Swine flu update for parents –

Following up to date national advice, the school will not automatically close due to an outbreak of swine flu amongst students. We may need to make alternative arrangements if there is a situation where we do not have sufficient staff in school to run the normal timetable.

If there are any alternative arrangements that need to be made, we will inform you via letter and details will also be posted on our web site. We will make every effort to maintain the normal running of the school and do not envisage any problems at this time. Please make sure all the contact details we have for your child are up to date by checking the information form that was sent home this week.

If your child does have the symptoms of swine flu (see below), please do not allow them to come  to school until all the symptoms have passed, if a child displays symptoms while at school we will contact you and ask for them to be collected and taken home. In this way we hope to reduce the spread of the disease.

Please phone the absence line (01454 862777)as normal if your child is not at school and inform us of the nature of any illness.

The symptoms of swine flu

Patients with swine flu typically have a fever or a high temperature (over 38°C / 100.4°F) and two or more of the following symptoms:

unusual tiredness

headache

runny nose

sore throat

shortness of breath or cough

loss of appetite

aching muscles

diarrhoea or vomiting

If you are concerned for yourself or a member of your family please look for  on the website http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Swineflu   and if you have symptoms phone 08001513100

You should contact your doctor direct rather than using the National Pandemic Flu Service if:

you have a serious underlying illness

you are pregnant

you have a sick child under one year old

your condition suddenly gets much worse

your condition is still getting worse after seven days (five for a child).