What is an Individual Health and Care Plan (IHCP)?
At Vermont School some of our children have medical needs/ conditions that require the use of medicine or carefully tailored plans to ensure that they can access the curriculum and school life just like their peers.
Individual Health and Care Plans (IHCPs) are co-produced between:
IHCPs are reviewed annually unless there is a change in medical guidance and/or changes to your child’s medical condition. If there are any chances, we request that parents/ carers inform the school immediately.
Medication in School
If your child is prescribed a medication for a short period – for example: because of an infection or due to illness, we will work with you to ensure that this can be administered in school as per the guidance from medical professionals.
Before handing in the medication, a staff member will need to meet with you to complete a medical needs plan to make sure that we have enough details and information related to the illness/need.
What if my child has a more severe illness?
Where a child is diagnosed with an illness that compromises their ability to maintain a tangible link to full-time education, we will work alongside you and the medical team to ensure continuity of care for your child.
Sometimes, it may be necessary to contact the hospital school to share curriculum objectives, or our understanding of your child's current academic performance.
My child has intimate care needs
For children who need routine or occasional intimate care (e.g. toileting or accidents), parents will be asked to sign a consent form.
Children with more complex needs, where those needs sit outside of the support covered in the permission form, will have an intimate care plan created in discussion with parents/carers.
Where there isn't an intimate care plan or parental consent for routine care in place, parental permission must be sought before performing any intimate care procedure. Parents will be contacted via telephone immediately to seek permission to change your child. However, if the school is unable to contact you, and an intimate care procedure needs to be carried out, the procedure will be carried out to ensure that your child is comfortable and their dignity respected. The school will inform you immediately.