Wellbeing

At our school, student wellbeing and learning go hand in hand. We want every student to feel safe, included and ready to learn. Whether your child needs help with their mental, emotional, social or physical wellbeing, we are here to help them thrive at school and in daily life.

How we support student wellbeing

Supporting each student’s mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing is part of everyday school life.

We do this through:

• teachers who help students feel welcome and included
• access to school counsellors, school psychologists and specialist staff
• programs that support health, social skills, attendance and positive behaviour
• help for students who are new or changing year levels
• clear expectations for behaviour and respectful relationships
• staff who get to know each child and work closely with families
• developing health care plans for students
• open communication about wellbeing and support.

Visit Our principal and staff to learn about our wellbeing and specialist support staff.

Need support for your child's wellbeing?

Get in touch to talk about the right support for your child.

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Prescribed Medications

If your child needs to take medication during school hours please provide the following:

• Prescribed Medication Form
• Medication in original packaging, (preferably a Webster pack), clearly labelled with your child's name, dosage & time.

Note: The Education Dept does not allow staff to administer  ANY  medication to a student unless it has been provided by a parent/carer along with the signed Prescribed Medication Form.

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Student Health Condition Support

To enable Picton High to support your child's health needs at school we request that you complete the below form if your child has a health condition (including but not limited to Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Severe Allergy, Epilepsy or Diabetes).

If your child requires equipment to support their health needs at school please supply spares to the Student Central office (eg individual tablet cutter, diabetic pump spares, poppers, tiny teddies biscuits).

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Asthma

Please provide the school with:

• An up to date 'Asthma Action Plan' signed from your child's doctor.
• Request for student to carry his/her own Epipen, Anapen or asthma reliever medication form.
• Student Health Condition Support form

Note: Asthmatic students should carry their 'puffer' on them, a spacer, and their Asthma Action Plan at all times.

Medication Device form

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Diabetes

Please provide the school with:

• An up to date 'Diabetes Action Plan' signed from your child's doctor/Diabetes support team.
• Student Health Condition Support Request form

Note: Diabetic students should carry a hypo kit on them, water and their Diabetes Action Plan at all times. They will be provided with a toilet pass to access the Student Central toilet.

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Anaphylaxis

Please provide the school with:

• An up to date 'ASCIA Action Plan' (anaplan) signed from your child's doctor
• A 'spare' epipen for Student Central
• Medication Device form
• Student Health Condition Support Request form
• Read these two important documents about anaphylaxis in schools - puffer/epipen: Do carry notice for students that currently carry their epipen each day and Do not carry notice for students that currently do not carry their puffer/epipen each day.

Note: Anaphylaxis students should carry their own epipen on them at all times with a copy of their ASCIA Action Plan for Anaphylaxis.

Medication Device form

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Immunisations

Parents can provide consent online for their child’s routine school vaccinations.

The following vaccines are offered free to students at school:

• in Year 7 - diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV)
• in Year 10 - meningococcal ACWY vaccine

Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received.

To provide consent for vaccination online, parents/carers will need:

• Their ServiceNSW log-in details, or to  create an account with ServiceNSW  if they don’t already have one
• Medicare details for parents/carers and their child

Benefits of online consent for parents/carers:

• SMS notifications when vaccinations are given
• easy updating of their child’s details online
• faster upload of their child’s vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)