According to information obtained through a Freedom of Information request by the Health Conditions in School Alliance, alongside investigations by Diabetes UK, nine in ten schools in England are not able to show they have medical conditions policies in place.
This is despite the body successfully campaigning in 2014 to amend the Children and Families Act to include a duty on schools in England to support children with long-term medical conditions such as diabetes, asthma and epilepsy.
The Health Conditions in School Alliance, which is made up of more than 30 organisations and supports over one million children, says that schools are either not aware of the law or do not understand what it means for them in practice.
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