Health Matters
Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Child Care Settings. If you are unsure if your child should attend school or not, please follow the NHS advice 'Is my child too ill for school'.
This information is intended as an “exclusion at a glance” guide only.
Disease |
Exclusion from school
|
Chickenpox |
Until all vesicles have crusted over. |
Conjunctivitis |
None |
COVID-19 |
If child has mild symptons, such as runny nose, sore throat or slight cough, and feels well enough, they should go to school.
If child has a high temperature, does not feel well enough to go to school or do their normal activities, they should stay home and avoid contact with other people - check symptons of COVID-19 |
Diarrhoea and/or vomiting |
For 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. |
E.coli O157 |
48 hours from the last episode of diarrhoea. Longer exclusion may be required for some children. Consult HPA. |
Food poisoning |
Until free of symptoms (diarrhoea and/or vomiting) for 48 hours. |
Flu (influenza) |
Until recovered. |
German Measles (rubella) |
Four days from onset of rash. |
Glandular Fever |
None |
Hand, foot and mouth |
None |
Head lice |
None |
Hepatitis A |
For 7 days from onset of jaundice (or seven days after symptom onset if no jaundice) |
Impetigo |
Until lesions are crusted or healed or 48 hours after commencing antibiotic treatment. |
Measles |
For 4 days from onset of rash. |
Mumps |
Exclude child for 5 days after onset of swelling. |
Ringworm |
Child can return after first treatment has commenced. |
Rubella |
For 6 days from onset of rash. |
Scabies |
Child can return after first treatment has commenced. |
Scarlet Fever |
Child can return 24 hours after commencing appropriate antibiotic treatment. |
Slapped Cheek (firth disease) |
None once rash has developed. |
Shingles |
Exclude only if rash is weeping and cannot be covered. |
Shigella (dysentery) |
For 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. Longer exclusion may be required for some children. Consult HPA. |
Strep A (Streptococcus A) |
For at least 24 hours after antibiotic treatment started. |
Threadworm |
None |
Tonsillitis |
None |
Tuberculosis |
For two weeks after treatment has started. HPA will advise on action. |
Typhoid (and paratyphoid) |
For 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. Longer exclusion may be required for some children. Consult HPA. |
Whooping Cough |
48 hours from commencing antibiotic treatment or 21 days from onset of illness if no antibiotic treatment. |
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