Audiology
Primary schools
Hearing screenings play an important role in identifying children who may have hearing loss. The child will be asked to wear headphones and the examiner will measure soundwaves by asking them to react when hearing a sound such as raising their hand.
Read Enfield School Hearing Screening Information for pupils in Reception.
Dental health
Primary schools
This process involves inspection of a child’s teeth followed by a small amount of fluoride varnish being applied to the teeth as means of preventing tooth decay. The varnish has a fruity taste and is painted onto the tooth with a small brush and dries instantly. Read the Fluoride Varnish information for pupils in Nursery (age 3+), Reception and Year 1. Read more about the Enfield Oral Health Promotion Team fluoride varnish programme.
Measurements
Primary schools
Local authorities are required to collect children’s height and weight measurements as part of the National Child Measurement Programme to monitor national trends in child obesity and support local public health initiatives. To find out about height and weight for pupils in Reception and Year 6 read National Child Measurement Programme and Healthier families.
Vaccinations and immunisations
The Secretary of State for Health & Social Care is required by the Health & Social Care Act 2012 to take steps to protect the public from disease. This includes providing vaccination services. The responsibility is fulfilled by the NHS, which works with Local Authorities to vaccinate children and young people in schools. Vaccination UK works with schools to administer vaccinations and immunisations.
Primary schools
Read about for pupils in Reception – Year 6.
Secondary schools
Read about Flu (Influenza) for pupils in Year 7 – 11
Read about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for pupils in Year 8
Read about Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) for pupils in Year 8
Read about Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (Td/IPV Vaccine) (Booster) for pupils in Year 9
Read about Meningitis (MenACWY Vaccine)for pupils Year 9
GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
GDPR and The Data Protection Act 2018 occasionally allows us to pass on information from the school roll to the NHS so that they can contact you directly. For more information about how we process personal data, please see our Privacy Notice and the section within it entitled ‘Public Health England’.