It is extremely important to keep us informed of your child’s health and any conditions they may have so that we can better ensure their safety and wellbeing.
Any new diagnoses throughout the year should be reported directly to our school medical team, Andi Tomlinson and Claire Igoe.
The school medical team are trained in First Aid and have a professional duty to keep information confidential. Andi Tomlinson and Claire Igoe are our school medical officers; they are available every day between the hours of 7.30am and 3.30pm to ensure the health and well-being of every single child under the school’s care. Their primary focus is to meet any first aid needs that your child may present with during the day and to manage healthcare plans, chronic conditions and general illness to ensure your child is comfortable in school and gets the maximum benefit from their education.
We maintain a stock of emergency and prescribed medication in school that may be accessed by your child, if necessary, by arrangement, in accordance with their school healthcare plans.
The medical team regularly communicate with both teaching and non-teaching staff to ensure they are meeting your child’s needs.
Should you wish to contact Andi or Claire to discuss any on-going health related issues with your child or newly diagnosed conditions, they will be more than happy to chat with you and can be reached via: firstaid@shuttleworth.lancs.sch.uk Telephone: 01282 682300 extension 11014/11055
External School Health Team/ School Nursing Team
Amongst their other duties, the School Health Team carries out an annual School Health Needs Assessment (SHINA). As part of the SHINA process, pupils in Year 9 will complete a questionnaire about their health & wellbeing, helping us to understand and respond to the health needs of the children and young people in our school and to offer them additional support if necessary.
This is undertaken and followed up by our NHS school nursing team. Most schools in Lancashire are now involved in this scheme, with over 17,000 children and young people taking part last year. If you would like to know more, please get in touch with the school nurse.
The school nurses are based at:
Northbridge House
Elm Street
Burnley
BB10 1DP
Tel: 0300 247 0040
