SCHOOL NEWS

COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE 1ST AID INFORMATION

Semester 1. 2018

To all in our school community and especially our new school families, welcome to 2018. With many new families joining our school community this year, we would like to provide you with our school protocols in the area of 1st Aid.

Our school works in partnership with parents and guardians of our students with ongoing and/or occasional medical needs following the policies and resource guidelines from Department of Education and Training Victoria (www.education.vic.gov.au/).

Therefore it is with the upmost importance that parents and guardians provide the correct and in-date medical documentation and information directly to the school (submitted to our office staff for processing) as well as all in-date medicines needed at the start of the 2018 school year, or when a medical issue is diagnosed.

Updated medical plans for Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes and other medical conditions to be provided by your treating Doctor.

Please check the review date on your child’s plans, and ensure the plans are in date, in colour and with students’ current passport sized photo attached. All medicines are to be labelled with the students name, in-date and in original packaging.

Please provide any new plans directly to the office staff for processing, including the medicines. Our Office staff can colour photocopy your plans if needed and print out a colour plan if required to take to your Doctor.

Anaphylaxis requires

In date colour printed ASCIA Action plan provided by your Doctor with current passport sized photo of the student.
In date Epi-pen labelled with students name. Primary students medication will be kept in an accessible/labelled medical box with their plan in the students’ classroom & taken to all specialists and excursions by their teacher.
High school students may carry their pen on them in a heatproof carry bag. However we need to be shown this pen and where the student keeps it & take note of the use-by date. It needs to be accessible to all.
In date antihistamines in original packaging if required
Colour ASCIA Action plans are available to download at https://www.allergy.org.au/health-professionals/anaphylaxis-resources/ascia-action-plan-for-anaphylaxis

Asthma requires

The Asthma Foundation of Victoria in consultation with the Department of Education, Catholic Schools and Independent Schools, have developed children's service and school specific Asthma Action Plans. This is to meet the needs of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2007 and the Schools Policy Advisory Guide.

These plans are designed to complement the child’s Asthma Management Plan, whether it be the National Asthma Council’s Asthma Action Plan, or Asthma Australia’s Asthma Care Plan in an Education and Care Setting.

The Victoria Asthma Action Plans have been developed to assist staff members identify the student’s asthma signs and symptoms including their severity and what action needs to be taken in regards to administering the child’s asthma reliever medication.

In date colour printed new Victorian Asthma Plan(s), which have superseded any 2017 previous Asthma plan. These are medication and/or spacer specific plans to correlate with each Asthma medication prescribed.

Asthma Action plan for schools provided by your Doctor with current passport sized photo of the student.
In date medication, such as Ventolin reliever medication (and spacer if required) labelled with students name.
Primary students medication will be kept in an accessible/labelled medical box with their plan in the students’ classroom & taken to all specialists and excursions with the teacher. If you require your child to carry their medication on them, please speak to the classroom teacher for school documentation of your decision and its use-by date.
High school students may carry their medication. However we need to be shown the medication and where the student keeps it to take note of the use-by date. It needs to be accessible at all times.
Colour Asthma Action plans can be downloaded at https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/vic/about-asthma/resources

Resources for parents and guardians:

Including new information regarding Thunderstorm Asthma 

https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/vic/about-asthma/resources/brochures

Asthma resources in other languages than English

https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/vic/about-asthma/resources/resources-in-other-languages

Diabetes requires

In date colour printed Diabetes management plan provided by your Doctor. Individual treatment kits (Hypo kits) should be discussed with and provided to the sub-school Leadership team at the start of the year. Management and Action plans are available from The Royal Children’s Hospital Diabetes Department via an online form at

http://www.rch.org.au/diabetes/

Or contact Diabetes Australia online https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/news/13619?type=articles

Epilepsy and seizures require

An in date management plan as discussed and provided by your treating Doctor
Templates to plans and seizure record forms can be downloaded at
http://www.epinet.org.au/articles/epilepsy_management_plans_emp_1

Other medical conditions

Please provide signed and documented information from your treating Doctor.

Giving medicines (including once off/occasional) during school hours

Please discuss medical needs with your classroom teacher beforehand, fill out/sign our school form and hand it into the classroom teacher (Leadership proxy) with medicines in correct and in-date packaging.

With thanks in anticipation of your support:

Further questions

Please email Desley Insall (1st Aid officer)

Insall.desley.d@edumail.vic.gov.au

OR

Address any concerns or queries to our Leadership team

Primary Principal

Sam Luck

Luck.samuel.t@edumail.vic.gov.au

Secondary Principal

(Acting Secondary Principal -Term 1)

Euan Morton

Morton.euan.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

OR

Please speak to Claire Gibson in our office.

Ph: (03) 9417 6681

SCHOOL CANTEEN MENU

Please click on the link below to view the Term 1 Menu at the Collingwood College Canteen (Catering By Lisa)

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

We still have places left in INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC and have extended the enrolment period for another week (closing 9th Feb) . Please contact Claire in the office if you are having limited success via compass. Claire’s email is Gibson.claire.l@edumail.vic.gov.au

We offer Instrumental Music to all students in Year 3 and above. Instruments being offered include Violin, Viola, Piano/Keyboard, Cello, Guitar, Voice, Drums and Woodwind. We have a fantastic team of instructors, not to mention great facilities and events to show off how wonderful we are.

Collingwood College will be making a special announcement about our new Music Coordinator next week. The music area has had some modifications and an office established over the holiday period. In the meantime, I would like to thank Chris Doquile for her hard work in bringing the program together in 2018.

Collingwood College

Issue 1 · 02 Feb 2018

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