Administration of Medication
The Board of Governors and staff of Kylemore Nursery School wish to ensure that pupils with medication needs receive appropriate care and support at school.
Ideally, the administration of medication should be administered by parents/guardians. Where possible it is the school’s policy to comply with requests from parents/guardians to help in administering medicines to children when these are of an essential nature (e.g. epilepsy, diabetes, asthma, anaphylaxis), during the school day.
Who is responsible for administering medication?
The prime responsibility for a pupil’s health rests with the parent/guardian, however, to enable pupils requiring medication to participate as fully as possible in school activities the school may agree to assist a child with medical needs.
Parents/guardians are responsible for providing the Principal with comprehensive information regarding the pupil’s condition and medication.
Prescribed medication will not be accepted in school without complete written and signed instructions from the parent/guardian. Parents/guardians will be required to complete the form, ‘Request for a School to Administer Medication’ (AM2 Form).
Please see Administering Medication Policy for more deatils.
Please note that parents/guardians should keep their children at home if acutely unwell or infectious.
Please click on the link below if you wish to find out about common illness and exclusion from nursery.