the secretary will arrange for them to be collected from the classroom. Children will not be allowed to leave the premises unless they are accompanied by a parent or some other responsible adult.

Under normal circumstances the school doctor will only examine a child if the parents, or the school, feel that there is some valid reason for this to happen. If the school feels that your child would benefit from some form of medical examination you will, of course, be contacted and encouraged to attend the examination.

If you discover that your child has head lice, (which is a very common complaint in all schools) you should take advice from the local chemist and treat the problem immediately. Once your child has been treated you should send them back to school. It is important that parents check their children’s hair regularly and inform the school straight away if they find any trace of head lice.

If you require any further information concerning head lice you should contact the school office.

If your child has an infectious disease you should follow your doctor’s instructions regarding length of quarantine etc. It helps if you contact school as quickly as possible so that we can inform any “high risk” members of our community.