Health and Well-being at King’s

Food

A healthy snack of fruit will be provided at first break. Children are asked to bring in a reusable, well-labelled water bottle. They are encouraged to drink water regularly to keep hydrated. Drinking water to fill bottles is readily available around the school. Please note that the School has committed to avoiding single use plastics.

Well-being

All children have a school lunch. Staff and pupils eat together. If a child has a special dietary requirement (eg. as a result of an allergy), parents are asked to inform the school.

At King’s, the well-being of our pupils is of utmost importance and we are passionate about every child being able to benefit from support to improve resilience, mental health and self-esteem. A vital part of our well-being service at King’s also includes our School Nurses: Rachel Griffiths, Clare Balding and Louise Hann who are all trained nurses.

The school has a NO NUTS policy. This includes items labelled “may contain nuts” hence home-baking, although lovely, is not permitted as allergens cannot be traced, therefore cakes, sweets and chewing gum are not permitted. For special occasions, Haribo sweets or similar are the best solution but a Halal/Vegan option must also be provided.

The Welfare Team is here to promote and support physical and mental health and well-being to the whole school community.

Medical

It is essential that we have up to date medical information on all pupils. Parents are asked to update the school with any changes subsequent to the Medical Form completed at Admissions stage. It is helpful if parents discuss individual cases with the Class Teacher.

Medication to be administered after an illness must be handed to Junior School Reception or the Class Teacher with a written explanation of dosage and administration times. Please label all medications and indicate if the medication is to remain in school.

Illness

If a pupil is unwell, he or she should remain at home. Please notify us if you are aware that a child has a contagious illness.

Leave of Absence

If you wish to take your child out of school for any reason, please request permission from Mrs Anne Haas, in writing, at least one week in advance before confirming your arrangements.

Please note that parents are not permitted to take their children out of school during term time for holiday purposes as the curriculum at King’s is full and there is very little opportunity to catch up missed work.

If your child has suffered sickness or diarrhoea please allow 48 hours from the last bout until your child is eating normally before he or she returns to school as it is unfair to expose other children to unnecessary risk of illness.

If a child is absent owing to illness, parents should telephone or email the Junior School Office as soon as possible. Messages may be left on the answer phone. In the case of emergencies arising at school, we will, of course, provide appropriate attention and care from our School Nurses, if required.

Please see the Attendance Policy on the website https://www.thekingsschool.co.uk/parent-information/policies for the regulations to which parents are expected to adhere regarding absences.