We are committed to ensuring a safe and happy environment for your child.
Student health
The school offers basic first aid to students.
The school must be advised of any accidents / injuries sustained at school or whilst representing the school. The school must also be advised of any injuries sustained outside of school which impacts a student's ability to participate in any school activity. Students will be unable to resume participation in physical activities at school until a medical clearance has been provided to the school's first aid officer.
Students who become ill during the school day will be sent to sick bay and may be sent home.
Promoting health, supporting student health care needs and reducing health risks are important to everyone at our school.
Prescribed medication
If your child is being prescribed medication that needs to be taken during the day, please inform us so that arrangements can be made for the medication to be administered. Please read the important information about prescribed medications at school.
Allergies
If your child has been diagnosed with an allergy or allergies, it is important that you tell the principal as soon as you become aware of it, or if your child's allergy changes. If your child is diagnosed at risk of an anaphylactic reaction an individual health care plan is developed that includes strategies to minimise the risk of a severe allergic reaction.
All students who are diagnosed anaphylactic must carry their epi pen at all times.
It is important that all Action Plans held by the school are current.
Managing complex health needs
An individual health care plan is developed for each student with complex health needs. The plan supports students with severe asthma, type 1 diabetes, epilepsy, anaphylaxis and those at risk of an emergency or requiring the administration of specific health care procedures.
It is important that all Health Care Plans held by the school are current.
Infectious diseases
There are many infectious diseases that affect children and young people. Schools and parents should contact their local health network for advice regarding infectious diseases.
Immunisation
Our school works in cooperation with our local health network of the NSW Department of Health who deliver the NSW adolescent school-based vaccination program to high school students.
Head lice
Head lice outbreaks sometimes occur at school. If your child has head lice please treat your child and inform us. Daily combing of dry hair with conditioner can get rid of head lice.
Healthy eating at school
Healthy food keeps children alert and focused and gives them the nutrition they need each day. Our school canteen provides a healthy, nutritious canteen menu. If your child brings their own lunch to school you can help by packing food that is interesting and nutritious. See lunch box ideas.
A Breakfast Club is available to all students on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings before school, in the W'espresso Cafè. For a gold coin donation, students can be provided with a light and healthy breakfast.
Sun safety
Some protection is always recommended.
Westfields Sports supports students to understand why sun safety is important and to take action to protect themselves, such as: wearing a school cap, seeking shade during recess and lunch times, and wearing SPF30+, or higher, sunscreen.
Student safety
We create and maintain a safe school environment by protecting the well-being of our students and promoting positive relationships between students.
Child protection
Strict safety checks are in place to protect students including criminal record checks of all permanent and casual teachers. We teach our students to recognise when they may be unsafe and how to get help.
Internet safety
Web filtering technology prevents students from accessing inappropriate material on the internet and email system.
Bullying
We work hard to prevent bullying in our school and we recognise that the best outcomes are achieved by school communities, parents, students and teachers, working together to help prevent and to respond to bullying.
The school prioritises prevention-focused and positive approaches to behaviour support, to meet the needs of all students.
Any student who experiences bullying and any person who witnesses bullying should report it to a teacher or a deputy principal.
Anti-Racism
Racism is not tolerated in NSW public schools or department workplaces. No student, employee, parent, carer, or community member should experience any forms of racism.
Road safety education
Road safety education is taught to all our students as part of the PDHPE curriculum.
Drug education
Drug education and understanding responsibility and relationships is taught as part of the PDHPE curriculum.
Life Ready
Life Ready is a mandatory 25 hour course designed to prepare and support Year 11 students as they encounter situations related to health and safety as they become more independent and gain more responsibilities. Life Ready focuses on offering opportunities for students to build the functional knowledge and skills for life post-school.
We support your child’s health and safety through a range of strategies including:
- the behaviour code for students, which outlines the standards of behaviour expected in all NSW public schools
- anti-racism education
- anti-bullying programs
- conflict resolution and mediation training
- peer support
- road safety education
- the Healthy School Canteen Strategy.
For more information, visit the student wellbeing section of the department’s website.
Student wellbeing
Like all NSW public schools, we provide safe learning and teaching environments to encourage healthy, happy, successful and productive students.
The department is committed to creating quality learning opportunities for children and young people. These opportunities support wellbeing through positive and respectful relationships and fostering a sense of belonging to the school and community.
The Wellbeing Framework for Schools helps schools support the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of students and allows them to connect, succeed and thrive throughout their education.
Behaviour Support and Management Plan
Westfields Sports High School is committed to explicitly teaching and modelling positive behaviour and to support all students to be engaged in learning, promoting and reinforcing positive student behaviour and school-wide expectations.
Like all NSW public schools, we promote the healthy development of students through:
- school programs and practices that protect and promote health and safety
- supporting individual students who need help with health issues
- providing first aid and temporary care of students who become unwell or who have an accident at school.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
At our school, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning – a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop. Our whole school community works together to establish expected behaviours and teach them to all students.