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Immunisation Programme – Change of Date

The School Nursing Team will visit Lourdes Secondary on Monday 28th February to administer the following vaccinations:-

 

·         HPV 1st dose: S1 Pupils

·         MMR Catch-up: S1 pupils

·         HPV Completing dose: S2 pupils

·         HPV Catch-up: S3 pupils

·         HPV Catch-up: S4 – S6 girls only

 

Pupils who will be receiving their first dose of HPV must return their consent forms to the school office by the end of this week. The date has been changed to allow our planned Ash Wednesday services to take place.

Immunisation Programmes

The School Nursing Team will visit Lourdes Secondary on 3rd March to administer the following vaccinations:-

 

·         HPV 1st dose: S1 Pupils

·         MMR Catch-up: S1 pupils

·         HPV Completing dose: S2 pupils

·         HPV Catch-up: S3 pupils

·         HPV Catch-up: S4 – S6 girls only

 

Pupils who will be receiving their first dose of HPV must return their consent forms to the school office by the end of this week.

FISO Partnership

We are delighted to announce that Lourdes Secondary will be working in partnership with Citizens Advice and now have the support of a Financial Inclusion Support Officer, Claire Kelly.

Financial Inclusion Support Officers (FISO) will be providing support to parents and children from schools across Glasgow.

Claire can give advice and support to families on a wide range of areas including:

  • Education related benefits eg. Free School Meals, Education Maintenance Allowance, School Clothing grants etc. (see support for families books for more info)
  • Up to Level 2 holistic advice in line with generalist advisers role in CAB
  • Welfare Rights – benefit entitlement checks, help in applying for benefits, completing benefit applications for clients, MR’s for benefit decisions
  • Housing – housing association complaints, property repairs/issues, factor issues, rental agreements etc
  • Debt – can be covered whether it be for income/expenditure forms, benefit overpayments, council tax/rent arrears, credit card/loan repayments etc. We can help to contact creditors and send out holding letters as well as negotiate payment plans etc.
  • Consumer Affairs

Claire will be available in the school to meet with parents on Wednesday afternoons. Appointments can be arranged by contacting Claire on 07790 544 817.

Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme

From the 31st January, Transport Scotland are introducing free bus travel to everyone in Scotland aged from 5-21 years of age. To receive free travel, your child must have a National Entitlement Card (NEC) or a Young Scot NEC which has to be scanned each time they board a bus.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AN EXISTING YOUNG SCOT CARD WILL NOT WORK AND THEY NEED TO APPLY FOR A NEW CARD.

Anyone who does not have a new style card will not be eligible for free travel and will have to pay the normal fare.

To apply for a new card, please click here.

For anyone aged under 16 years of age, the parent/guardian must apply.

Kind regards

Mr Kerr

Flu Vaccination Arrangements Lourdes Secondary 2021

Who: All pupils
What: Nasal spray
Where: Games Hall
When: Thursday 9th and Friday 10th December 2021

Thursday 9th December 
P2: S1
P4: S2
P5: Learning Zone
P6: S4

Friday 10th December
P1: S3
P4 : S5/6
P5: S5/6
P7 : mop up all year groups 

Arrangements for pupils

Pupils will be escorted along to the PE department and exit via the fire door to access the games hall. Pupils should return to the building via Café Lourdes entrance. This will ensure a smooth flow of traffic. Disruption to lessons should last around 15 minutes.  All pupils MUST see the nursing team whether they intend to receive the injection or not. If pupils have not handed their consent form in, a text message from their parent/carer indicating consent is sufficient.

The text message should state:

I am the parent/carer of (pupil name). I give/do not give consent for my child to receive the flu vaccination.