What to do if your child is ill
My child is unwell. What do I do?
If your child is absent from school, please contact the school office as early as possible, but by 9.30 a.m at the latest, by either calling us at the infant school on 01483 474981 or the junior school on 01483 472047. Or email us at infantoffice@hermitage.surrey.sch.uk or junioroffice@hermitage.surrey.sch.uk. Please inform the school of the reason for your child’s absence. A child with sickness and/or diarrhoea should not return to school for at least 48 hours after the last episode.
Please click the link to find out - Is my child too ill for school?
Sickness Guidelines
Guidelines for Parents on Childhood Illnesses
| Sickness & Diarrhoea | If your child has been sick or has had diarrhoea then they should not return to school until at least 48 hours after the last episode. |
| Chicken Pox | Your child should remain at home until ALL the spots have scabbed over. |
| Temperature | If your child has a temperature please keep them at home. |
| Impetigo | Children should be kept off school until the lesions are crusted and healed OR 48 hours after commencing antibiotic treatment. |
Administration of medicines
Please note that as stated in the school’s Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions policy the school can only administer to pupils those medicines prescribed by a doctor, this means that we can no longer administer paracetamol, ibuprofen or cough mixture:
Only essential medicines will be administered during the school day. These will be only those prescribed by a doctor. Parents must submit a written permission slip before any medicine is administered. Medicines to be given during the school day must be in their original container. Controlled drugs can also be administered, subject to all other conditions as described in the policy.
The full policy can be found on the school website under “Our School - Policies” - click here.
Please remember that you are welcome to come into school to administer medication. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
