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The Schools of the Future Reference Guide is our initial source used for all matters pertaining to health and safety of both Staff and Students. Additional information is also coupled from the Department of Human Services.
Health and Well-being
At Beaumaris North Primary we believe that a happy and healthy child is a better learner. Therefore we put a high precedence on maintaining the health and well-being of all members of the school community. Below are some examples of some the health and well-being initiatives at our school.
School First Aid Officer
A fully qualified School First Aid Officer is employed and
manages responsibility for health and well-being of Students. The First
Aid Officer is in attendance Monday, Wednesday and Friday recesses and
every lunchtime. The First Aid Officer is responsible for providing teachers
with first aid supplies for school excursions and school camps and attending
major sporting events such as the Cross Country, House Athletics and Swimming
Carnivals. Professional Development is provided for school staff in First
Aid,
Diabetes and Anaphylactic training.
Staff and First Aid
Health professionals are invited to Staff Meetings to bring staff up to date on health issues when required. When a child is not well it is expected that the child will remain at home. When illness occurs during a school day, parents will be asked to collect the child from school. In 2007 our school was re-accredited as an Asthma Friendly School. We are also a Sunsmart School. Ninety eight percent of our teaching and non-teaching staff are trained in Level 2 First Aid and complete ongoing updates.
Student Welfare
Restorative Practice is the approach we use when dealing with any incident in our school. Restorative Practice in a school setting views misconduct not as school rule breaking, but as a violation against people and relationships in the school and the wider school community. Restorative Practices hope to achieve; all who participate have a sense of fairness and justice, a greater insight into the impact of behaviours on others, a healing of the hurt and a repairing of damaged relationships. The student remains a member of the school community which can continue to offer support and a sense of belonging. A sense of community is heightened when students, teachers, and parents are equally valued as participants at a conference.
Head lice
Beaumaris North Primary School has a head lice program called
Head Hunters which was parent initiated and is run entirely by members
of our parent community. The volunteers aretrained to check for head lice
and will screen the children twice a term. This program has made a very
positive impact on the head lice problem which occurs at all schools.
If you wish to be involved please contact the office and we will put you
in touch with our parent coordinator.
School support services
School Support Services Officers (SSSO) are available on
application, for example; Speech Pathology, Psychology and Educational
Assessment. These services are provided to our school by the DEECD.
Walking School Bus
The walking school bus has been an enormous success in encouraging children to take 'active transport' to school. The bus involves children being collected along the route to school by a parent supervised group of children. The program is managed by volunteer parents.