Your child brought home a letter in the summer term about the team who will be visiting school on Friday 29th September to measure the height and weight of our Year 6 pupils. All results will also be noted in your child’s health record, and a member of the school nursing team or your GP may contact you if they have a concern about your child’s weight. All information and results will be treated confidentially – no child’s height or weight measurements information will be   given to school staff or other children. If there are any concerns regarding your child’s height and weight, as well as a possible contact from the School Nursing team, you will be sent your child’s results through the post, including information about healthy lifestyle services. If your child is assessed as being a healthy weight,  you will not receive feedback from us but can    contact your school nurse who will be happy to talk to you should you wish.

For further information, please visit the following website: https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/your-childs-weight/home  which gives tips on healthy eating and being active.

Opting your child out of the programme:

If you are happy for your child to be weighed and measured, you do not need to do anything. 

You should have written to the team in the summer term when you received the letter if you did not want your child to take part. If you did not do this at the time, we advise you to let the NCMP Team know as soon as possible by email to dmh-tr.NCMPteam@nhs.net You must state your child’s full name, date of birth and school in your email. Children will not be made to participate if they do not want to.