We would like to inform parents of our requirements for students taking Prescription medication in school. You may have previously consented to Paracetamol (data booklet when your child joins the school), if your child needs to take any other medication please complete the medication form, and ask them to take the medication to the school nurse.

The prescribed medication should only be taken by the named person prescribed by their GP or Hospital Doctor.

All prescribed medication should be in its original box with the pharmacy label on. This medication then needs to be handed to the School Welfare Office. It will be locked away and kept safe for your child to take their medication in the Student Welfare Room at the advised times and dosage required. A record will be kept of each dose given to your child.

Medicines can be harmful to anyone for whom they are not prescribed and we recognise that it is our duty to ensure that the risks to the health of others are properly controlled.

A form will need to be completed for each prescribed medication item.

For further information please read our Medical Welfare Policy.

Please remind your child not to contact home in the first instance if they feel unwell. They should go to the school nurse, who will then contact home if necessary. If you send your child into school knowing that they are under the weather, we feel you have made the decision that they are well enough for school and we will stand by that decision unless their condition deteriorates.

If your child has injured themselves and has been prescribed crutches, a cast or a boot from the hospital to help with broken or dislocated injuries, you and your child will be required to come into school by appointment to complete a risk assessment with the school nurse.

This is to ensure that your child will have special adjustments to their day to continue with learning at school and to ensure they are able to move safely around the school.

If this applies to your child, please email Mrs K Jackson and request an appointment.

If your child has Asthma, we do have a school inhaler that is kept in the medical room for emergency use. If, for whatever reason, your child does not have access to their own inhaler and you would like your child to have use of the emergency inhaler, please complete this Consent Form.

If your child has been prescribed an autoinjector for Allergic reactions, we do have a school Autoinjector that is kept in the medical room for emergency use. If your child does not have their spare Autoinjector with them in an emergency and you would like your child to have use of the emergency autoinjector please complete this Consent Form.

It is really important at Harrow Way Community School that we have up to date information for our student medical files. If your child has any change to their medical history, please fill out the Medical Update Form, so that the school nurse can review and inform relevant staff as appropriate.

Should you child be ill with the following please see the school policy time periods:

Updated guidance will advise:

Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home until the temperature has reduced and they feel well enough to return to school.