Parent/carer update

26,000 free Easter holiday activity places available across Derbyshire

This Easter, Derbyshire County Council is providing 26,000 free holiday activity places at 80 venues across the county for local schoolchildren aged 5-16.

The free sessions include a healthy meal at breakfast or lunchtime and seasonal activities, sports, craft clubs, drama, gardening and more.

The sessions, available throughout the Easter holidays, are all free for families who claim benefit related free school meals. Places may also be available to children in other vulnerable groups, including children with SEND, who are not currently in receipt of benefit related free school meals.

Places are available on a first come, first served basis, with a limited number available to any school age child living in the county.

Sessions will run during both weeks of the Easter school holidays, starting from Monday 11 April.

To find out more about the activities on offer and details about venues, please visit Derbyshire County Council’s website at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/holidayactivities which lists the organisations taking part, dates and times of sessions and contact details.

For any further details, please contact the team email: HAF.Enquiries@derbyshire.gov.uk.

In addition, children and families can find online activities and ideas for low-cost activities to take part in at home on the It’s About Me website: https://itsaboutmederbyshire.co.uk/

Covid-19 guidance for children aged 18 years and under who have a positive test result

It is not recommended that children and young people are tested for COVID-19 unless directed to by a health professional.

If a child or young person has a positive COVID-19 test result they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for three days after the day they took the test, if they can. After three days, if they feel well and do not have a high temperature, the risk of passing the infection on to others is much lower. This is because children and young people tend to be infectious to other people for less time than adults.

Children and young people who usually go to school, college or childcare and who live with someone who has a positive COVID-19 test result should continue to attend as normal.

Reminder: HPV (Human Papilloma Vaccine)

The HPV Human Papilloma Vaccine is now offered to all boys and girls in years 8 and 9 and the NHS immunisation team will be in school on 26 April to administer this vaccination. Students receive their first HPV vaccination in year 8 and their second HPV vaccination in year 9. The same consent form will be used for both doses of the HPV vaccination.

 Year 8 vaccination consent – action required

For the year 8 vaccinations the immunisation team require consent from parents/carers. Please visit https://www.derbyshireandcityimms.co.uk/Forms/HPV to complete the consent form using the unique school code DD112950. The option to consent or decline the vaccination is at the end of the questionnaire so please complete this even if you do not want your child to have the vaccination.

 Year 9, 10 and 11 second dose

Year 9 students will receive their second dose on 26 April, along with any year 10 and 11 students who missed a second dose. The NHS immunisation team already have consents for students in year 9, 10 and 11 from having their first does in year 8 and so parents/carers are not required to complete a further consent for their second dose.

For more information about the vaccination can be found below: https://www.derbyshirefamilyhealthservice.nhs.uk/our-services/5-10-years/school-age-immunisations

If you experience any problems, please contact the School Age Immunisation Team.

Repton: 01283 707178 Clay Cross: 01246 252953 or via email: DCHST.immunisationteam@nhs.net