Pastoral Care

The Pastoral Team at Willenhall Community Primary School are here to support children and their families.  Working with children to achieve success in school both academically and socially, we provide mentoring, a listening ear and planned interventions.  Alongside supporting children, we also support their families.  We do this by working with parents and carers to ensure they access the support they need both from the school and our community partners. If you are in need of support, please call the school and ask to speak to a member of the Pastoral Team - we are here to help. 

Behaviour

Expectations of behaviour are clear to all pupils and staff. We have a positive approach to behaviour and use positive praise and rewards to motivate children to behave inline with our school rules of Ready, Respectful and Safe.  Children are also regularly rewarded for demonstrating our school values. We use a staged approach to behaviour consequences which can be found in our behaviour policy.  A warning will usually be given before a consequence where appropriate. 

Medical - Role of the parent

It is the responsibility of parents and carers to make the school aware of any medical conditions that a child may have. The school will complete a Health Plan for all children with more serious conditions or conditions which require specific care while a child is in school.

Administering medicine in school

The term ‘medicine’ applies only to medication prescribed by a pupil’s doctor.

An Administration of Medication form must be completed by the parent/carer and these can be obtained from the main school office.

The parent or carer is to bring the medicine into the school office and complete the required form. Please ensure that all medicines are in date and clearly labelled with the child’s name. It is the responsibility of the parent/carer to ensure that the medicine is collected at the end of the day.

Medicine kept in school for long term conditions, such as Epi pens, inhalers, etc. should be checked regularly by the parent/carer to ensure they remain in date.

Medical - Role of the school

Staff will make themselves aware of any children with medical conditions in their class. The information will be in the pupil information sheets which are held in the Admin Office, on the systems available in the classroom or in the child’s health care plan where applicable.

Epi pens will be labelled with the child’s name, stored in the child’s classroom and accessible at all times.

Inhalers will be labelled with the child’s name and kept accessible at all times. All children who use inhalers or epi pens should take them with them when they go on trips, swimming lessons and out of school activities e.g. sports. Teachers will ensure this happens. Children are expected to administer their own inhaler but will be supported where necessary.

Medicine for long term conditions will be kept in the child’s classroom unless they require refrigeration, where they will then be kept in the locked refrigerator. All medicines will be clearly labelled with the child’s name.

Accidents

Playtimes/Lunchtimes

If children sustain an injury they will be seen by an identified first aider. An accident form will be completed and the pupil section taken home by the child. For serious injuries, parents/carers and the Headteacher will be informed. An accident form will be completed by the school Business Manager who may want to talk to any witnesses.

It is the school’s policy to inform parents/carers via telephone if your child has sustained any injury to the head, face or neck, even if the injury is minor.

For an accident involving a nursery or reception class child, an Early Years Accident Form will be completed and signed by the parent.

For minor accidents the class teacher will be informed and the appropriate first aid given.