Expectations of Parents

Health Education

Medical information for new staff

·     Please review your child’s vaccination status annually with your doctor, vaccination schedules change regularly. Inform the nurse if you have updated your child’s records. Please see ´Forms´ section to download the Venezuelan Vaccination Programme. 

·         Students who require prescription medicine at school, e.g. Epipens, inhalers, insulin, must ensure that their local doctor has completed the school’s Health Care plan and attached a copy of the prescription. Please contact the nurse directly for further details.

·         Inform the nurse directly if you child has been unwell with Chicken pox , measles, meningitis, influenza, scarlet fever or any other contagious illness disease.

·         If both parents are travelling please fill in the Parents travel form.

·         A temporary medication form should be completed and sent (either by email or hard copy) to the school nurse.

·         Parents are expected to follow the school’s policies regarding healthy eating, biting, head lice and sun awareness. For more details of these policies contact the school nurse.

Use of Medication at TBSC

Parents may send in medication for their children but these must be declared to the School Nurse and a Temporary Medication form should be completed. The medication should be accompanied by the doctor’s prescription. Any medication sent into school should be clearly named and sealed. In some cases, antibiotics can be rescheduled to be given before and after school rather than sending them in.

The school nurse may administer over the counter medications (e.g. throat lozenges, Atamel, Ibuprofena) only with parental consent.