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Medical Needs Continued…The drugs and medicines (in the dispensing chemist’s container) should be sent into and out of school ONLY in aspecial zipped bag that will be provided by the school on request.The container should be handed from parents/carers to a responsible adult working for the school transport serviceswho will, in turn, hand the container to either the class teacher or a class assistant. No drugs or medicines should besent either to or from school in pupil’s bags or coats and on no occasion should pupils ever have unsupervisedaccess to their medication.All drugs and medicines will be safely stored in a lockable cabinet on the school premises and will only be removedfor the purpose of administering the medication.What if my child is unwell?If your child has been ill, e.g. with chicken pox, etc. there is often conflicting advice on the amount of time they should be absentfrom school, depending on the doctor they see. To make things easier for you we have asked the Health Authority for guidanceand have set out below advice about the most common illnesses and infections.Measles: Children are infectious for 5-6 days before the rash appears and for 5 days after the temperature returns tonormal.Mumps: Children are infectious two days before the swelling appears and then until the swelling subsides.German Measles: Children are infectious seven days before the rash appears and at least 4 days after the rash hasgone.Chicken Pox: Infectious until no more spots appear and crusts are dry.Threadworms: Very infectious. Children should not be in school until the problem has been cleared by treatment fromGP.Impetigo: Highly contagious, spread by direct contact. Needs treatment from the GP. Patches must be covered ifchild is sent to school.Ringworm: Treatment from the GP. Once children have been treated they can continue with swimming and PE.Conjunctivitis: Highly contagious, one day off after treatment has started.Head-Lice: Responsibility for checking children’s hair for head-lice rests with the parent and should be done regularly- several times a week.Sickness or Diarrhoea: Highly contagious, should be clear of symptoms for 48 hours before returning to school.If your child is suffering from one of the above, please complywith these guidelines for the benefit of other children and staffin school.
What is our policy on smoking?We operate a no smoking policy for staff within the school grounds in line withLEA recommendations.Portfield School as a Training Centre for Studentsand VolunteersWe often have volunteers and students from local schools and colleges, EducationBusiness Partnership, Princes Trust and other organisations working at Portfield as part oftheir education or work experience.Volunteers and students provide support in a variety of ways, assisting with swimmingand horse-riding, accompanying groups on out of school activities and helping withclass activities.All adult volunteers must provide references and CRBclearance and must be agreed by Pembrokeshire CountyCouncil. These procedures are followed to ensure theprotection of the children in the school. If you would liketo provide voluntary support to the school please contactthe Headteacher. It is school policy for parents not tosupport in their own child’s class.
Page 2 and 3: A letter from the Head Teacher - Pa
Page 4 and 5: “Portfield School has many good a
Page 6 and 7: Working together, Learning together
Page 8 and 9: SENOR LSAs•Sally Hicks NNEB•Daw
Page 10 and 11: What is the Admission Procedure?Adm
Page 12 and 13: At Portfield School and Satellite C
Page 14 and 15: Pupil organisation - Portfield Scho
Page 16 and 17: How do pupils get to school?All pup
Page 18 and 19: What is the Curriculum like?We hope
Page 20 and 21: Arrangements for Religious Educatio
Page 22: Arrangements for cultural activitie
Page 27: Safety at Portfield School & Satell
Page 31 and 32: Emergency Closures for SchoolsSitua
Page 33 and 34: Personal Accident Insurance for Pup

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