We are very fortunate to have three qualified School Nurses who
deal with any medical matters which occur during the school day
from 8.30am-4.30pm. The Medical Services Team are Susan Croston,
Gill Grundy and Linda Patel. The team are located in the Medical
Room within the Girls' Division.
They also maintain pupils' medical records and are in regular
consultation with Heads of School to discuss current problems.
Regular health assessments are a major part of their work and these
include: measurement of height, weight, blood pressure and a sight
test. During the day the Nurses also look after any medication that
your daughter may need to take, apart from asthma inhalers.
Our very successful PSHE programme highlights issues relating to
health at regular intervals following consultation with the School
Nurses. In recent years the programme has included sessions on
drugs awareness, smoking, alcohol, healthy eating and, for the
Sixth Form, women's health issues. These sessions are often
delivered by outside speakers who are experts in their particular
field.
Girls are also able to speak in confidence to a trained
counsellor. Appointments are made through the School Nurses.