Health & Safety
Accidents at School
The utmost care is taken to prevent your child suffering an accident at school but at times, they are unavoidable.
If a child is injured they are treated by first aiders, usually in the school's Medical Room. All incidents, apart from minor cuts, grazes, bumps and bruises, are recorded in the school’s Accident Register. For accidents that may be more than minor, and for all head and mouth impacts, a copy of the Accident Register entry is emailed to parents. If the child is not able to remain at school or needs further treatment, a parent will be rung.
It is therefore important that the school always has up to date contact information for our students, particularly phone numbers and email addresses. Please notify the school office of any changes to these details as and when they occur.
Bicycles and Safety Helmets
Stands are provided for bicycles. No cycling is permitted within the school grounds.
Police recommend that only children aged approximately 10 years and older ride unaccompanied on the roads. The reason is that children haven't developed their peripheral vision until then and they also find it difficult to judge distances and speed. Parents should ensure that their children are competent and have a basic understanding of road rules.
The correct wearing of safety helmets is compulsory.
Scooters - To promote health and fitness we allow children to ride scooters to school. They must be walked from the public footpaths into and out of the school grounds.
Sunsmart
With today's awareness of melanoma, it is the school's policy for school uniform hats, which are brimmed, to be worn for protection during intervals, lunchtimes and all sports and P.E. activities and is in fact compulsory during Terms 1 and 4. Hats are available to purchase from the school's uniform supplier, Dot Neimann Leisurewear and also from the school office.
Henley School is an accredited NZ Cancer Society SunSmart School.
Children are encouraged to be responsible for Sunsmart protection by having their own personal supply of 30+ sunscreen.