Health

The importance of handwashing

• Handwashing assets to use to encourage people to wash their hands including a variety of images and posters Hand Hygiene - Google Drive

• General guidance for staff in settings on the prevention and control of infections Preventing and controlling infections - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

• Hand washing information from the NHS How to wash your hands - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

• UKHSA E bug resources for school children of all areas including lesson plans and posters for all ages can be found here  Home (e-bug.eu)

• UKHSA blog published at the start of the school year on keeping children healthy A parent’s guide to keeping kids healthy this school year - UK Health Security Agency (blog.gov.uk)

Anyone who has symptoms of diarrhoea/vomiting should be reminded of the following:

• Make sure you wash and dry your hands often and thoroughly, with soap and warm water. Good hand hygiene - whether you have symptoms of diarrhoea or not - is important to reduce your risk of catching it – and other viruses around in the winter.

• Don’t rely on alcohol hand gels alone, handwashing is very important.

• Be especially careful to wash your hands after using the toilet or before touching food.

• Wash hands thoroughly with liquid soap and running water (not hand sanitiser) after using the toilet or helping others including changing nappies; handling raw meat; before meals; and after contact with animals. Adults who have false nails should pay particular attention to cleaning these thoroughly. Young children should be supervised to thoroughly wash their hands after using the toilet.

• Clean hard surfaces including toilet bowls, flush handles, taps and hand basins regularly with hot soapy water followed by a disinfectant/sanitiser

• Ensure soap dispensers are fully stocked in public toilets

It is very important that children or adults with symptoms of diarrhoea should stay off from work and childcare settings for 48 hours after the symptoms have stopped. They should also not visit vulnerable family or friends, especially people in hospitals or care homes. This is important to minimise any possible spread on infection to others.

• Handwashing assets to use to encourage people to wash their hands including a variety of images and posters Hand Hygiene - Google Drive

• General guidance for staff in settings on the prevention and control of infections Preventing and controlling infections - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

• Hand washing information from the NHS How to wash your hands - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

• UKHSA E bug resources for school children of all areas including lesson plans and posters for all ages can be found here  Home (e-bug.eu)

• UKHSA blog published at the start of the school year on keeping children healthy A parent’s guide to keeping kids healthy this school year - UK Health Security Agency (blog.gov.uk)

Headlice

Headlice are very common and highly contagious. As a result of this it is vital that you check your child's hair frequently and treat accordingly. To help prevent the spread of infestation please ensure long hair is securely tied back. Children can come into school once their hair has been treated (they do not need to take time off school). All family members will also need treating and school will have to be informed so we can notify other parents. You can get further advice from local Pharmacist, Health Visitor, school nurse or family doctor. We will send a text out when we have recieved a report of headlice in your child's class. Please check/treat hair as soon as possible.

Sickness and Diarrhoea

Children who have sickness and diarrhoea will have to stay off school for 48 hours after the last time they are either sick or have diarrhoea. If children come into school before having the required amount of time off they will be sent home.

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