• Physical Education Policy

If you require a hard copy of any of the above information please contact the school office.

Please see the National guidance below on PE and jewellery. We cannot allow taping of piercings so please ensure earrings are removed at home on PE day. If you have any queries, please speak to your child's teacher.

The national guidance has always been that no jewellery should be worn in PE and that includes swimming and physical activity. It is also not safe to cover earrings / studs / sleepers with tape. The reason is both because of the potential tearing of the ear lobe, but also the very slim chance that the post of the earring could damage the neck which is where the brachial nerve is running directly to the brain. There are anecdotal cases of children wearing earrings/studs with plasters over being hit by a ball or coming off worse in a collision and having nasty injuries as a consequence.

Please see Westfield Infant School’s PE Policy on earrings below.

• Only one pair of simple stud earrings are allowed to be worn in school.
• Earrings must be removed by the child themselves for PE.
• Staff are not allowed to take out or put in earrings.
• Children are responsible for their own earrings if they are taken out at school.

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