Health & Wellbeing
Meet the Team
Mrs Westcott
Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead & Young Carer Coordinator
Mrs Williams
Matron
Mrs Scott
Wellbeing Assistant
Mrs Catling
Wellbeing Assistant
Health
Administration of medicines
Students with significant conditions (e.g. anaphylaxis, asthma, diabetes or epilepsy) carry their own prescribed medicine at school. They are encouraged to carry spare medicine which needs to be stored in the medical room, for use in the event of an emergency.
All medicines brought into school must be in the original packaging with the dispensing label and instruction leaflet.
All other prescribed medicines such as antibiotics, must be logged with Matron.
When medicines need to be administered at school, parents must complete the correct form. There are separate forms for
- Parental request for students to carry medicine for students with life threatening conditions
- Parental agreement for the school to administer medicine
Forms should be resubmitted with every new medicine and must be re-sent to Matron at the beginning of each school year.
Students are not permitted to carry non-prescribed medicines, such as Paracetamol, Migraleve, Ibuprofen and Antihistamine. These may be stored with matron for a medically diagnosed condition, when accompanied by a parental agreement for school to administer medicine,
Individual Healthcare Plans must be completed by parents of any students that have a medical condition,
Emergency Inhalers
Matron holds an emergency Salamol inhaler that may be used when prior written parental permission has been given.
Paracetamol
Paracetamol may occasionally be provided for students who need pain relief to enable them to stay in school.
Vaccinations
The School Nursing Service uses Aylesbury High School as a location for providing vaccinations.
Currently these are:
- Yr 8: HPV – 2 injections (6 months apart)
- Yr 10: DTP booster – the last of a series that began in childhood
- Year 11 will be offered the new MEN ACWY vaccination.
Parental consent is required for all students under 16 years. The consent form will be sent home via your daughter shortly before the vaccination date.
Please ensure that the form is returned to the Matron by the deadline. Email consent is not sufficient.
Catch-up Clinics are run by the School Nursing Service for anyone who misses a vaccination – please ask Matron for details.
Forms for Parents
Parental Agreement for the school to administer medicine:
Please complete this form if you would like us to hold your daughter’s prescribed medication in the medical office and administer or assist her with this medication.
This form should be returned to Matron with the medication, in its original packaging and with the original advice notification.
Note: This form replaces the administration of medicines request form.
Parental request for a student to carry medicine for significant conditions:
This form should be completed and returned to Matron, for all medicines that need to be carried by students.
Individual Healthcare Form:
This form needs completing for all students with long term health conditions, which require possible intervention during the school day and assists school in ensuring the student receives appropriate healthcare required.
Parents should fill in the appropriate parts of the form and return to school, so a meeting can be arranged to discuss a care plan.
Wellbeing Resources
We hope you find the resources on this page helpful. Remember that Mrs Westcott, Miss Scott and Mrs Catling are in Wellbeing to help you too.
Guidance on emotional and mental wellbeing:
Contact Kooth for free, safe and anonymous online support.
This video shows all of the ways Kooth can help you
Self care advice for young people:
On My MInd – mental health support for young people from Anna Freud
This website provides CBT self help and therapy resources, including worksheets and information sheets and self help mp3s:
Self Injury:
CAMHS:
Papyrus – young suicide prevention:
Hopeline UK 0800 068 4141 – free advice and support from trained mental health workers to prevent suicide. They can work through a safety plan with you or give you advice on how to help a friend.
R U Safe (Banardos):
Advice on disordered eating:
SEED – Support and Empathy for people with Eating Disorders
Anxiety and Panic:
Drug and alcohol advice:
Switch – Aylesbury drop in Tue/Fri 3-6pm
Gender Identity and Sexuality:
Anna Freud guide on protecting your mental health
Bereavement:
Grief – this app has been created by Child Bereavement UK
Information for Young Carers:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:
Domestic Abuse:
Student Ambassadors
The Student Ambassadors, are a group of Year 13s who have been trained by MIND to support students with any low level issues they may have. They are trained to offer guidance concerning a range of possible problems, be it school work, friendship difficulties or regarding a situation at home. Students can come and see them in L4 (The Room of Requirement) at lunchtime or via arrangement with Mrs Westcott.
The Student Ambassadors work closely with the Subject Ambassadors and often arrange for a student to see a student if they are struggling with a particular subject. Student Ambassadors also support lunchtime groups such as FACT (SEND) , Spectrum (LGBTQ+) and Young Carers.
For further information please see their notice board outside L3, near the library.
Year 7 Buddies
Students meet their Buddies on transition day. The Buddies take groups on a tour around the school, and answer any questions students may have about life at AHS.
From September the Buddies visit Year 7 forms once a week offering support and advice.
They also run a Buddy Club Week A Tuesday lunchtime. For further information please speak to one of your Buddies.
“Year 7 buddies are a support and help system for Year 7s. Before Year 6s start at AHS, we meet them, get to know them and help them get ready for the years ahead of them. One of the ways we do this is by going into form groups and doing sessions to help the Year 7s with something they struggle with or need guidance in. For example, we recently did the topic of public speaking, which many of them said beforehand they needed help with. We know that as you come to a new school, making friends is one of the hardest things Year 7s have to do, as they are very rarely in the same form group as children from their primary school. We give a great deal of advice to making friends, and because it is such a big topic we split it down into sections that are easier to deal with, such as starting conversations, being confident about going and speaking to someone and many more. Additionally, we give individual advice to people who are slightly struggling even after a session, or with a more personal thing, such as an ill family member at home or a lack of personal confidence. We can reassure, chat and aid Year 7s who need someone to talk to, because we were Year 7s once too! However, it’s not always hard work. The sessions are fun and hands on and we play a few games throughout the year to break things up. 7A’s favourites seem to be Splat, Just A Minute and ‘Rock Paper Chicken’!”
- Ascott House Buddy.
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