School Nursing Service

• for children entering reception (the School Health Entry Check)
  • Height, weight, hearing, vision.
• for children in year 6 (the National Child Measurement Programme Service)
  • Height, weight.

whether in a special or a mainstream school environment:

• dedicated provision for maintained, special schools to meet the on-going school health needs of their pupils.
• support for maintained schools to meet the school health needs of children with disabilities and additional needs. Such as training and advice for school staff on how to support children with complex health needs.
• development of Individual Healthcare Plans for all children with medical needs, attending maintained educational settings aged 5-19 years.
• training to school staff and early year’s settings, on how to help support children who experience conditions such as asthma, epilepsy, anaphylaxis and diabetes, increasing their understanding of and confidence in assisting with these conditions
• delivery of a preventative health offer that maximises the physical and mental health of school-age children, attending maintained schools, such as health talks on issues such as
  • puberty (growing up)
  • maintaining good hygiene
  • exercise and healthy eating
  • having healthy relationships with friends
• drop-in service for young people in secondary school

We also provide a prioritised, safeguarding school health offer to Children in Need, children on Child Protection Plans, and any children identified as ‘vulnerable’ who are of school age and living in City and Hackney. We work with other professions to ensure that children are kept safe.

Vaccination UK dedicated Immunisations Team deliver the school immunisations programme.  They can be contacted by
Phone: 0333 800 5100
Email:  admin@vaccinationuk.co.uk