Form J
Condition
Exclusion from School
Comments
Athletes Foot
None
Treatment is recommended. Powders and creams are available at the chemist.
Chicken Pox
5 days from onset of rash or until last blister dries up.
Care with vulnerable children and Pregnant women
Cold Sores
None
Avoid contact through kissing etc. Self Limiting
Conjunctivitis
None
Treatment Advised.. If outbreak, school to consult HPU (Health Protection Unit)
Diarrhoea and Vomiting
48 hrs after symptoms cease
Exclusion from swimming for 2 weeks after diarrhoea
Food Poisoning ie E-Coli,
48 hrs after symptoms cease
Can be spread via contact with infected diarrhoea or vomit or contaminated environment. School to inform HPT
Norovirus, Salmonella
(Health Protection Team) and EHO ( Environmental Health Officer) if cluster
German Measles
5 days from onset of rash
Care with Pregnant women
Glandular Fever
None
50% of children have this before the age of 5 yrs.
Hand, Foot and Mouth
None
Infectious before symptoms show. School to Contact HPU clusters
Head Lice /Nits
None
Treatment recommended. Available in chemists.
Impetigo
Until lesions are crusted or healed
Antibiotics required. Cover areas with plaster / dressing to prevent spread. School to inform HPT
Influenza (Flu)
Until recovered
Flu is most contagious before symptoms show.
Measles
5 days from onset of rash
Care with Pregnant women
Meningitis/ Septicaemia
None
School will always contact HPU (Health Protection Unit)
Mumps
5 days from onset of swollen Glands
Preventable by vaccination.
Ringworm
Until treatment commenced
Treatment is important and available at chemists. Check pets
Scarlet Fever
5 days from treatment of antibiotics
Treatment recommended
Shingles
5 days from onset of rash or until last blister dries up.
Cannot be spread from person to person however the blister fluid can transmit chickenpox to those who haven’t
had the disease.
Slapped Cheek
None
Care with Pregnant women
Verrucae
None
Creams can be bought from chemists, filed down with an emery board or the doctor may offer treatment.
Whooping Cough
5 days from commencement of antibiotics
Verrucae should be covered with sock in swimming pools and gymnasiums.
School to contact HPU (Health Protection Unit)