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“This research has highlighted the vital role school nurses play in the identification and prevention of issues that are likely to negatively impact young people as they navigate their teenage years, and then transition into adulthood.”
Dr Sarah Bekaert RN, Senior Lecturer in Child Health, Oxford Brookes University
“Many of the school nurses surveyed reported feelings of exhaustion, stress and low morale as a result of the pressures they faced during the pandemic.”
Dr Georgia Cook, postdoctoral researcher, Oxford Brookes University
The lasting impact of Covid and the cost-of-living crisis are continuing to have a negative effect on children’s physical and mental wellbeing. School nurses are on the frontline and are facing more complex workloads than ever before.
Join us for this one-day conference to hear from leading experts and explore some of the biggest challenges facing school nurses. Topics covered will include; supporting student mental health, promoting health lifestyles, increasing take-up of immunisation programmes, improving oral health and much more!
You will have plenty of time throughout the day to put your questions to the expert speakers, as well as network with colleagues.
This conference will enable you to:
Discuss with colleagues the current challenges facing school nurses
Explore the role of the school nurses supporting child mental health
Work effectively alongside mental health and pastoral leads
Support children to promote healthy lifestyles to tackle concerns regarding weight management and obesity
Communicate more effectively with hard-to-reach parents about healthy lifestyles
Better support children who have suffered bereavement, identifying where additional support is needed and how to support children to return to school
Update your knowledge on the current regulation and guidance regarding medication management and storage in schools to ensure you remain compliant
Understand how you can support and increase in immunisation programme uptake
Communicate with reluctant or hard to reach parents and carers around immunisations and debunk common myths
Explore the current challenge of poor oral health amongst children, and the steps you can take to educate children about the benefits of good oral hygiene
