Mordiford CE Primary School

Despite every effort, care and concern, it is possible that your child may become ill whilst at school or have an accident. Minor accidents and illnesses are dealt with in the school, the incident recorded and the child checked by a qualified First Aider. If necessary, a note alerting you to a serious incident/injury will be handed to the class teacher and then to your child to bring home at the end of the school day. Please note the list of symptoms to look for after your child has had a bump on the head as injuries may become apparent hours later, after reading the letter with the list of symptoms to check, please acknowledge receipt of the letter by returning the slip at the bottom.

We can administer water or ice pack only. Injuries requiring further treatment requires immediate consultation with you. For more serious injuries/incidents emergency accident procedures are set into operation. Therefore it is important that the school has up to date information with regard to your contact point.

Staff are only allowed to administer medicine to children in exceptional circumstances. Parents are welcome to come into school at lunchtime to administer a dose, via the office.
Children who have asthma keep their inhalers with them in the classroom. Inhalers need to be clearly marked with the child’s name. Children on other long term, regular medication will need to have a special arrangement made to meet their individual need.

Medical checks are carried out by the school nurse and the school doctor. You will be given notice of a date and time and asked to attend the medical. You may request a medical inspection if you have a concern and the school nurse will be pleased to discuss issues with you. The school nurse conducts a ‘drop in’ session at least once a term. There is a health notice board outside the reception class where the nurse provides information on common child illnesses.

The school nurse does not check hair and therefore parents need to check their child’s hair regularly for head lice and eggs. Should your child be infected the treatment is very simple. The school nurse or your GP or Health Clinic can advise you.

Please notify us of any cases if rubella so that we can inform other parents by displaying notices around school.

Medical discussions with the school nurse or doctor are confidential. We are informed by the school nurse of any condition which affects the child in school and the way we deal with the situation.

If there are medical circumstances which affect your child please discuss these with the class teacher and/or the headteacher as soon as possible. Medical information which is requested when your child enters school is very important and should be completed in as much detail as possible.

Fire Drills are are carried out on a termly basis in order that all children and adults using Mordiford School site are familiar with emergency evacuation procedures. Fire Action signs are displayed in all rooms.

The health, safety and well being of all of our children are of paramount importance to all the adults who work in our school. In our school we respect our children and they have a right to be safe. We have an agreed child protection policy and this ensures that all staff in our school are clear about the actions necessary with regard to a child protection issue. There is a named person in our school who is the nominated child protection officer.

If any teacher suspects that a child in his/her class may be a victim of abuse, they immediately inform the named officer of their concerns. Any action the named person takes when dealing with an issue of child protection is in line with the procedures outlined in the LA Child Protection guidelines. W

e regard all information relating to individual child protection issues as confidential, and we treat this accordingly.

We require all adults employed in school and all adults working voluntarily in the school to have their application vetted through the disclosure procedures in order to ensure there is no evidence of offences involving children or abuse.

If children fall ill during the school day or are injured they will be taken to the medical room for attention/treatment. If an ill pupil’s condition does not improve we will ring parents or other contacts to make arrangements for the child to go home. A child should not be sent to school who is obviously ill first thing in the morning.

Mordiford is accredited as a Healthy School and so we encourage children to eat a healthy snack at playtime. Children in KS1 are provided with a piece of fruit. Reception children are given a milk drink, other children can pay for milk on a termly basis.

Children may bring a packed lunch from home although this should not include a fizzy drink or sweets/chocolate coated foods. We would request that no flasks or cans be included for safety reasons and that containers should be clearly named.

We do not have refrigerated storage for packed lunches and parents need to bear this in mind when preparing the lunch. Uneaten food will be returned to enable parents to monitor consumption.

Water is available at lunch time for those having a cooked lunch. The school has a water cooler and each child has a water bottle. Children are encouraged to drink water at regular intervals throughout the day.

We offer the opportunity for children to enjoy a nutritious breakfast at Mordiford. Research shows that pupils who eat breakfast are more alert and perform better at school.

Breakfast club runs from 7:45 – 8:35 am. Children do not have to book in advance and food is cooked to order at a very reasonable price while activities are available to keep the children stimulated. We view the breakfast club as much as a social activity as meal provision, parents and carers are also welcome.