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Attendance - Is My Child too Ill for School?
Fri 19 Jan 2024Attending school is really important for your child's learning.
It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school, nursery or playgroup when they're unwell.
There are government guidelines for schools and nurseries about managing specific infectious diseases at GOV.UK. These say when children should be kept off school and when they shouldn't.
If you do keep your child at home, it's important to phone the school or nursery on the first day. Let them know that your child won't be in and give them the reason.
If your child is well enough to go to school but has an infection that could be passed on, such as a cold sore or head lice, let their teacher know.
Other illnesses
Follow this advice for other illnesses:
Coughs and colds
It's fine to send your child to school with a minor cough or common cold. But if they have a fever, keep them off school until the fever goes.
Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues and to wash their hands regularly.
High temperature
If your child has a high temperature, keep them off school until it goes away.
Chickenpox
If your child has chickenpox, keep them off school until all the spots have crusted over.
This is usually about 5 days after the spots first appeared.
Cold sores
There's no need to keep your child off school if they have a cold sore.
Encourage them not to touch the blister or kiss anyone while they have the cold sore, or to share things like cups and towels.
Conjunctivitis
You don't need to keep your child away from school if they have conjunctivitis.
Do get advice from your pharmacist. Encourage your child not to rub their eyes and to wash their hands regularly.
COVID-19
If your child has mild symptoms, such as a runny nose, sore throat, or slight cough, and feels well enough, they can go to school.
Your child should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if they have symptoms of COVID-19 and they either:
- have a high temperature
- do not feel well enough to go to school or do their normal activities
What to do if your child has tested positive
Your child is no longer required to do a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test if they have symptoms. But if your child has tested positive for COVID-19, they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day they took the test.
Ear infection
If your child has an ear infection and a high temperature or severe earache, keep them off school until they're feeling better or their high temperature goes away.
Hand, foot and mouth disease
If your child has hand, foot and mouth disease but seems well enough to go to school, there's no need to keep them off.
Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues straight away and to wash their hands regularly.
Head lice and nits
There's no need to keep your child off school if they have head lice.
You can treat head lice and nits without seeing a GP.
Impetigo
If your child has impetigo, they'll need treatment from a GP, often with antibiotics.
Keep them off school until all the sores have crusted over and healed, or for 48 hours after they start antibiotic treatment.
Encourage your child to wash their hands regularly and not to share things like towels and cups with other children at school.
Ringworm
If your child has ringworm, see your pharmacist unless it's on their scalp, in which case you should see a GP.
It's fine for your child to go to school once they have started treatment.
Scarlet fever
If your child has scarlet fever, they'll need treatment with antibiotics from a GP. Otherwise they'll be infectious for 2 to 3 weeks.
Your child can go back to school 24 hours after starting antibiotics.
Slapped cheek syndrome (fifth disease)
You don't need to keep your child off school if they have slapped cheek syndrome because, once the rash appears, they're no longer infectious.
But let the school or teacher know if you think your child has slapped cheek syndrome.
Sore throat
You can still send your child to school if they have a sore throat. But if they also have a high temperature, they should stay at home until it goes away.
A sore throat and a high temperature can be symptoms of tonsillitis.
Threadworms
You don't need to keep your child off school if they have threadworms.
Speak to your pharmacist, who can recommend a treatment.
Vomiting and diarrhoea
Children with diarrhoea or vomiting should stay away from school until they have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least 2 days (48 hours).
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February Half Term Pop-Up Shops
Fri 19 Jan 2024The council is again working with Samworth Brothers to support families with food over the February half term. There will be six pop up venues across the city, running between the 14 and 19 February, that will enable parents of free school meal children to collect food for the half term. Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday 29 January.
Please follow this link to register:
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ReThread Project Information
Thu 11 Jan 2024Year 5KA and 2RS took part in a project focused on the textile industry and its link to the environment. This was called Re-Thread and asked groups to create giant 'sequins' that will be linked together to create a giant art project across the city next year. We created about 40 sequins and sent them off to the project lead. They are now with the artist who is linking these together to create 10 giant pieces that will be displayed to the public next year across Leicester (For example in The Curve Theatre, The Highcross shopping centre etc.).
The Project Information is now available and the exhibition starts on Saturday 13th January. Please use the link to find out more details.
https://artreach.org.uk/latest/re-thread/
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School height and weight measurements for Reception and Year 6 pupils
Tue 09 Jan 2024School height and weight measurements for Reception and Year 6 pupils will take place in school on:
MONDAY 22nd JANUARY 2024
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Flu Vaccination Update
Fri 08 Dec 2023Please see the update message from the School Age Immunisation Service
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Holidays and Activities Fund Winter
Mon 04 Dec 2023Scan the OR code in the picture for more information.
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Holiday Activities and Food Programme Winter 2023
Wed 22 Nov 2023Children and young people who receive benefits related free school meals can take part in our free holiday activities and food (HAF) programme over the winter holiday. The programme sessions will include a variety of activities, such as art, sport and music and a healthy meal will be provided each day your child attends. This winter you can register your child for one free programme. Before you register, please consider the:
• location of the programme and how your child will get there
• days and the time of the programme
• age range of the programme
Registration closes on Tuesday 5 December 2023. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis following confirmation of free school meal eligibility.
The full HAF programme information, criteria and details of how to apply can be found at:
Not receiving benefit-related free school meals?
Many of the providers offer other free or paid places that you can register for.
Contact the provider direct for more information. If you think that your child should be receiving free school meals and you have not applied, make an application online at
freeschoolmeals.leicester.gov.uk
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Height and weight checks for children in Reception and Year 6
Mon 06 Nov 2023Every year in England, school children in reception and year 6 have their height and weight checked at school as part of the National Child Measurement Programme.
Please see the letter which explains how this works.
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Low Cost and Free Half-Term Fun
Fri 13 Oct 2023From train rides to spooky Halloween fun, Beat Box workshops to orienteering – there’s lots to choose from this half-term. Visit the local authority's website to discover the range of free and low-cost events and activities taking place in libraries, museums and other venues.
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October half-term food offer (reminder)
Tue 26 Sep 2023As you will be aware, the council is again working with Samworth Brothers to support families with children who receive benefits related free school meals or are vulnerable with food over the October half term. There will be six pop up venues across the city that will enable parents of children entitled to free school meals to collect food for the half term.
Parents must register for a place by 11:59pm today (Tuesday 26 September) using the online form in the information sheet. This has been updated to reflect those venues which are full.
