Swine Flu Advice

The latest Health Protection Agency advice leaflet for schools on swine flu can be found here.

We have sought best advice which is as follows:

• If you have flu-like symptoms, stay at home and seek medical advice (via the online flu checker at http://www.nhs.uk, by calling the National Flu Information line on
  0800 1 513 513, by contacting NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 or by phoning your GP).
• Inform the school in the normal way that your child is staying at home with flu-like symptoms.
• Your child should return to school as soon as the symptoms have gone.
• Staff or children without symptoms should be in school - even if they have had contact with someone displaying flu-like symptoms.
• National guidance is that there is no need to close a school when a child is confirmed with swine flu.
• Schools need to continue their efforts to promote good hygiene and effective cleaning.  Children should be encouraged to follow "Catch It, Bin It, Kill It" (which we are doing).
• There are higher risks for certain vulnerable groups - the under-fives, pregnant women, those with low immunity and those with heart or lung problems.

This page will be updated if the advice changes.