Wellbeing

At Toorak Primary School, we are committed to supporting your child’s health and medical needs. Our First Aid and Wellbeing team includes:

Scarlet Beaton – First Aid
Sara Harris – Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Jo Gimas – Speech Pathologist
Haley Forbes – Occupational Therapist
Rachel O’Mera – Psychologist

Student Health and Medical Requirements

All students with a medical condition or specific health needs are required to complete the relevant forms when they commence at our school.

If your child has asthma, anaphylaxis, allergies, diabetes, or epilepsy, you must provide the school with their current ASCIA Action Plan signed by their medical practioner along with their prescribed medication.

Families of children with anaphylaxis are also required to complete both a Student Health Support Plan and an Individual Anaphylaxis Plan. Please contact the office to access the plans.

If your child requires medication not related to an ASCIA Action Plan—such as Ritalin, antibiotics, panadol, eczema cream, or eye drops—a Medical Authority Form must be completed before staff in First Aid or the office, are able to administer the medication.

Please note that all medication must be delivered by parents to the office. For safety reasons, medication cannot be placed in school bags or delivered by students to the office.

Medical Emergency Information

In the event that a student is injured at school or while participating in a school activity and requires medical treatment, parents/carers are responsible for all of their child’s medical expenses. This includes transport costs such as ambulance costs (which may include an air ambulance if considered necessary)
In a medical emergency, Toorak Primary School will prioritise the child and may not call parents/carers if an ambulance is required, until after an ambulance is called, depending on the situation
Toorak Primary School encourages parents and carers to consider obtaining ambulance cover (see Membership - Ambulance Victoria) and/or appropriate medical insurance