Nursery World - Schools issued guidance ahead of legal duty to support children suffering ill-health

Schools have been sent new Government guidance on how to manage
long-term and complex medical conditions, such as diabetes, asthma and
cancer, in advance of a new duty in the Children and Families Act.

From September, schools in England will be legally required to provide support for children with medical conditions. It is the first time that schools will be required by law to provide this support, following a campaign by the Health Conditions in Schools Alliance, led by charities including the British Heart Foundation, Asthma UK, CLIC Sargent, the Stroke Association and Diabetes UK.

Between them the charities represent more than a million children with health needs.

They called for legal protection because, under the current system, there have been too many cases where children with health needs were prevented from doing well at school or missed out on school activities or trips, due to poor health, bullying and stigma.

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