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Newbold Church of England Primary School |
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Pupil Welfare |
Welfare Policy
To read the school's Welfare Policy click here.
Pastoral
Care
The pastoral care of pupils involves all staff at our school. Our organisation ensures that a child is known not just to his/her class teacher but also to the teaching team. There is varied contact with all teaching and non-teaching staff, secretarial, Educational Care Officers, care taking and kitchen staff.
Medical Inspection
The
school nurse comes into school at regular intervals.
Please see
the Extended Schools page for dates when
you are welcome to meet the School Community Nurse or a
representative from the Parent
Partnership.
The school doctor can see any child who may have a problem.
Dental inspections take place and parents are informed of the results. Treatment is provided at the health centre or, if parents prefer, their own dentist.
Head Lice
To prevent head lice, the school strongly recommends that parents/carers follow the advice given on the Head Lice – Hints & Tips page.
Medication
It is our policy not to administer any medication. If your child requires medication at any time during the school day, we would ask you as parents, to come into school and administer it personally.
Your child should not bring medicines of any sort into school. The exception is reliever inhalers, which should be given to the class teacher for safekeeping.
First Aid
All the teaching staff have been trained in first aid.
There are two first aid kits in the school, one in the infant department and the other in the juniors.
We are not allowed to use creams or sprays when dealing with cuts and grazes and rarely use plasters due to the allergic reactions they can cause (you will be asked about this as your child enters school). We treat injuries of this nature with an antiseptic first aid wipe.
We would never attempt to remove splinters or grit from the skin, or foreign bodies from the eye.
In the case of more serious injuries, a suspected fracture for example, school would contact the parent or guardian or arrange for the child to be taken to a hospital for medical examination.
Should your child be unwell at school we would contact the parent or guardian in order to come and collect the child.
Child Protection
Parents should be aware that the school is required to take any responsible action to ensure the safety of its pupils. In cases where the school has reason to be concerned that a child may be subjected to ill treatment, neglected or other forms of abuse, the Headteacher is obliged to follow the Child Protection procedures established by the Derbyshire Area Child Protection Committee and inform Social Services of the concern.
Internet Safety
If
you or your child uses networking websites like Facebook, please use
the privacy settings to prevent child predators accessing your
pages.
Please remember that information such as photos, email
addresses, contact details, home and school addresses could be
dangerous in the wrong hands, so care should be taken when posting
such information to ensure that you have control over who can access
it on the internet.
Useful websites offering guidance on internet safety are -
School Crossing Patrol
A
'lollipop' school crossing patrol operates over St Johns Road by the
Cranborne Road junction.
The hours of duty are: -
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Morning |
08.30 - 09.00 |
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Afternoon |
15.15 - 15.50 |
Pre-School and Out-of-School Child Care
Please see the Extended Schools page for details.