Announcements

Parents/Carers of students in Y8 - HPV vaccinations (needle administration) will be taking place in school on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th February 2025.

Please complete the decision form https://www.somersetsaint.co.uk/Forms/HPV by midday on Friday 21st February 2025.  (Blue School Code SM137285). (The same form can be used to indicate that you do not give consent). 

The school hosts NHS Somerset SAINT (School Aged Immunisation Nursing Team).  Vaccinations are administered by NHS SAINT staff and SAINT manage all aspects of consent.   

The HPV vaccine helps to reduce the risk of cervical cancer, some mouth and throat cancers and some cancers of the anus and genital areas, it also helps protect against genital warts.

Thank you.