Illness And Accidents - Procedure
If your child is ill and needs to go home, parents or the person named as the emergency contact will be asked to come to school to collect him/her. If we are unable to contact you, your child will be looked after at school.
Non-serious injuries are treated by the member of staff who is in charge of your child at the time. More serious injuries will be treated by one of the trained members of staff.
You will be informed by letter, at the end of the day, if your child has sustained an injury, such as a bump on the head, that needs to be monitored.
If your child requires hospital treatment, we will try to get in touch with either parents or the emergency contact. If we cannot contact you, or if the injury is sufficiently serious, your child may be taken directly to hospital. When we do manage to contact you, you will be asked to go straight to the Accident and Emergency Department.
Care is taken at all times, both in the training we give to the children, and in the levels of supervision by adults, to avoid accidents and injuries.
At lunchtime, the Supervisors who are responsible for the children during the mealtime and in the playground will deal with minor injuries and other problems. Any serious matters will be reported by them to the Headteacher. Children who misbehave persistently at lunchtime may be required to go home for lunch.
"The school cares for its pupils well and staff are vigilant in matters of safety."
OFSTED 2000.
Insurance
Children are not automatically covered for accidents in school or on the playing field. The Local Education Authority insures only against injury caused through negligence or by defect of property.
Health and Safety
The safety of all children, teachers, parents and visitors is of paramount importance and it is the aim of the school to :
- Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
- Keep under review the arrangements taken to secure the health and safety of all authorised people in the school and its grounds.
- To provide suitable training and instruction. Copies of the school's Health & Safety Policy and the L.E.A Guidelines are available in school for inspection.
You can download the "Administration of Medicines During School Time" form by clicking here.
Or you can print off this page and complete.
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINES DURING SCHOOL TIME.
The advice from Education Leeds health and safety officer is that parents should make arrangements to administer medicines during the school day themselves. However we realise that for working parents this may not be possible. In these circumstances we are prepared to administer medicines, but please note the following.
Only medicines prescribed by a doctor will be administered in school. Children will be expected to self-administer medicines wherever possible.
We cannot accept responsibility for ensuring that medicines are administered at a particular time. It is the child's responsibility to come to the office at the appropriate time.
Medicines must be in a sealed container with the smallest practical dose, and the child's name. All medicines must be collected at the end of each day (excluding inhalers).
Child's Name ................................................................................Class ........................................
Medical Condition ..........................................................................................................................
Name Of Medicine ..........................................................................................................................
Dose ................................................................................ Frequency .............................................
Dosage Chart (to be completed with dosage and time each time medicine is administered, all entries must be signed)
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This form must be completed and signed by the parent/guardian before medicines can be administered. |
Signed ........................................................... Parent/Guardian