How long should you keep your child off school? – Common illness checklist
Do I need to keep my child off school – Yes
- Chickenpox at least 5 days from the onset of the rash and until all blisters have crusted over
- Diarrhoea and Vomiting 48 hours after their last episode
- Cold and flu-like illness (including COVID-19), they no longer have a high temperature and feel well enough to attend
- Impetigo their sores have crusted and healed, or 48 hours after they started antibiotics
- Measles 4 days after the rash first appeared
- Mumps 5 days after the swelling started
- Scabies, they’ve had their first treatment
- Scarlet fever 24 hours after they started taking antibiotics
- Whooping cough 48 hours after they started taking antibiotics
Do I need to keep my child off school – No, but contact the school office to let us know.
- Hand, foot and mouth
- Glandular fever
- Head lice
- Tonsillitis
- Threadworms
- Slapped cheek
Is My Child Too ill For School? - NHS Advice
Managing specific infectious diseases: A to Z – Government advice
Advice from the government about when to keep your child at home.
Managing specific infectious diseases: A to Z - GOV.UK
School Nurse
The school nurses are responsible for looking after the health of your children whilst they are in school, from 5-19 years of age in Leicester City and 5-11 in Leicestershire and Rutland.
When your child is in reception year, your child will be offered a growth measurement as part of the National Child Measurement Programme.
Your child may also be offered a nasal flu vaccination.
These are some of the things the school nurse can support you and your child with:
- Behaviour
- Continence
- Physical Health
- Emotional Health
- Parenting Advice
- Healthy Lifestyles
More information about the school nurse is avaible on their website- Introducing the school nursing team – Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland