St John the Baptist
Junior Boys’ National School
First Aid Policy
Roll No: 19006Q
Introduction:
This policy was reviewed and updated as part of the Board of Management’s rolling policy review. It was drafted with all school personnel and visitors to the school in mind.
Break-times present a good opportunity for pupils to get valuable exercise and return to class invigorated. As a Staff, we value such opportunities. We also see yard-time as a valuable opportunity to develop and improve social skills and resilience through turn-taking, and dealing with success and failure. Inevitably, accidents do occur at play time though thankfully most are minor and easily dealt with. The actions required are usually routine and predictable. Similarly, accidents or sudden illness may occur in class. We have a number of pupils with medical conditions which may suddenly deteriorate and need immediate response. This policy seeks to address how we deal with and communicate with Parents when such accidents or illnesses occur in School.