If your child is ill

All members of staff who come into contact with your child are aware of the requirement to act as any responsible parent would act, when the need arises. 

The school’s Health and Safety Policy covers a whole range of matters concerning pupil’s welfare from fire safety procedures to the use of tools and materials in lessons.  However, perhaps of immediate importance to you, as a parent, is the knowledge of how to deal with sickness and accidents.  When it is obvious that your child is not well, you will be contacted and asked to collect your child from school so that you can arrange for suitable medical treatment.  As far as accidents are concerned, less serious injuries are treated in school by our qualified first-aiders.  If your child’s injuries require the attention of a doctor or a nurse, we will get in touch with you.  In the event of more serious injuries, for example - suspected fracture, it may be necessary to call an ambulance - this will be done first and then we will make every effort to contact you.  For safety reasons only medication prescribed by a doctor can be administered in school, such medication must be handed into the school office.  Asthma inhalers are kept in the child’s classroom and should be named.

What if the school is unable to contact me?

This is something that will not arise if you have supplied us with up-to-date contact telephone numbers etc.  A form is available for completion.  But, if such an eventuality did occur, you can rely on the school to do what any responsible parent would do.