Managing infection in schools (Winter ready: Infection and sepsis in schools)
🏷️ From £90
🎧 Healthcare professionals, medical providers and care workers
📍 Online
Course outline:
As schools prepare for the winter months, preventing the spread of infection and recognising serious illness are essential to protecting the health and wellbeing of pupils and staff. This practical webinar explores effective infection prevention and control measures alongside the early recognition of sepsis, ensuring staff are equipped to respond confidently when a child or colleague becomes unwell.
Delegates will develop an understanding of infection control management, including common infections, routes of transmission, hygiene practices and the safe handling of bodily fluids. The session will also examine the signs and symptoms of sepsis, who is most at risk, and the importance of early identification and timely escalation to improve outcomes.
Training topics will include:
- Understanding infections and how they spread
- Common seasonal infections in schools
- Infection prevention and universal precautions
- Safe hygiene practices and handling bodily fluids
- Recognising the signs and symptoms of sepsis
- Responding to suspected sepsis and escalation procedures
- Relevant legislation, guidance and best practice
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the webinar, delegates will be able to:
- Understand how to minimise and prevent the spread of infection within a school setting.
- Apply appropriate hygiene and infection control practices confidently.
- Recognise the early signs and symptoms of sepsis and understand when urgent action is required.
- Respond appropriately to suspected cases of infection and sepsis, following current guidance and school procedures.
- Help create a safer environment for pupils, staff and the wider school community.
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Speaker:
Skyler Moulder, Senior Nurse Advisor
Skyler did her Adult Nursing BSc at Kings College London in 2011 and went straight into community nursing. After the birth of her first son she stumbled into community school nursing and never looked back. During her time as a community school nurse she covered primary and secondary schools all across Cambridgeshire. She completed training such as the CAMHS foundation module, Sexual Health and Contraception module and was trained in Safeguarding Children Level 3. She completed her PG Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing in 2016 when she was pregnant with her second son, which she later topped up to a full MSc in 2023 when she was pregnant with her daughter! This also included qualifying as a Nurse Prescriber. Skyler co-lead the development of a 0-19 Duty Desk and the introduction of the Chathealth text service in Cambridgeshire Community Services. In 2019 she became a Team Manager for the CCS Healthy Child Programme – managing a team of Nursery Nurses, Health Visitors and School Nurses during the pandemic. In 2020 she was recruited to be the Lead Nurse at The Leys in Cambridge, to lead a team covering 24 hour care for around 575 pupils (over half of which are boarders). This is where she is now and where her passion for independent school nursing started.
