School Nurse

Health Nursing Newsletter Summer Term (5), April 2026

Secondary schools within Oxfordshire have a named NHS School Health Nurse who is based in the school. Our School Health Nurse at Cheney is Jules Toogood. Jules is a registered Midwife and holds a post graduate qualification in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing-School Health Nurse.

The aim of the School Nurse is to offer evidence-based preventative health care for children and young people. They strive to improve young people’s health and wellbeing and their life chances. The Nurse works closely with teaching and wellbeing staff at Cheney, encouraging students to be both physically and emotionally healthy in order to make informed healthy lifestyle choices and reach their full potential. 

Jules is here to help, NOT judge, and provides public health interventions, to include (but not exclusive to): 

• Someone to talk to confidentially to address issues concerning emotional, physical, sexual and social health and wellbeing 

• Healthy lifestyle choices (keeping safe, healthy, weight management, smoking cessation, substance misuse advice)

• Support teachers with PSHE

• Refer and signpost to specialist services 

• Confidential School Nurse drop-in 

• Provide contraception, pregnancy testing and sexual health screening. 

The School Nurse also supports colleagues to ensure young people with disabilities, long term illness, or other needs receive appropriate extra support when they need it. If we cannot help, we will find someone who can.

How can you access the school nurse?

• Young people can drop-in to the School Nurse office (opposite J2) on a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8am. However, if one of the services is required outside of these times, the nurse will do their very best to see you as soon as they are able to.

• ​Speak to your year team who can help with a referral

• You can also text ChatHealth on 07312 263084 in term time and school holidays.
  

Confidentiality

The School Nurse is employed by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, not the school, and the service is confidential. This means the nurse can discuss personal information with young people in confidence and will not discuss it with anyone else without their permission.  However the nurse would pass on any information needed to protect a young person or someone else from serious harm. This would be discussed with the young person first. Encouragement is always given to a young person to talk to their parent or carer if appropriate.