FOSSE WAY HOUSE HANDBOOK

Parental Involvement 

Parents are welcome to phone or visit students at anytime out between 3 and 9.00pm.

The best time to ring is normally before 4pm or after 8.00pm.

Families are very welcome to visit Fosse Way house before 8pm.

We do appreciate a phone call to arrange this, as the evening programme is full and varied and we are often involved in activities off site.  Also some students can be unsettled by unscheduled visits of, their or other students families.  With prior warning we can ensure that visits are as non disruptive as possible for everyone in Fosse Way house.

On special occasions such as birthdays, parents often choose to take their son or daughter out for the evening.

Each student will be linked to a key worker who will oversee individual files and placement plans.

Regular contact will be made with families by Residential staff. Families are able to ring

Fosse Way house directly to speak with staff or their child. Students are able to ring home whenever they wish. Staff are able to support students to use the telephone.  We have a portable telephone so that Students can speak to their families in the privacy of their bedroom.

We have a Fosse Way house email account, students can communicate with their families through this if they like.

                                                 ILLNESS                                                           s

The system for students who are taken ill in the residential area is exactly the same as it is during the school day.

• If your child is ill you will be contacted
• If it is considered to be a serious illness a doctor would be called or the student would be taken to casualty
• If it is considered to be a minor illness the student would be collected by parents and taken home, as soon as possible
• It is of vital importance that the residential and school staff have current emergency contact numbers and that parents inform the school of emergency arrangements for their child should they be away from home

There is no facility or staffing for ‘nursing’ students with minor illnesses either in the residential area or the school

FIRST AID

We aim to ensure all staff have a minimum of ‘Basic 1st Aid’ training, both in school and the residential area. This training is updated regularly and new members of staff receive the training as soon as it is possible. Some staff have also undertaken ‘First Aid at Work’ training in line with Health and safety regulations 1981.

MEDICATION

Staff are able to administer medication in tablet or liquid form with written confirmation from your doctor. The doctor must confirm any changes in dosage.

Homely remedies (over the counter medication) can be administered by staff with written permission from the students’ main carers/parents.

There is a recording system used between the school and the residential area to ensure your child receives the correct medication.

Staff are unable to administer medication without written consent from parents and the doctor who prescribed the medication.