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Care and Conduct
BEHAVIOUR AND DISCIPLINE
We expect high standards of behaviour from our children and have a clear policy, which is central to the way in which everyone at school is expected to behave. The emphasis in our school is to praise good behaviour, attitude and effort and increase children’s awareness of the need to make appositive contribution to their community. When sanctions are necessary, they will be appropriate to the child and the incident. Our Code of Conduct emphasises 'Care, Courtesy and Consideration' and all our guidelines on behaviour, including our Golden Rules, our Anti-bullying Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy, stem from this. We are often complimented on the happy atmosphere in our school and the good behaviour of our children.
School and home are joint partners in developing a sense of responsibility and encouraging community awareness and Brookside is a school where parents and staff work together to maintain a high standard of behaviour. Unacceptable behaviour will occasion the use of appropriate sanctions and, if specific difficulties arise, consultation and co-operation with parents will be sought.
Children are awarded team tokens or Merit cards by their teacher in recognition of good work or good behaviour.
Pastoral Care
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Children learn most effectively when they feel safe and secure and we work very hard to ensure that all our pupils are happy in school. Pastoral care is provided, in the first place, by the class teacher who is alert to the needs of individual children, but also by the Headteacher, teaching assistants, administrative manager and midday staff. Parents should not hesitate to contact school if they are concerned about something or wish to pass on information. |
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Equal Opportunities
We wish to promote attitudes in children, staff, governors and parents so that the children can fulfil their potential and make choices, unhampered by expectations based on gender or role stereotyping. We seek to fulfil the aims of the school regardless of age, gender, ability (both academically and physical), ethnic origin or background of the child.
Child Protection Procedures
Because of day-to-day contact with children, schools are particularly well placed to observe outward signs of abuse, changes in behaviour, or failure to develop. Parents should be aware, therefore, that where it appears to a member of the school staff that a child has been abused, the school is required, as part of Stockport Child Protection Procedures, to report their concern to the Social Services Department immediately.
Health Care
Several members of our support staff hold first aid certificates and care for children suffering minor cuts and grazes or children who may be unwell at school; teachers, the Headteacher, the school secretary and midday staff also provide such care. If a child suffers any type of head injury that we feel does not require immediate treatment, parents will be contacted by letter so that any ill effects can continue to be monitored.
Certain childhood illnesses such as measles or chicken pox mean that a child must be excluded from school. School has guidelines on communicable diseases and the length of time children should be excluded and will be happy to advise parents in these circumstances.
If a child has sickness or diarrhoea, they must be kept at home for 48 hours after all symptoms have ceased. Please note; if a child is too unwell to be in school then they must not attend social events at school either.
When a child is ill and needs to be taken home, parents will be contacted and the child should be collected from school as soon as possible. Emergency contact forms are kept in the school office and in order to keep these up to date, parents are requested to inform school immediately when any details concerning their addresses, employment or telephone numbers are changed.
In their first year at school children will have their sight and hearing tested by the school nurse. Any problems that may need further investigation will be communicated to parents and not to the school. You will be invited to attend your child's first medical examination with the school doctor.
Each year there are some children the doctor sees again for review medicals and again parents are invited to attend.
Normally there is a dental check once a year for the whole school. Where treatment is thought necessary a small card is sent home with the child. Parents can then indicate whether they wish to use their own or the school dentist.
Medicine
Some children have long term daily medical needs and these should be discussed initially with the Headteacher so that arrangements can be made for children on permanent medication to be supervised whilst taking it.
We do not encourage the presence of medicines and tablets on school premises and generally young children taking antibiotics for a short-term illness are not well enough to cope with a school day and should remain at home. For older children at the end of a course of treatment we encourage parents to consider the 'before school, after school and bedtime' routine for administering medicine which has to be taken three times a day.
When medicine has to be given during the school day a Medical Form, available from the school office, should be completed and returned to the office together with the clearly labelled medicine. The medicine will normally be administered during the lunch break. Medicines are kept in a cupboard in the school office or in the refrigerator in the staff room from where they can be collected at the end of the day