Aims of the Wellbeing Centre

• To promote the wellbeing of all members of our school community – students and staff
• To promote healthy lifestyle
• To offer advice and to liaise with outside agencies
• To provide emergency First Aid assistance

The Wellbeing Centre is there for...

• Illness
• Injury – First Aid
• Concerns about physical or mental health
• Supporting pupils with long term medical conditions
• Administration of medication
• Provision of spare uniform
• Provision of First Aid kits and signage around the school
• To educate staff and pupils about healthy lifestyle
• To provide information
• To promote wellbeing in all members of the school community
• Enquiries to Wellbeing can be emailed to wellbeing@brentford.hounslow.sch.uk
• Liaising with outside agencies and healthcare professionals to promote healthy living and to access health information

Medication in School

If girls need to bring any medication into school they should:

• Bring it to the Wellbeing Centre at the first possible opportunity, preferably before period one (8:50) in a named container
• Ensure that a parent/ guardian has written in their journal the dose needed and the time this is to be taken
• Ensure that the parent has signed the journal
• If girls have an inhaler or an epipen they should carry this with them and also provide a back-up to be kept in Wellbeing
• Girls with on-going medical conditions are provided with a Medical Alert Pass so all staff are aware of their condition

Upon joining Brentford, parents are required to complete a medical form detailing any medical conditions and, if they wish, giving authority for their daughter to be given paracetamol or ibuprofen when necessary