Health and Safety

Greenlanes School wishes to promote a healthy lifestyle in the development of the children in the school. Accordingly, the following points are to be noted.

• Parents are asked that teachers be made aware of any physicial disability, allergy, etc, that their child may have.
• Children who are ill should not be sent to school
• Parents 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 by note and asked to take immediate action to treat infestation.
• Written notification to the class teacher is necessary if the child has
  an infectious or contagious disease (eq. Worms, Scabies, Impetigo).
• Teachers are not insured to administer medication to children. If vital medication is needed, throughout the school day, this must be brought to the attention of the principal so that administration arrangements can be discussed.
• Written notification to the class teacher is necessary if a child is to remain inside at break times.

 

 

 

 

Accident Procedures

Accidents occur despite supervision. Minor accidents are treated at school. Slight cuts and grazes are normally treated by cleaning with distilled water and applying a sterile plaster to the wound.

Every possible effort will be made to contact the pupil's parents or the persons delegated to take responsibility in the event of

• a child wetting or soiling him/herself
• a more serious accident occurring
• a child becoming ill

In order to facilitate this contact Child Profile Forms must be completed accurately.

In the case of a more serious accident/emergency parents are requested to give permission for the child to be brought to the appropriate treatment centre. (Doctor/Hospital) Parental Consent Forms will be issued at the start of each school year.