Medical
At Miltoncross Academy, we prioritize the health and well-being of every student. Through a comprehensive approach that includes physical education, mental health support, and a safe, inclusive environment, we strive to ensure our students thrive both inside and outside the classroom. Our dedicated staff works closely with families and community partners to promote lifelong healthy habits and support each child's overall development.
Our Student Health Lead, Ms Romain, can be contact via:
Medical Procedure
If your child is feeling unwell and you are not sure if they are well enough to come to school, please send them in and inform the school of their condition.
Very often once the child is at school, they begin to feel better.
If they do not improve, our trained First Aiders can re-assess them and contact you should it become necessary to ask permission for your child to be sent home.
If your child feels unwell or is injured at school, our Student Health Lead Ms Romain (or another First Aid trained member of staff) will treat your child promptly. If they feel that other appropriate action is needed, you will be informed immediately by telephone.
If they are unable to get hold of you, they will leave a voicemail asking you to call back.
Students can be collected or can make their own way home, however they will not be sent home until we have consent from a parent/carer. Students who have had a head injury are required to be collected.
Students must not carry any medication on their person in school, except asthma inhalers. A spare inhaler and any other medication your child may need must be handed in. Under new regulations, all medication that we hold on site that has been brought in by students must be accompanied by a Student Medication Storage Record and must outline various important factors such as the dosage, frequency and storage requirements of the medication.
All medications we take in to store must be boxed and clearly labelled (name and dosage). It will be stored in a locked cupboard and trained staff will supervise the administration of all medication.
If your child requires daily medication, we will ask you to complete a Medication Storage Form and provide us with the timings of the doses. We will then go to your child’s classroom at the requested time and provide the medication for your child to self-administer.
Paracetamol Procedure
Please click here to read our full Paracetamol Protocol.
If you agree to our Paracetamol Protocol, your child can be given Paracetamol.
- Miltoncross Academy will keep a supply of Paracetamol to administer to students when required.
- Paracetamol will only be administered at break times, unless the student has a pre-existing medical condition.
- Prior written consent from parents is required, in addition to verbal consent on the day, before any paracetamol is administered to a student.
- A member of staff will witness any student taking Paracetamol and a record will be kept.
- Only one dose of Paracetamol a day will be administered to a student, if there is an improvement the student will return to lessons, if there is no improvement a call will be made to parents.
- Paracetamol can be administered to a student up to three times within a week. Should your child request more than this you will be advised to seek medical advice, unless it is for a specific medical condition for a limited period of time.
- Students can bring in their own Paracetamol which must be stored in the Medical Room, alongside a signed Student Medication Storage Form.
When Your Child Is Too Ill To Attend
When your child is too unwell and/or unable to attend school, it is crucial that the following steps are observed for each day of their absence.
Please ensure that the school is contacted by telephone, as soon as possible whenever you child is absent, whatever the reason.
For Attendance information, please visit:
| Illness | Advice |
|---|---|
| Chicken Pox/Measles/Rubella | 5 days after the onset of the rash |
| Mumps | 5 days off, following the first signs of illness |
| Whooping Cough | 5 days off if treating with antibiotics; 21 days after first signs if no antibiotic treatment |
| Scabies | Stay away from school, until 1st treatment |
| Impetigo | Stay away from school, until lesions are crusted and healed or for 48 hours if treating with antibiotics |
| Diarrhea and Vomiting | Return to school 48 hours after last episode |
| Influenza | 1-3 days off school. If high temperature persists, seek medical advice from your GP |
| Illness | Advice |
|---|---|
| Period Pains | This does not require time off school (gentle exercise helps) |
| Athlete’s Foot | No time off required; seek medical advice to avoid the spread of infection |
| Conjunctivitis | No time off school required |
| Head Lice | No time off required; treat lice and send your child to school |
| Shingles | No time off required; unless rash is weeping and cannot be covered |
| Tonsillitis | No time off school required |
| Glandular Fever | No time off school required |
Please inform us if you child is suffering from any of the above, as some conditions require us to make staff members aware.
Immunisations
During their time at Miltoncross Academy, your child(ren) will be offered the immunisations that are appropriate for them as long as we have had consent from a parent or legal guardian. Some weeks before the vaccination is given, consent will be asked for either via a paper form brought home by the child and returned in to school, or sent via email and online form.
Below you will find the NHS guidance timeline and more information about each vaccine that is offered.
For all vaccination bookings, the Miltoncross Academy school code is:
140605
In Year 7 your child will be offered the Child Nasal Flu Vaccine.
Please click the below link for more information:
In Year 8 your child will be offered the first dose of the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine.
Please click the below link for more information:
Year 9 will be offered the 3-in-1 teenage booster, for Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio
AND the MenACWY Vaccine to prevent Meningitis and Septicaemia
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the medical team at medical@miltoncross-tkat.org.