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We have been informed that a child who attends our school has a confirmed case of scabies.
Scabies is very common and anyone can get it. It should be treated quickly to stop it spreading.
One of the first symptoms is intense itching, especially at night. Tiny mites lay eggs in the skin, leaving silvery lines with a dot at one end.The rash can appear anywhere, but it often starts between the fingers. The rash spreads and turns into tiny red spots.
The scabies rash usually spreads across the whole body – apart from the head.
Elderly people, young children and those with a weakened immune system may also develop a rash on their head and neck.
A pharmacist can help with scabies. Scabies is not usually a serious condition, but it does need to be treated. A pharmacist will recommend a cream or lotion that you apply over your whole body. It's important to read the instructions carefully.
You'll need to repeat the treatment 1 week later. Scabies is very infectious but it can take up to 8 weeks for the rash to appear. Everyone in the household needs to be treated at the same time – even if they don't have symptoms.
For more information please see the following NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scabies/
Ofsted is inspecting your school, and would like to hear your views. You can do this by completing an online pupil questionnaire at the following link: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Pupil/10047786
Please see an information letter in the 'other whole school letters' section of the website. http://www.wiggintonprimary.co.uk/other-whole-school-letters/
Your views are really important to us, and will help inspectors understand your experience of school. The questionnaire will close at 11am on 18 September 2018, to give the inspector time to look at the results. The questionnaires work in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer 11, and on mobiles and tablets when you copy and paste the link into the browser.
We do not ask for your name, so you will not be identified from the responses you make.