Medication in School In line with legal requirements and good practice, Thomas Clarkson Academy is required to have a signed consent form from a student’s parents or carers for medication to be taken during the Academy day. All prescribed medications should be in their original container as dispensed by the pharmacist with the following details: the name of the drug name of the person it is prescribed to the date quantity in the container dose and administration details Emergency medications, e.g. asthma inhalers and Epi-pens, should be kept on the student at all times. A spare must be left with Customer Service at the Academy. We would ask that even students who have not had a recent attack or reaction have this medication on them at all times. Parents/Carers should ensure that the Academy has up-to-date medical information so that it can be entered onto the contact system. If your child requires medication to be kept at school, please contact Customer Services to request a medication permissions form. To contact Customer Service please call 01945 585237. Data Protection: Brooke Weston Trust Privacy Notice for Parents/Carers Brooke Weston Trust takes its obligations towards personal data very seriously and is committed to ensuring that the requirements of the Data Protection Act (1998) are met and best practice in maintaining, processing and storing data is followed. Schools, multi-academy trusts, local education authorities and the Department for Education all hold information on students in order to operate the education system. As this is personal information they must all comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, which means that amongst other things, the data held about students must only be used for specific purposes allowed by law. This notice describes the types of data held by Brooke Weston Trust, why that data is held and who it is shared with. Brooke Weston Trust holds information on students in order to support their teaching and learning, to monitor and report on their progress and attendance, and to provide appropriate pastoral care. This information includes contact details, assessment and public examination results, attendance information, and characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical information. Certain transfers of information are carried out by the Trust’s schools to allow the operation of cashless catering systems, school improvement packages, school uniform purchase and first response systems that help safeguard
Medication in School In line with legal requirements and good practice, Thomas Clarkson Academy is required to have a signed consent form from a student’s parents or carers for medication to be taken during the Academy day. All prescribed medications should be in their original container as dispensed by the pharmacist with the following details: the name of the drug name of the person it is prescribed to the date quantity in the container dose and administration details Emergency medications, e.g. asthma inhalers and Epi-pens, should be kept on the student at all times. A spare must be left with Customer Service at the Academy. We would ask that even students who have not had a recent attack or reaction have this medication on them at all times. Parents/Carers should ensure that the Academy has up-to-date medical information so that it can be entered onto the contact system. If your child requires medication to be kept at school, please contact Customer Services to request a medication permissions form. To contact Customer Service please call 01945 585237. Data Protection: Brooke Weston Trust Privacy Notice for Parents/Carers Brooke Weston Trust takes its obligations towards personal data very seriously and is committed to ensuring that the requirements of the Data Protection Act (1998) are met and best practice in maintaining, processing and storing data is followed. Schools, multi-academy trusts, local education authorities and the Department for Education all hold information on students in order to operate the education system. As this is personal information they must all comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, which means that amongst other things, the data held about students must only be used for specific purposes allowed by law. This notice describes the types of data held by Brooke Weston Trust, why that data is held and who it is shared with. Brooke Weston Trust holds information on students in order to support their teaching and learning, to monitor and report on their progress and attendance, and to provide appropriate pastoral care. This information includes contact details, assessment and public examination results, attendance information, and characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical information. Certain transfers of information are carried out by the Trust’s schools to allow the operation of cashless catering systems, school improvement packages, school uniform purchase and first response systems that help safeguard
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