Parent Support Information

School Nursing Team

The School Nursing Team works in schools and in the local community to support all children and young people with medical, emotional and educational needs. They offer confidential advice and healthcare, and guide pupils and families to the best sources of specialised support to maximise their long-term wellbeing. They also contribute to national public health campaigns, for example, immunisation programmes and sight tests. School nursing provides a universal service of advice to all school aged children with specialised support dependent on needs. They work alongside Health Visitors to provide a coordinated response to the needs of families of school aged children.

The Buckingham area school nursing team can be contacted on: 01280 826982

This is the telephone number for the School Health Nurses’ Office based at Buckingham Hospital. Feel free to leave a message or speak to a member of the team who will be able to help you. 

Illness

Some illnesses/infections require that your child is kept away from school for a fixed period of time. We follow the Health Protection Agency guidance on infection control in schools and other childcare settings for all illness.   Children suffering from a gastrointestinal illness (diarrhoea and/or vomiting) MUST be kept off school for 48 hours after the symptoms have stopped to limit the spread of infection. Please click on the poster below for information regarding whether and for how long your child should stay off school for common childhood illnesses. If your child is absent from school, please ring the school office on the first morning of absence by 9am.

Headlice

Please click here to view the NHS headlice advice.

Buckinghamshire wider health services 

Information about other services available to children including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, health visiting, physiotherapy and community paediatrics can be accessed here: http://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/Children-and-young-people/

Buckinghamshire Family Information Service [BFIS]

The BFIS is a free service providing information, advice and publications on a wide range of issues relating to family life, including parenting support, child safety, health, finance, Special Needs, clubs and activities, childcare and training and employment. All full range of the services available are posted on their website: www.bucksfamilyinfo.org

Buckingham Family Centre

Buckingham Family Centre has a varied timetable of activities for families, children and young people aged 0 to 19 years (or up to age 25 for those with SEND).

Their programmes change regularly so please take a look at their directory or download the timetable for up-to-date information.

Activities at the centre

Regular sessions and support at Buckingham and the satellite centre at Steeple Claydon include:

• early years parent and child sessions
• youth courses and activities for young people
• parenting courses
• health drop-ins
• monthly drop-in for parenting support

All activities at the centre are offered free of charge.

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Address

Buckingham Family Centre

George Grenville Academy, Chandos Road

Buckingham

MK18 1AP