Health
If your child is absent, please contact the school office as soon as possible. There is a voicemail option on the school telephone system for parents to leave a message before school if a child is unwell (option 0).
Yes | Until |
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Chickenpox | at least 5 days from the onset of the rash and until all blisters have crusted over |
Diarrhoea and Vomiting | 48 hours after their last episode |
Cold and flu-like illness (including COVID-19) | they no longer have a high temperature and feel well enough to attend. Follow the national guidance if they’ve tested positive for COVID-19 |
Impetigo | their sores have crusted and healed, or 48 hours after they started antibiotics |
Measles | 4 days after the rash first appeared |
Mumps | 5 days after the swelling started |
Scabies | they’ve had their first treatment |
Scarlet fever | 24 hours after they started taking antibiotics |
Whooping cough | 48 hours after they started taking antibiotics |