MEDICAL

If your child is unwell, please fill in the absence request form on the Parent Portal: https://my.stroud-kes.org.uk/login

Any pupil who becomes unwell or injured during the school day is referred to one of our school nurses. If necessary, you will be contacted to discuss the best course of action. Small bumps and scrapes are managed within our setting by our trained staff and you will be informed of these at collection time.

Medicines, including cough linctus, anti-histamine, paracetamol and ibuprofen preparations, will only be administered to children when there is permission to do so.

If your child requires medication whilst at school, their medicine should be given to one of our school nurses in the medical room. A ‘short term medical needs administration of medication form’ must be completed. Please see Matron for these forms, or they can also be collected from the school office.

If your child is prescribed antibiotics, please ensure they have had 24 hours of the course before returning to school.

If your child has sickness or diarrhoea, they must be 48 hours clear of the last symptoms before returning to school. Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature (>38 degrees), should stay at home and avoid contact with other people, where they can, to reduce the spread of infection. They can return to school when they no longer have a high temperature and they are well enough to attend.

Stroud School is Allergy Aware and caters for pupils with a wide range of medical needs, including, but not limited to, gluten intolerance (Coeliac), nut and peanut, egg, and dairy allergies. We also cater for a wide range of cultural dietary requirements. Foodstuffs containing nuts should not be brought on site to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Parents are requested to clearly label all food brought on site that may be shared or sold for charity events. Food brought in for celebrations i.e. birthdays, should be clearly labelled and handed over to the form teacher.

Water bottles

Birthdays Sun Protection

Your child is allowed to drink water whenever they require throughout the day. We ask in Nursery that they bring in a reusable plastic bottle that they can easily identify and is labelled with their name. In Reception the children have the Stroud water bottles which also need to be labelled. Stroud water bottles are available from Stevensons. These should only contain water please. The water bottles go home each day to be washed.

Birthdays are important days for the children and we enjoy sharing these special days with them.

Children are welcome to bring in cakes or sweets for their birthday, but these must be nut-free, in accordance with our allergy awareness policy. It must be clearly labelled and handed to the class teacher.

On sunny days, ‘once a day’ sunscreen should be applied at home prior to coming to school. However we would also ask that you send in a named bottle of sunscreen so that your child may re-apply it later on in the day, especially after swimming. Children should bring in their school hats.

Holiday Requests

Requests for absence should be made through the Parent Portal.