Dear Parents / Carers,
We have a growing number of children joining our school with a nut allergy. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that we are a ‘Nut Free School’.
People who suffer from nut allergies can develop a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. If someone has a nut allergy it is not just eating nuts that can cause a severe reaction, just being touched on the skin or smelling the breath of someone who has had nuts or a product containing nuts can trigger anaphylactic shock (which can cause breathing and swallowing difficulties).
First aid staff in the school are trained to use the Epi-pens (an injection of adrenalin) which is required immediately if this happens.
We cannot have nuts in school in any form. So please can we ask that you have no nut products in the lunch boxes or brought into the school as snacks or treats.
For example:
Peanut butter sandwiches Chocolate spreads Cereal bars
Some granola bars Cakes that contain nuts
Biscuits / Cookies that contain nuts Peanut butter cakes
Some Asian food, including satay Sauces that contain nuts
This list is not exhaustive, so please check the packaging of products closely. We appreciate that this is an additional thing to check and we know that you recognise the importance of it. We do have to insist we are a nut free school.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of staff.
Many Thanks
Mrs Carly Ellis
Head of School
