We are committed to ensuring a safe and happy environment for your child.
We support your child’s health and safety through a range of strategies including:
- the behaviour code for students, which outlines the standards of behaviour expected in all NSW public schools
- anti-racism education
- anti-bullying programs
- conflict resolution and mediation training
- peer support
- road safety education
- the Healthy School Canteen Strategy.
For more information, visit the student wellbeing section of the department’s website.
Like all NSW public schools, we promote the healthy development of students through:
- school programs and practices that protect and promote health and safety
- supporting individual students who need help with health issues
- providing first aid and temporary care of students who become unwell or who have an accident at school.
Student health
It is important that parents/carers notify the school if their child has a health condition that may require support at school This notification should occur either at the time of enrolment or, if the student is already enrolled, as soon after diagnosis as possible. An Individual Health Care Plan will then be created for your child.
It is a NSW Department of Education requirement for Glen Innes High School to review students' Individual Health Care Plans annually. If you have identified your child as having a health condition in the past, you will be contacted by the school on a yearly basis to update your child's health care needs.
Anaphylaxis
Please provide the school with:
- An Individual Health Care Plan,
- An up-to-date ASCIA Action Plan for Anaphylaxis signed by your child's doctor,
- A 'spare' EpiPen,
- A Request for Student to Carry his/her own EpiPen, Anapen or Asthma Reliever Medication,
- A Request for administering prescribed medication to the student, and
- A Parent/carer consent for a doctor to provide information about their child's health condition.
Please read the following documents about anaphylaxis in schools:
- Information for parents/carers of children who carry their own medication at school and/or who self-medicate.
- Important information for parents/carers of children who do not already carry their own medication for anaphylaxis or asthma.
For more information about anaphylaxis procedures for NSW Department of Education schools, please go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/health-and-physical-care/health-care-procedures/conditions/anaphylaxis
Asthma
Please provide the school with:
- An Individual Health Care Plan,
- An up-to-date Asthma Action Plan developed in consultation with your child's doctor,
- A Request for Student to Carry his/her own EpiPen, Anapen or Asthma Reliever Medication,
- A Request for administering prescribed medication to the student, and
- A Parent/carer consent for a doctor to provide information about their child's health condition.
Please read the following documents about asthma in schools:
- Information for parents/carers of children who carry their own medication at school and/or who self-medicate.
- Important information for parents/carers of children who do not already carry their own medication for anaphylaxis or asthma.
For more information about asthma procedures for NSW Department of Education schools, please go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/health-and-physical-care/health-care-procedures/conditions/asthma
Allergic reactions
Please provide the school with:
- An Individual Health Care Plan,
- An ASCIA Action Plan for Allergic Reactions,
- A Request for Student to Carry his/her own EpiPen, Anapen or Asthma Reliever Medication,
- A Request for administering prescribed medication to the student, and
- A Parent/carer consent for a doctor to provide information about their child's health condition.
Please read the following documents about allergic reactions in schools:
- Information for parents/carers of children who carry their own medication at school and/or who self-medicate.
- Important information for parents/carers of children who do not already carry their own medication for anaphylaxis or asthma.
Other health conditions
Please provide the school with:
- An Individual Health Care Plan,
- A Request for administering prescribed medication to the student, and
- A Parent/carer consent for a doctor to provide information about their child's health condition.
Prescribed medication
If your child has prescribed medication that must be administered during the school day, parents/carers must provide the following:
- An Individual Health Care Plan (for long term health condtions only, not short term conditions such as an infection that requires antibiotics),
- A Request for administering prescribed medication to the student, and
- Your child's prescribed medication in its original pharmacy packaging clearly labelled with their name and dosage.
For more information about administering medication procedures for NSW Department of Education schools, please go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/health-and-physical-care/health-care-procedures/administering-medication
Student wellbeing
Like all NSW public schools, we provide safe learning and teaching environments to encourage healthy, happy, successful and productive students.
The department is committed to creating quality learning opportunities for children and young people. These opportunities support wellbeing through positive and respectful relationships and fostering a sense of belonging to the school and community.
The Wellbeing Framework for Schools helps schools support the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of students and allows them to connect, succeed and thrive throughout their education.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
At our school, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning – a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop. Our whole school community works together to establish expected behaviours and teach them to all students.