Wellbeing

Child Safety and Wellbeing at Clyde PS

Clyde Primary School is committed to providing an environment where students are safe and feel safe.

Our child safety framework https://clydeps.vic.edu.au/about-us/#policies explains how we support and maintain child safety and wellbeing at Clyde Primary School. It includes our:

• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy

• Child Safety Reporting and Responding Obligations Procedures, and

• Child Safety Code of Conduct, which outlines acceptable and unacceptable behaviours for all staff and volunteers at our school.

Our students and families are important partners in providing a child safe environment. These regular newsletter reminders are one of the ways we ensure our school community is aware of:

• our commitment to child safety, and 
• how to provide feedback or raise child safety concerns.

If you have any concerns about child safety at any time, please contact Hayley Taylor, Wellbeing Leader on 5998 5293. Any child safety complaints or concerns are treated seriously. For more information about our school’s complaints process, see our Complaint Policy: https://clydeps.vic.edu.au/about-us/#policies  

We also welcome your ideas on ways we can improve our approach to child safety and wellbeing. If you have any suggestions or comments please speak to a member of the leadership team.

Anaphylaxis

We have a number of students across the school who are anaphylactic or allergic to a variety of foods. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that occurs after exposure to an allergen. The most common allergens for school-aged children are nuts, eggs, cow’s milk, fish, shellfish, wheat, soy, sesame, latex, certain insect stings and medication.

Letters were sent home via Compass to year levels that have a child with anaphylaxis regarding information about specific foods the student is anaphylactic to. Please read these so you understand the seriousness of anaphylaxis and the foods to be aware of. All classes have spoken about the importance of eating only the food that their own parents/carers provide and about the importance of washing hands when eating. To read our schools Anaphylaxis Policy please click on the following link: https://clydeps.vic.edu.au/about-us/#policies (please note, our Anaphylaxis policy is currently being reviewed)

Asthma Plans

Asthma is a long-term lung condition. People with asthma have sensitive airways in their lungs which react to triggers, causing a ‘flare-up.’ In a flare-up, the muscles around the airway squeeze tight, the airways swell and become narrow and there is more mucus. This makes it hard to breathe. An asthma flare-up can come on slowly (over hours, days or even weeks) or very quickly (over minutes). A sudden or severe asthma flare-up is sometimes called an asthma attack.

If your child is diagnosed with asthma, please ensure that Clyde Primary School has an updated Asthma Plan. Asthma Plans need to be updated every year. Please visit your doctor to update your plan if needed. To read our schools Asthma Policy please click on the following link: https://clydeps.vic.edu.au/about-us/#policies