Our school is a “nut free” environment. This is because we have a small number of children in school who have a nut allergy. If these children come into contact with nuts or products containing nuts, there is a strong risk of a severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock) which is potentially life threatening.

We ask for your help in minimising the risk to these children by following these important measures:

1. Please do not send in any home-made or shop bought food for your own child or for sharing with the rest of the class (for example, sweets, cake or buns for birthday celebrations).

2. Please do not provide your child with any nuts or products containing nuts in their packed lunch. This includes peanut butter sandwiches and other spreads containing nuts such as Nutella. It also means that you will need to check the ingredients of foods such as cereal bars, biscuits, bread, Pesto and some desserts. Some products contain nut oil which is also restricted. As a guide, please look out for any bold print on the ingredients list that says the product contains nuts. If the packaging says “may contain nuts”, this is a smaller risk and may be included in the packed lunch. This rule applies for any adult in school as well as children.

3. Please ensure that if your child has eaten something containing nuts before school (such as cereals or advent calendar chocolate containing nuts), hands and mouths are washed before they enter the school building. It is important that all parents carry out the requested measures to reduce the risk of severe allergic reaction.

Any product containing nuts will be removed and given back to you at home-time, but we will provide you with reminders of our policy in our newsletters to help everyone to remember. Your co-operation in this important matter is very much appreciated.

Allergy Awareness Policy

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