MEDICAL INFORMATION

The school does not employ a School Nurse but does have a designated Medical Assistant.

We also have a number of staff with basic first aid qualifications. If a student becomes ill, parents will be informed by the school office and will be expected to arrange for the child to be collected and taken home.

Students should not be sent to school if they are unwell, as we have neither the staff nor the facilities to look after them. Students who require regular medication throughout the school day will report to the medical assistant who will supervise the student taking the medication; such medication will only be administered following written consent from parents/guardians.

Where possible, medication should be supplied to the Medical Assistant in the original container, bearing the child’s name, the daily dosage and expiry date. The following children are allowed to carry medication at school with the permission of their doctor and parents/guardians:

• Students who are asthmatic and use an inhaler

• Students who have insulin dependent diabetes

• Students who are highly allergic to bee stings and/or foods and require the use of an epinephrine injection (such as an Epi-pen).

We also require spare medication for such students to be stored at school with the Medical Assistant.