A team of first aiders as well as the Health and Wellbeing Support Team is on site throughout the school day to provide First Aid. We are not able to diagnose and cannot be used as an alternative to a doctor’s appointment.
If your child feels unwell during the day, they should speak to the teacher taking their lesson who will call our Healthcare Support Worker to talk to them and call home to request that a student is collected, if necessary.
Please remind your child of this process – students should not be calling/messaging home directly, either during lesson time or during break. Our system means that we are quickly aware that a student is unwell, that we know where to locate them and that we can then ensure they are somewhere comfortable and supported whilst awaiting collection, if necessary.
If, however, your child contacts you, please contact the school (01600 775177), explain the situation and we will then locate and speak to your child. As mentioned above, Healthcare will contact you if your child needs to be collected.
It is useful for us to know about allergies, medical conditions and any medication taken regularly.
Following MCC guidance, we are not permitted to dispense Paracetamol to students.
Please remember, if you need medication to be dispensed by the Health and Wellbeing Centre, you must have:
• Medication prescribed by a doctor, in the prescribed box with the label attached and intact.
• Completed and returned to the Health and Wellbeing Centre, the Administration of Prescribed Medication Form – available from the Health and Wellbeing Centre.
When providing long-term medication, parents are responsible for noting the expiry date and replenishing supplies when necessary with the School.
If your child is unwell and unable to attend school, you must contact the School as soon as possible. The Absentee Line number is 01600 775284. This is a 24-hour answerphone: a message can be left at any time.
If your child is not present in registration or session 1 you will receive a text message. Please respond to this text message with the reason for absence.
If you are aware of any future days of absence for appointments or continued illness, please inform us as soon as possible.
Congratulations to Morn — made up of former Monmouth Comprehensive School students Noah, Mae, Oli, and Rob — who were presented with the Triskel Award at this year’s Welsh Music Awards, held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
Did you know you can download the BanktheFood app where you can find out what is needed at your local food bank? Go to 
AS and A level Cymraeg students went to the Sherman Theatre last week to see an outstanding bilingual production of ‘Romeo a Juliet’. 
A huge thank you to everyone for their support of the recent Scholastic Book Fair. 
Dosbarth Derwen enjoyed their first off-site visit to Monmouth Castle this week as part of their history of Monmouth topic.
