Parent Prospectus - Gusford Primary School

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\\Srv1430\shared$\Admin\_2008 admin mapping\2 Stakeholders\School Office Information\Parents\School Prospectus\Academic Year 2012.2013.doc Contacting Gusford Generally communication with the teachers should be by letter as teaching commitments and the size of the site make it difficult for them to come to the office telephone. Emergency messages will of course be passed onto children or their teachers. The School Telephone number is 01473 682148 If your child is absent you can leave a message on the answerphone to tell us why they are not in school. The answerphone is on from 4:15pm to 8:30am. The Fax Number is 01473 692142 Our Email address is admin@gusford.org.uk Making Appointments It is usually best to speak to teachers briefly before or after school if you have any concerns or need to pass on information. If you need to discuss matters for a longer time or cannot see the teacher before or immediately after school, you need to contact the office staff to make an appointment. You should give them brief details of the problem so that the teacher can investigate specific incidents or have the right information to hand when you meet them. Complaints Procedure The Suffolk Education Authority procedure is as follows: The LEA has established procedures so that the concerns of parents and others, about the school curriculum and related matters may be considered and - whenever possible - resolved locally. The arrangements are to apply to complaints relating to the curricular responsibilities of the LEA or the governing body of a county, voluntary or maintained special school: that the authority or governing body has acted, or is proposing to act, unreasonably or has failed to comply with the requirements or duties imposed by the Education Reform Act 1988. 1. In the first instance, particular problems should be referred to the class teacher. 2. If not resolved problems should be referred to a senior member of staff. 3. If still unresolved problems should be referred to the Headteacher who will endeavour to achieve a satisfactory outcome by informal means, if necessary through discussion with appropriate members of staff and the complainant. 4. If, however, the issue cannot be resolved in this way, it may be referred first to a panel of governors of the school. 5. As a last resort, to an LEA panel for formal consideration. Further details of the authority’s procedures may be obtained from the Headteacher or the Area Education Officer.
\\Srv1430\shared$\Admin\_2008 admin mapping\2 Stakeholders\School Office Information\Parents\School Prospectus\Academic Year 2012.2013.doc Medical Issues School Absence If your child is absent from school, you need to send a note to the class teacher explaining the reason for absence. Please telephone the school before 9:30am to tell us why they are absent. The answerphone is on from 4:15pm to 8:30am if you wish to leave a message. In the interests of all, children who have been sick should not return to school for at least 48 hours after the last bout of sickness. Medical Checks The school nursing team will see your child with written consent during the second term, this will include hearing and vision concerns. If you wish to see the school doctor, appointments can be arranged through the school nurse who may refer your child following discussion. Lacey Swann, the current school nurse can be contacted at Chantry Clinic (telephone no. 685964). Head lice Head lice are sometimes a problem. Advice can be obtained from the School Nurse, GP or Pharmacist. Please notify the school. A leaflet is available. The best method of prevention is to brush and comb your child’s hair prior to bed time and regularly check his/her hair at least once a week. Medical Appointments. It is expected that all children will be collected from school by their parents if they have to leave school during the day for a medical appointment or other reason. Administering medicine to children in School. On the issue of administering medicines to children, we follow the County guide-lines which are quoted below: “When children are ill, it is parents’ responsibility to ensure that they receive proper care and schools may advise parents that when their children are unwell they should not be sent to school. The administering of medicines to children is also parents’ responsibility, unless the circumstances (such as for pupils in a special school) make this impractical. Since very few medications need to be administered in the middle of the day when the child is well enough to be at school, parents may be expected either to keep the child at home or to arrange to administer the medicine personally if they believe a course of treatment to be necessary. The administering of medicines need not include the period 9.00am to 4.00pm”. In any of the special cases mentioned above, parents must consult the Headteacher (Office Manager when the Headteacher is not available) and provide written instructions on the administration of the particular drug. Before passing drugs or medicines of any type, the containers must be clearly labelled with (a) the child’s name and (b) the dosage to be ad-ministered. In other special cases we will co-operate wherever possible. However, parents should note that unless express permission has been granted by the Headteacher, children must not be in possession, in school, of medicines or drugs nor may the drugs be taken to classrooms or left in cloakrooms.
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