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<p>It is important that children with medical conditions, such as cerebral palsy,
are supported to receive a full education. Under Section 100 of the Children and Families
Act (2014), governing boards are required to make arrangements to support pupils with
medical conditions and to have regard to statutory guidance.</p><p>The guidance is
available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-pupils-at-school-with-medical-conditions--3"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-pupils-at-school-with-medical-conditions--3</a>,
and covers a range of areas including the preparation and implementation of school
policies for supporting pupils with medical conditions, the use of individual healthcare
plans, staff training, medicines administration, roles and responsibilities, consulting
with parents and collaborative working with healthcare professionals. It was developed
with a range of stakeholders including the Health Conditions in Schools Alliance (HCSA),
school leaders, academy organisations, unions, young people and their parents, and
Department of Health and Social Care officials and is based on good practice in schools.</p><p>We
continue to work with organisations such as the HCSA to help raise further awareness
of the duty on schools.</p><p>To be awarded qualified teacher status, trainees must
meet the teachers’ standards, which include a requirement that they adapt teaching
to meet the strengths and needs of all pupils. The performance of all existing teachers
in maintained schools must be assessed every year against the teachers’ standards.
It is the responsibility of school leaders to determine the training needs of their
staff within their approach to school improvement, professional development and performance
management.</p><p>Staff training is critical in enabling school staff to provide the
support needed to pupils with medical conditions. The statutory guidance is clear
that governing boards should ensure that any member of school staff providing support
to a pupil with medical needs has received suitable training. It also states that
training should be sufficient as to ensure that staff are competent and have confidence
in their ability to support pupils with medical conditions, and to fulfil the requirements
as set out in individual healthcare plans.</p><p> </p>
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