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KINGWESTON

BOARDING

LIFE

be clearly labelled. Fresh school bedding will be provided HEALTH / DOCTOR / MEDICATIONS
weekly and Students are required to strip and change their Routine daily matters will be dealt with in house by the
own beds.Laundry is sent to be washed on different days, resident staff who are all first aid trained. Where possible,
house dependent and is returned three days later. It is please attempt to arrange routine dental and medical
therefore advisable to have more than one set of games kit appointments during holidays. The school Medical Centre
and sufficient school shirts. We will provide all Students is open 24 hours, seven days per week and is staffed by
with a laundry basket to keep in their rooms. Each house fully qualified nurses; the School Medical Officer is present
has additional washing machines and tumble dryers for Monday-Saturday for routine GP appointments. Students
the Students to use for any items that are needed urgently; who are ill, will see the doctor within the daily morning
house manager is happy to assist with this and full training is clinics and all boarding Students will be registered with the
available for the Students who wish to use this. School’s Medical Officer.

POCKET MONEY / HOUSE BANK The Medical Centre keeps a file of Student health declaration
ACCOUNTS / SCHOOL SHOP forms for boarders who are self-administering and where
All Students are encouraged to use the house bank rather their medication is kept. This file is made available to duty
than keep large sums of money in their rooms. Pocket money staff in the House so they can deal with relevant medical
is used for spending within house tuck shops and minor emergencies. Housemasters/mistresses should keep a file
daily expenditure as well as snacks, take-away treats on a of Medical Protocols. Parents/boarders should inform their
Saturday night, or funds for an exeat weekend, for example. Housemaster/mistress or the Medical Centre if a boarder
Naturally, internet banking is preferred, the individual has been ill during the holidays and/or exeat and advise on
account details pertaining to each house can be obtained via medical input received.
the relevant Housemaster/mistress.
EXTENDED ILLNESS; CARE OF THE ILL
It is difficult to give an accurate guide as to how much pocket BOARDER
money each Student needs but most spend between £10 All boarders must be registered with the School Medical
and £20 a week, some spend a lot more and some a lot less! Officer in accordance with school policy on Medical Care.
To obtain goods from the school shop, junior Students are In the event of an extended illness, the Student will reside
required to obtain a chit from any member of the house within the Medical Centre under the care of the school
staff; items are then charged to the end of term accounts; nurses. If the opinion of the School’s Medical Officer is that
goods range from pens and paper to tracksuits, deodorants the physical/mental illness is ongoing and deemed serious
and so on. The chit system is designed to keep a tight rein on enough, the Student will return to their parent/guardian
Student expenditure. until such time that they are well enough to return to school.
With such incidences, the school medical team, alongside
MONEY the Housemaster/mistress, will be in regular communication
The account details for the Kingweston Pocket Money with parents/guardians to share and discuss medical updates.
account are: It is the boarders’ responsibility to carry relevant emergency
medication (e.g. Epipen, anti-histamine, inhalers and diabetic
• Account name: Kingweston House Pocket Money medication) at all times. All houses have areas to securely
store first aid equipment and ‘over the counter’ remedies.
• Sort Code: 30 98 28 Boarders’ individual medical records are held in the Medical
Centre.
• Account Number: 29375768
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
In addition to the pocket money account there is a Electrical safety is a constant worry and regulations require
Kingweston House Account and this is used to pay for some that all electrical appliances are tested. We ask you not to
trips, mufti days, charity events and in-house treats such bring items with loose/exposed wires or adaptors which do
as pizza nights, quiz nights and for special celebrations like not meet EU standards. Many overseas adaptors are not
birthdays. We ask that boys contribute an annual £30 to this compliant to the UK electrical safety requirements and,
account at the start of the school year. This will be added to during regular fire inspection checks, all illegal adapters are
the school bill at the end of the first term. removed. Adapters for appliances can be bought from the
school shop or ordered via the Housemaster/mistress.
As electrical and electronic equipment in studies and

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