Supporting pupils with medical needs in schools

We have a policy for helping pupils with medical needs when they are in school.

This policy:

• Establishes the legal position on administering medication; and
• Provides forms that the school can use in consultation with parents if a medical care plan is needed.

All schools would have either adopted this policy or developed their own. Please obtain the school's policy from the school.

The policy aims to:

• Build on the existing good practice, which ensures that children with medical needs attend school and benefit from doing so.
• Establish the ways in which schools can effectively and safely meet the needs of these pupils.
• Build a framework for supporting staff who can assist these pupils.
• Complement schools' health and safety policies.

If you have a query about how your child's medical needs will be attended to when he is in school, please contact the headteacher.