First Aid

Help keep your school healthy this flu season

There are a few important steps you can take to reduce the spread of infection in your school.

Good general hygiene remains the best defence against infection.

Key tips to keep your staff and students healthy -

* Schools should encourage children to regularly wash their hands.

* Schools should encourage children to cough or sneeze into their elbow, not their hands.

* Students with cold or flu-like symptoms should be encouraged to seek medical attention.

* Students exhibiting such symptoms should limit contact with others, and stay at home until the symptoms have passed.

* If a child becomes ill at school with these symptoms, schools should contact the family and arrange for the child's collection.