School age immunisation programme

Seeking consent for immunisations in schools (GOV.UK)
Guidance on the statutory requirements to consent for immunisations in schools.

Vaccination UK deliver the childhood immunisation and vaccination programme within Ealing schools.

Programmes include the childhood flu vaccination, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination, Booster vaccinations of Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (Td/IPV) and Meningococcal ACWY (Men ACWY) and Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) as a catch up for those who are not fully vaccinated.

Primary schools

Childhood flu vaccination

Every autumn term all primary school aged children will be offered the flu vaccination (nasal spray) in school.

Thank you to schools for hosting these sessions and for their ongoing support.

Flu can be a very unpleasant illness in children, with serious complications including pneumonia and bronchitis.

The programme is designed to not only provide individual protection to children, but also to prevent the spread of flu throughout the community. Your school has been contacted by the immunisation team to arrange a suitable date for vaccination.

Flu vaccination in school: advice and resources for headteachers (GOV.UK)
Nasal spray flu vaccination being offered to children in primary schools .

Protecting your child against flu - leaflets and posters for pupils and parents (GOV.UK)

Secondary schools

Three vaccines are routinely offered to young people as part of a long-standing programme to protect them from serious preventable diseases:

• the HPV vaccine, which helps protect against cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) virus
• the MenACWY vaccine, which helps protect against meningococcal groups A, C, W and Y, which can cause meningitis and septicaemia
• the 3 in 1 teenage booster (Td/IPV), which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and polio

HPV universal vaccination: leaflet and posters (GOV.UK)

HPV consent form (word)

Contact and further information

Contact for any immunisation in schools queries:

School Vaccination UK

• Website: www.schoolvaccination.uk/vaccinations
• Telephone: 0208 150 1215
• ​Email: ealing@v-uk.co.uk