22 Health

Students are expected to wear a seat belt whenever they are on a bus. Bus Monitors are required to make sure they are fastened safely when leaving home/leaving on a school trip/leaving school. Students are not permitted to unbuckle during the journey.

Leaving home in the morning You will be given a pick-up schedule. Please make sure your child is ready and waiting for the bus. If you are late then everyone on that route is late. Bus Monitors will log the time your child gets on the bus. If your family is continually late for the bus we will call you and ask for an explanation. Continued lateness may mean that we are no longer able to provide a service for your family.

Arrival at School Buses arrive near the hard court. They will start arriving from about 8.00am.

Health A clinic staffed by a registered nurse (nursegreenvalley@standrews-schools.com) is located on the ground floor of the administration building. A log is kept of all treatment and parents are notified of every visit a child makes. If an accident or injury occurs, the nurse will call you as soon as possible.

Illness We are concerned about your child’s health and safety at all times. We try very hard to make sure they have a safe environment in which to work and play. We would also like St. Andrews to be a healthy place to work and we ask you to keep your child at home if they are ill or have a fever. Any infectious diseases or any change in your child’s health status should be communicated to the school.

Please make sure that all absences from school are communicated in written form – both notes and email are acceptable.

Injuries The School Nurse will call parents in the event that a child needs to go home due to illness or injury. In the event of a serious injury or illness, the nurse will contact you so that your child can be transported to hospital for further attention. (Bangkok Pattaya or Bangkok Rayong) If necessary, the nurse or designated person will accompany your child to the hospital and meet you there.

Medication at School The School Nurse must administer all medication during school hours. Please make sure this advice comes in a written note with your name clearly stated at the bottom including your signature. All medicines must be in their original container, clearly labeled in English/Thai with your child’s name and dosage to be given. A few over-the-counter medications (i.e. Panadol, Ibuprofen) are available and can be given if parental permission is on file.

Medical Records It is very important that the School Nurse has complete, updated medical records for all students. Please complete and submit the medical forms with your enrolment forms and keep us updated of any new conditions or immunisations. Also, be sure to keep the school updated with work, home and mobile numbers of parents/guardians and emergency contact information.

Illnesses and Exclusion from School St. Andrews exclusion for the following illnesses are:  Measles 7 days from the appearance of rash  German Measles 5 days from the appearance of rash  Chicken Pox 5 days from the appearance of rash  Mumps  School Sores  Ring Worm 10 days from onset of symptoms Must be fully covered and approved by nurse Must be fully covered and approved by nurse

 Head Lice Until treated

 Virus Above 37.5 degrees Celsius

Sun Sense A small amount of sun can be healthy but too much can lead to painful burns and sun-stroke. All students are encouraged to have a hat to wear outside and to carry a water bottle from lesson to lesson and at break times. Your child may drink at anytime and there are times when we will ask them to drink to prevent dehydration. These two items are considered to be the major preventers of sun-stroke.

SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

Student Leadership Head Boy, Head Girl and School Prefects Students are elected to these positions on a yearly basis. Elections take place in term 1 each year.

Student Council The Student Council has representatives from Year 7 through to Year 13. These students make decisions on behalf of the students in the school. Their decisions are fed to the Management Team for notification and ratification before they are acted upon. They also run assemblies from time to time and drive their collective initiatives.

Behaviour Management At St. Andrews International School it is our aim to develop independent, confident learners. We work to nurture well-balanced, mature individuals who take responsibility for their actions and who grow into caring, respectful members of the international community. Respect includes

• Respect for self • Respect for others • Respect for the environment • Respect for school rules • Respect for learning • Respect for other cultures and languages

We believe that by asking people to be safe, caring, respectful, responsible and honest, we are covering all elements of social cohesion and supporting the social and emotional development of our school community

 Students have the right to be safe in school. They have the responsibility to respect others rights to safety, to treat others with the same kindness they would expect themselves and to obey school rules.

 Students have the right to learn and be free to express their opinions, feelings and ideas. They also have to be responsible, to work hard, do their best, complete assignments on time and respect others’ opinions, feelings and ideas.

 Students have the right to be treated with understanding and respect. They also have the responsibility to respect others and to treat them with understanding.

 Students have the right to hear and be heard but should also be respectful of quiet times for learning and studying. They have the responsibility to listen to others, to wait their turn to speak and to be respectful of quiet times.

 Students have the right to bring materials they need to school [although valuable belongings should be kept at home]. They have the responsibility to look after their own possessions and to be honest and respectful regarding the property of others.

 Students must also demonstrate academic honesty. Cheating and plagiarism [copying] are regarded as serious offences both within the school and IBO.

The School should:

 Create an environment where common sense is the most important guide and within this context all members of the community feel happy, respected and are respectful  Allow individual staff members to establish their own boundaries within the learning environment they create, whilst providing consistency across the whole School

Teachers should:  Provide students with a simple, but effective code of behavior for their classroom and then to apply it consistently and fairly  Use positive reinforcement to create a positive learning environment  Use positive examples of behaviour to set good examples  Use rewards, sanctions and punishments to help teach correct behavior  Use the school planner for communication with parents  Keep the form tutor up to date on any behavior issues with a child within their form group.  Meet a child’s parents if a problem is specific to their subject area

The Form Tutor should:  Check and sign their form groups planner weekly  Keep a central record of any behaviour issues for members of their form group  Initiate contact with parents when behaviour issues become more frequent or if a more serious incident occurs  Involve the Key Stage Coordinator or Head of Secondary when behaviour issues become more frequent or if a more serious incident occurs

Students should:  Clearly understand how they are expected to behave  Treat all other members of the school community with respect and dignity  Follow the school behaviour policy