The form must be completed for all children (who have been offered a place) prior to entry into the school. It is essential all questions are completed fully. If you are unsure of anything, please speak to a member of the office team. Please note all information will be treated as confidential in accordance with GDPR regulations.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, PLEASE READ!
Please allow 15-20 minutes to complete the form.
Once completed, you will be able to print the enrolment form. Unfortunately, it is impossible to save this form and come back to it later. For this reason, please have the following information to hand before you begin:
A - YOUR CHILD
Siblings at Amherst
B - CONTACT INFORMATION
C - LOCAL EMERGENCY CONTACTS
D - EDUCATION & SPECIAL NEEDS
If yes, what stage is your child at?
A child in Public Care (Looked after Child) means a person under the age of 18 years for whom the Local Authority provided accommodation by agreement with their parents/carers or who is the subject of care order under Part IV of the Children’s Act 1989. Children who are looked after under an agreement series of short term placements such as respite are excluded.
E - DIETARY INFORMATION
Please read all the information on School Meals provided in the Parent Handbook before answering this question.
Also have a look at the School Meal Menu on the Amherst School Website under PARENTS.
F - MEDICAL INFORMATION
Please give details of any known medical conditions including allergies in the box below.
Please also give details of any mental health diagnoses.
* Please note all children with known medical conditions are required to have a “HEALTH CARE PLAN”
This must be completed on the school website under Parents>Health & Medication >Health Care Plan
* Health Care Plans for asthma are only required if the pupil is on medication.
Our medical policy allows us to administer medicine prescribed by your child's doctor. We are not able to administer over the counter medication.
An ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION FORM will need to be completed for any medicines held in school. This must be completed on the school website under Parents>Health & Medication >Administration of Medication Form. All medication will be held in the office and administered at an agreed time.
G - EMERGENCY CONSENT
Occasionally it is not possible to contact a parent when a child requires hospital treatment during school hours. In such cases, it will be necessary for a member of staff to accompany the child to hospital. The school will continue to try and contact a parent.
In the event of my child requiring emergency medical treatment and the Headteacher (or his representative) being unable to contact me, I give consent for the member of staff accompanying my child to approve the application of any emergency treatment including anaesthetic advised by the medical authorities for the wellbeing of my child.
H - PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES CONSENT
Under GDPR regulations, it is important that we are open with you about the way that the school uses photographic and video records of students and seeks your consent to do so. Therefore, we would like to request your permission to use images taken in the ways detailed below:
The school will contact you should they need to use a photograph or video in any way that falls outside of the descriptions below.
I GIVE PERMISSION for the use of photographs and videos in:
I - EDUCATIONAL VISITS / TRIPS
• Please give parental consent for local off-site activities offered by the school – These activities are part of the school’s curriculum and usually take place during the normal school day.
• Parental consent will be required for all other trips / educational visits.
• Please tick each button below:
J - MODE OF TRANSPORT TO GET FROM HOME TO SCHOOL
K - SCHOOLCOMMS / SCHOOLGATEWAY Communication
The school sends information, a weekly parent newsletter and other communication via email whenever possible. This information will be sent via Schoolcomms.
Please make sure to say YES in the SCHOOLCOMMS box (section B) for everyone wishing to receive communications in this way.
L - DATA COLLECTION
At times, we are required to provide the Department for Education with various statistical data.
We would therefore be grateful if you could supply the following information.
Please select one choice from the relevant categories below when completing this section.
Please note that any missing information will be marked a refused.
L - ETHNIC ORIGIN
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.
Please study the list below and tick one box only to indicate the ethnic background of the pupils or child named above.
I hereby confirm that all the information given in sections A – L is true and correct to my knowledge.
Please be reminded to send the following to the school office at office@amherst.kent.sch.uk:
- Proof of adoption
- Letter in case of divorce / separation, informing us of living arrangements of the child
Many thanks for completing our online Enrolment Form.