Health and Safety
- Children who are ill should not be sent to school.
- Parents are asked that teachers be made aware of any physical disability or allergies which their child might have.
- Please check your child’s hair regularly for outbreaks of Head Lice. If there is an outbreak of head lice in a class, all parents of pupils in that class are informed and asked to take immediate action to treat infestation.
- Requests to remain indoors at break times should only be made in exceptional circumstances (limbs in plaster, recovering from/awaiting surgery). These requests must be made through Noticeboard to the class teacher.
- In the interests of safety, parents’ cars are not allowed into the school grounds at any time.
- At assembly and dismissal times, parents and other visitors to school are asked to avoid parking on or near the pedestrian crossing outside the school.
Accident Procedures
- Accidents occur despite supervision. Minor accidents are treated at school. Slight cuts and grazes are normally treated by cleaning with cold water and applying a bandage to the wound. When a dressing has been put on a wound, parents are requested to inspect the wound when the child comes home from school.
- In the event of an accident/child becoming ill, every possible effort will be made to contact the pupil’s parents or the persons delegated to take responsibility for the pupil.
- Please ensure correct contact details of home/work phone numbers are given. The school should be notified immediately of changes of address etc.
- Non co-operation in this matter could result in a delay in having your child attended to medically, should the need arise.
- Please ensure that alternative contact consent has been received and that they live locally.
- The school will not accept responsibility for any medical expenses incurred.
- There is a facility for parents to take out insurance to cover medical expenses incurred as a result of an accident at school. Details of this scheme are circulated to parents in September.
Personal Insurance
The school ensures it has the correct insurance in place at all times. However, we also offer the facility for parents to purchase accidental injury cover on their child each year. This policy cover your child not only when they are on school grounds or partaking in an after-school activity but 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We would encourage all parents to purchase this cover as it offers great piece of mind and financial assistance should your child suffer an injury anytime during the year. Further information can be sought at the school office.
