If your son/daughter is on any regular medication even if this is administered at home, the school should be informed.
Prescription items from your doctor or a hospital can be sent into school in the correctly marked packaging and will be administered according to the instructions on the packet. If your child needs to take medication whilst at school, please complete the Parental Agreement to administer Medication form, which can be found below. Please note medicine/antibiotics that are to be taken three times during the day should remain at home.
If your son/daughter is asthmatic please ensure that spare inhalers, clearly marked with their name on and the expiry date of the inhaler, are handed in to the Welfare staff.
Please also be aware that the Welfare department is not allowed to administer any medication without your permission.
Certain non-prescription items such as pain relief and hay fever medication, can be brought into school but are to be kept in the school medical room along with a completed ‘Medication in School’ form. Any homeopathic or herbal remedy that states for over 18 years old must be prescribed by a recognised practitioner.
We would also request that you ensure that your son/daughter is fully aware that they are not to keep these drugs on their person whilst in school and never give a friend their medication.
Any medication given at school will be recorded showing the date and time that medication is administered.