Giles Brook Primary School

Pupil Welfare

If a child is unable to attend school, a telephone message is requested to alleviate any doubts of the child's whereabouts. Parents are asked to send a short note explaining any absences when the child returns to school. If your child is late for any reason, they will need to be registered at reception before joining their class. Persistent lateness or absenteeism will be referred to the Education Welfare Office.

If your child is sufficiently well enough to return to school but is finishing a course of prescribed medicine, please send written instructions including dosage and explicit permission for a member of staff to administer it. An adult must hand the medicine and instructions into reception or to a support assistant. We regret that ear and eye drops cannot be administered and neither can non-prescribed medicines such as Calpol or Paracetamol.

If a child is sick or has diarrhoea they should be kept away from school until 24 hours have elapsed since the last attack. Please inform us if your child has head lice. We will then send a letter home to the class concerned asking all parents to check their children's hair to try and eradicate the problem swiftly.

The School is equipped with a First Aid room for the treatment of minor accidents which may occur during school hours. There are no facilities for the care of sick children. Parents are asked to complete an emergency contact form in case their child is taken ill at school. We also ask that you keep the school informed of any changes regarding this information.

If your child has a particular health problem such as the need for an inhaler, a nut allergy etc, please make sure that we know so that we can support your child appropriately.