This page is a reference point for parents and staff with regard to questions about procedures around attendance and illnesses which could be contagious.

Our procedures in school are based on Public Health Advice.

In our school community, we have a collective responsibility towards illness and attendance:

Parents

• Children with mild symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat, or slight cough – but who are otherwise well – do not need to stay at home and can continue to attend school and nursery. They should only stay at home if they are unwell and have a high temperature. They can come back to school and nursery, and resume normal activities when they no longer have a fever and they feel well enough to attend.
• Children  with a tummy bug should stay home for 48 hours after the last instance of vomiting or diarrhoea.
• Children with chicken pox should stay off until all spots are crusted over (usually about 5 days)
• In the case of other contagious illnesses, parents can seek advice from Mrs Jess at lucy.jess@fife.gov.uk or discuss with their GP.
•  Please collect your child if we contact you to say they are too ill to be at school e.g. they have the symptoms of a temperature, are tired or lethargic, complain of being generally unwell or have an unexplained rash.

 

Mrs Jess:

• Work with Catering and Cleaning to ensure cleaning is in place.
• Monitor attendance to ensure all health and attendance concerns are known.

 

All Staff:

• Support children to wash hands at key times in the day.
• Be vigilant in looking for symptoms in themselves and others.
• Ensure surfaces are left clear as appropriate to allow for cleaning.
• Ensure adequate ventilation, making use of our CO2 monitors.
• Follow Stay at Home Advice if unwell – all staff have access to HR advice on Fife Council’s Intranet.
• Contact parents if a child is too ill to be at school e.g. they have the symptoms of a temperature, are tired or lethargic, complain of being generally unwell or have an unexplained rash.
• Ensure shared resources are kept clean – in Nursery this will be done in line with Early Years advice and throughout the school, staff should be mindful of ensuring resources do not get contaminated with particular care around sand and water and on occasions where children in the class may be ill.