--- title: "Information and Guidance" url: "https://derwentvale.cumbria.sch.uk/parents/information-and-guidance" school: "Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School" --- # Information and Guidance [Cumbria County Council: School Admissions/Appeals](https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices/schoolsandlearning/lss/schooladmissions.asp) ![](https://derwentvale.cumbria.sch.uk/images/nhs_health_builders_logo.jpg) Pathways Letter to Schools 250 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/signed_pathways_letter_to_schools.pdf) Children Advice and Guidance Poster 158 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/children_advice_and_guidance_poster.jpg) Health Builders Poster 283 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/a4_poster.pdf) Diarrhoea and Vomiting Pathway 126 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/pathway_diarrhoea.pdf) High Temperature Pathway 203 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/pathway_high_temperature.pdf) Coughs, Colds and Breathing Difficulties Pathway 169 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/pathway_coughs_colds_breathing_difficulties.pdf) Constipation Pathway 347 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/pathway_constipation.pdf) Community Children's Hearing Clinic 143 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/community_childrens_hearing_clinic.pdf) Glue Ear 114 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/glue_ear.pdf) [Counselling Directory](https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/) Measles Video Advice (CCC Public Health Team) [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/fGoCxP3Jicc?rel=0) Advice on Illness and School Absence 55 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/guidance-on_infection_control_in_schools.pdf) Little Book of Goodness 2.40 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/little_book_of_goodness.pdf) Ebola Advice for Educational Settings 172 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/ebola_advice_for_educational_settings.pdf) Flu - 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Outcomes in the Early Years Foundation Stage 188 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/Early_Years_Outcomes.pdf) Out and About With Your Child 9.31 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/Out_-_About_with_your_child.pdf) Parents' Guide to Understanding Progress in Maths 1.40 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/ws_ma_parent_gd_0026710.pdf) TV, Internet, Mobiles and Gaming 1.69 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/TV_internet,_Mobiles_-_gaming.pdf) Covid-19 Guidance for Educational Settings (12 March 2020) 146 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/covid_19_guidance_for_educational_settings_12_mar_2020.pdf) Coronavirus Advice for Educational Settings (Feb 2020) 177 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/coronavirus_advice_for_educational_settings_poster.pdf) Allerdale Sure Start Newsletter Autumn 2019 550 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/derwent-vale-primary-and-nursery-school/files/documents/allerdale_surestart_newsletter_autumn_2019.pdf) [![](https://derwentvale.cumbria.sch.uk/images/job_centre_near_me.jpg)](https://www.jobcentrenearme.com/) ### Parents - 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