Health & Safety

Accidents

If a pupil has an accident or feels unwell they should tell a member of staff straight away. If they are too ill to remain in school, parents will be contacted by a member of the Office Team. The Academy reserves the right to deem whether a child is too unwell to remain in school.

Sickness

For sickness in EYFS and KS1, we adopt a 48 hour policy for sickness and diarrhea. In KS2, where pupils are capable of maintaining higher standards of personal hygiene, this will reduce to 24 hours, following the last bout of sickness or diarrhea. If you feel the sickness is not related to a tummy bug, please contact the office to discuss. It may be that your child can return earlier.

First Aid

Several staff members are first-aid trained and will administer basic first aid at the scene. All first-aiders carry basic medical bags and minor injuries may be reported via class dojo.

Head Injuries

In the event of bumps to the head or more serious injuries, appropriate action will be taken and parents will be contacted.

Prescribed Medication

If your child is required to take prescribed medication by a doctor during Academy hours, then a ‘Consent Form for Administering Medication’ must be completed by the Parent/Carer. This must be given to the Office, along with the prescribed medication, with the prescription label clearly showing the child's name.

Over the counter medication

In order for a child suffering from mild ailments to remain in school, we may administer over the counter medication, such as piriton, calpol, eye drops etc. during school hours, provided this is in the original packaging and a consent form has been completed. Whilst we endeavour to administer medication at the requested times, there are occasions during a busy school day, where this may not always be possible.

Parents/Carers’ Responsibilities

Parents/carers are responsible for renewing supplies to ensure that medication is available in school at all times where necessary. Should the Academy not be supplied with the necessary medication, this may result in a pupil being sent home until medication can be provided.
Parents/carers must advise us when any medication is ceased and are responsible for coming into the Academy to collect any remaining medication stored there.
Parents/carers are also responsible for ensuring that date-expired medicines are returned to a pharmacy for safe disposal.
If there is a long term medication, parent/carer must have one kept at school and one kept at home. I.e. asthma pump, Epipens.
All medication in school is kept locked away throughout the day until the pupil is required to take it.

Medical Appointments

Medical appointments should always be made outside of Academy hours, wherever possible. Where this is not possible, parents must provide an appointment letter or card or a copy of a prescription/medicine label from the GP or Pharmacist to the Office, to keep on file. Parents will need to sign their child out when collected and back in again on their return.

Children attending medical appointments will be marked as M on the register but this may be changed on return to L with a note to reference the appointment. This is because a L (late mark) is an attendance mark and a M (medical) is an absence mark.

MEDICATION & HEALTH CARE PLANS (HCP)

Some pupils may have ongoing medical needs, which means additional measures may be required to ensure they are able to access the curriculum and minimise the impact on school life. All staff who work with the pupil will be briefed on the nature of their difficulties and how best to help them and this will be detailed through a Health Care Plan (HCP) in consultation with parents.

There is no legal duty on Academy staff to administer medicines to pupils. The prime responsibility for a pupil’s health lies with the parent/carer, who is responsible for the pupil’s medication and should supply the Academy with all relevant information. However, we wish to support our pupils, wherever possible, and where parents/carers feel that it is absolutely essential that medication takes place during Academy hours, the office team will administer medication. This will require parents to complete a medical form with all the relevant details to lodge with the office team.

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