It is important in a large school that students are cared for in a personal way. Our curriculum is designed to personalise their learning experience and our pastoral wellbeing.

Each student is given an identity - as part of a year group, a tutor group, and member of a House.

Student Services Reception provides a focal point for all student-related matters.

Our Student Services Team offers further support through Career Guidance, a Counsellor and Education Social Worker.

 

Medical Arrangements KJS also has two School Nurses who are fully qualified to attend to students who may require medical attention during the course of the school day.

KJS has received guidance and forms from North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) regarding 'Managing Medicines in School'.

We are now advised by NYCC to administer prescription only medications that are provided in the original dispensed containers.

If your child needs to be given medication, parents must now complete a Parental agreement for school to administer medicine form (see Downloads column). Only on receipt of a completed form will the school nurse be able to administer medication.

If your child carries an inhaler or epipen in school, parents now need to complete a Request for child to carry his/her own medicine form (see Downloads column) and return it to the school nurse. Additionally, in case students inhalers are lost/have run out or epipens have been forgotten/lost, parents should ensure that the school nurse is provided with a spare prescribed inhaler in its original dispensed box or a spare prescribed epipen in its original dispensed box.

The school takes no responsibility for children carrying or taking any other medication without prior permission, unless it is part of their medical care plan held at school.

Dates for Y8 Girls HPV Vaccinations 2011 are:

Friday 30 September 2011
Thursday 24 November 2011
Friday 20 April 2012