Communication and Preparation
Emergency and Evacuation Procedures
Each classroom displays a procedure poster, along with maps
of emergency muster points. Almost every staff member at
Guildford Grammar School holds a current Senior First Aid
certificate. Practice drills are conducted each year. The School also
has a highly developed Critical Management Plan in the unlikely
event of an emergency or disaster.
During an evacuation, students and staff will proceed in an
orderly fashion to the emergency muster points. A roll call will
immediately follow.
During a lockdown, all students and staff will enter the nearest
building and lock all doors and windows, turning off lights and
closing blinds. They will remain quietly in the building until the
lockdown siren ceases. During lockdown, entry into and from the
School may be closed by authorities. Please be aware that you
may be refused entry during a lockdown, and we ask that you
obey authorities in this matter. Once lockdown ceases, students
and staff will proceed to emergency muster points where a roll
call will immediately follow.
In the event of an emergency, the School will send a brief SMS
to all parent mobile phone numbers on record, which will include
the date and time. This message will be followed up by email
communications. Please ensure that your mobile phone numbers
and email addresses are kept up to date with the School so that
you may receive these communications.
Should there be the need to use this system, please be aware
that the School will communicate as much information as
possible at the time. We may sometimes be constrained by events
or the authorities in the information we are able to release. This
system has been put in place to keep our parents informed;
please avoid calling the School to allow our phone lines to remain
free for emergency communication.
Our priority at all times is the welfare and safety of our
students and staff.
General communication
Our policy is that children will always have access to a school
phone, should they need to contact their parents during the
day. Mobile phones, if brought to school, are not to be used
during the day and should be handed to teachers in the morning
when students arrive at school. The School does not accept
responsibility for the loss or damage of mobile phones.
In the event of an emergency where parents contact the School,
every endeavour will be made to contact the classroom teacher
and the student.
Absentees
Parents are asked to contact the Preparatory School Absentee
Line before 8.30am if their child is sick:
Telephone (08) 9377 2550 (message only)
Email:
[email protected]
The Absentee Line and Email are available 24-hours a day.
For urgent messages during the day, please call Preparatory
Administration on (08) 9377 9296.
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Emergencies and Illness
What procedures will be followed if my child becomes
unwell at school?
When a teacher is concerned or a child reports that he/she is
unwell at school, the class teacher or staff member on duty
will contact the School Nurse who will assess the situation and
contact parents if necessary.
What procedures will be followed if my child has an
accident at school?
If a child has a significant accident or injury at School, they will be
cared for by our qualified first aid team or nursing staff. Parents
will be contacted immediately.
Medication
All medication is to be left with the School Nurse who will
administer it. A form explaining details of medication and
administering is to be completed and can be found in the
Preparatory Administration. Medication must be in its original
packaging.
School Booklists
Booklists are available on the School website during Term 4,
including instructions for ordering and delivery. It is expected that
orders are placed with sufficient time before the commencement
of Term 1, as the School does not hold stocks of textbooks.
Our book supplier in 2019 is Campion WA.