Looking after your child’s health is an important aspect of our day-to-day role. On enrolment, parents will be asked to complete a Student Health Care Summary and confirmation of immunisation. As per Department of Education policy, students cannot enrol in Kindy if they are not immunised or there is not an immunisation plan.
We ask that, if anything changes, that you let us know so that we can update our records.
Medicine
Parents of any student who require medicine, either long or short term, are required to complete the mandated Department of Education forms. These forms will be used to record the time, date and dose of the medicine taken by the student. All student forms and medication must be stored and administered by a staff member at the Bridge.
Parents are responsible for providing accurate dosages of tablets. When half a tablet is required, parents should pre-break the tablet before giving it to the school. Daily tablet boxes are used at the school to assist the local management of long-term medication.
Any auto injectors will be kept in the staffroom with the student’s emergency plan. Kindy and Pre-primary plans are duplicated and stored in Cadet Block. Any auto-injectors are kept in a clearly identified cupboard.
Emergency Medical Plans
If your child has one of the conditions below, we’d ask that you obtain and share with us a medical emergency plan from their doctor.
- Severe allergy/Anaphylaxis
- Mild & moderate allergies
- Diabetes
- Seizures management
- Asthma management
A doctor’s emergency plan will be kept on record as part of keeping them safe
Reviewing Emergency Medical Plans
A copy of the current emergency plans will be sent to parents at the start of each year to confirm that they are the most recent and accurate.
