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Ethnicity

All schools are required by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to collect information on students’ ethnic background. Parents/Guardians of all students are being asked to tick one box below. Our ethnic background describes how we think of ourselves. This may be based on many things, including, for example, our skin colour, language, culture, ancestry or family history. Ethnic background is not the same as nationality or country of birth.

It is recommended that young people over the age of 11 years old have the opportunity to decide their own ethnic identity. Parents/Guardians are asked to support or advise those children aged over 11 in making this decision, wherever necessary. Students aged 16 or over can make this decision for themselves.

Parental Responsibility

Please provide contact details in the order of which you wish to be contacted in the event of an emergency. Please note that we require at least two contacts and 'Contact 1' must have parental responsibility.

Contact 1 - Essential

Contact 2 - Essential

Contact 3 - Optional

Contact 4 - Optional

Please add below the details of anyone who has Parental Responsibility but whose name has not already been provided as a contact.

Additional Contact 1

Additional Contact 2

Activities Consent Form

The education of your child will benefit greatly if they can participate in the wide range of activities we organise. The range of events includes many sporting activities, for example – games lessons at Cromer’s Corner, sports fixtures at local schools and skiing at Chatham. It also includes Geography field work, visits to places of historical interest and many more. We require your consent for local visits for your child.

Such visits would be either on foot, by staff car, minibus, coach or train and would have the requisite regulation staff supervision and insurance cover. On those occasions when visits involve any kind of cost and voluntary contribution you will receive a letter with details and a simple reply slip as usual.
Although the school will make every effort to inform you when your child is involved in such activities, often by email, letter or through the use of the student planner, it is believed that the request for a separate signed parental consent form on each occasion is unnecessary. It should be emphasised that separate consent forms will still be required for longer trips and for residential visits. A student will not be allowed to attend an off-site activity unless the school has express parental permission authorising this.

Consent for School Activities

I consent to my child taking part in out of school supervised visits and sporting activities which take place in the local area, in and around Sittingbourne, other areas of Swale, the Medway Towns, Dartford, Maidstone, Canterbury and Ashford. I have ensured that my child understands that it is important for their safety and for the safety of the group that any rules and any instructions given by the staff in charge are followed.
I understand that, while the school staff and helpers in charge of the party will take all reasonable care of students, unless they are negligent they cannot be held responsible for any loss, damage or injury suffered by my child during the visits/activities.

Photographs

I consent to my child having their personal information, including photographic images, being published in/on any of the following:

Please note that where a box is not ticked, we will assume you do not consent to this.

I agree to pay for any damages which may be occasioned solely through the misconduct or carelessness of my child to the person or property of any other parties, on the understanding that such agreement should not be interpreted as in any way precluding possible access to insurance claims or other means of redress should such access be deemed more appropriate.

Medical Questionnaire

This Medical Questionnaire covers your child whilst they are at Fulston Manor School.

We would ask that any changes to the General Practitioner Practice and/or medical details for your child are forwarded to us separately in order that we may update the Medical Questionnaire on your behalf.

Paracetamol will only be given in extreme circumstances and as a 'one-off".

Biometric Consent

You may be aware that the school operates a Cashless Catering System and would like to use biometric information about your child as part of an electronically-operated recognition system. This system allows us to continue with the development of the school meal service, and provides us with a more efficient, faster and ultimately better quality service.

New legislation under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (sections 26 to 28) came into force from September 2013 and we are required to notify each parent of a child and obtain the written consent of at least one parent before being able to use a child's biometric information for an automated system.

As stated above, in order to be able to use your child's biometric information, the written consent of at least one parent is required. However, consent given by one parent will be overridden if the other parent objects in writing to the use of their child's biometric information. You can also object to the proposed processing of your child's biometric information at a later stage or withdraw any consent you have previously given. This means that, if you give consent but later change your mind, you can withdraw this consent. Please note that any consent, withdrawal of consent or objection from a parent must be in writing.

If you do not wish your child's biometric information to be processed by the school, or your child objects to such processing, the law says that we must provide reasonable alternative arrangements; students will be allocated with a 4 digit PIN Code. Please note that PIN Codes do not have the same level of security and it will be your child's responsibility to remember the code and keep it secure at all times.

I understand that I/we may withdraw our child's registration at any time in writing. Once your child ceases to use the biometric recognition system, their biometric information will be securely deleted by the school.