1. Medication will not be accepted by the school unless this form is completed and signed by the parent or legal guardian of the child and that the administration of the medicine is agreed by the Headteacher.
2. This agreement is for the current school academic year only and unless notified, all medications and consent forms will be destroyed at the end of the school academic year. Please notify us by the last week of Term 6 if you still wish for us to hold the medication(s). Out of date medication will automatically be destroyed.
3. The Governors and Headteacher reserve the right to withdraw this service.
4. In the event of an emergency, details of any medication given or stored may be shared with emergency services or other professionals.
5. Please ensure all medications are clearly labelled indicating contents, dosage and child's name in FULL and is in the original packaging.
6. Medication will only be given in accordance with our Medication Policy.
Should your child require medication in school, unless it is a life-saving prescribed drug (i.e. diabetic pack, insulin, inhaler, EpiPen) all medicines must be kept in the medical room with this form.
Students are not allowed to carry any medications on their person unless authorised to do so or required to carry life-saving drugs.
Unless there are exceptional circumstances, paracetamol will not be given first thing in the morning (i.e. before 10:30 a.m.) so as to avoid overdose and will not be given after lunch (i.e. after 2:00 p.m.) for the same reason.
First aiders, upon consent from a parent or guardian, will only be able to administer a dose of paracetamol in accordance with the instructions on the packet. This is usually Under 11 years of age = 10ml liquid paracetamol, 12-15 year old = 1 paracetamol tablet and 16 years and over = 2 tablets.
Ibuprofen will only be given at break or lunch after a meal.
We are unable to administer more than that listed above or what is printed on the packet.