Prospectus - Health Policy

Aim

To provide a healthy environment where the specific health needs of each student are catered for and monitored.

The school will provide a balanced diet to promote healthy eating.

All students will be weighed and measured at half term intervals. Students in weight reduction diets or special diets will be monitored more often.

Students will take part in regular exercise both within the academic and extended curriculum.

Academic and extended curriculum will address the need for healthy eating, personal hygiene, exercise, drug abuse, sexual and personal relationships including STI's, contraception etc.

Designated staff will discuss any student health issues with students. However, students should be encouraged to talk first to their keyworker or teacher.

Students records will be checked annually and any immunisations required will be organised with the school GP or the parents, whichever is appropriate.

School will arrange dental/vision/hearing checks for students if required by the school doctor. Parents are however encouraged to arrange these for holiday periods.

School will provide access and support to local school health service with regard to BCG and meningitis immunisation.

The school will offer annual flu immunisation.

It is the responsibility of the parents to provide the school with accurate up to date medical information.

Annual checks by the keyworker of details kept in main file on their keychildren will be made and check recorded in care file.

The school is responsible for checking that any contagious or notifiable diseases are notified to the appropriate authority either by the Doctor or the school.