The government has introduced the requirement for governing bodies to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions. We have also provided statutory guidance outlining schools\u2019 responsibilities in this area. This ensures governing boards develop policy to help pupils with medical conditions that is readily accessible to parents and school staff.<\/p>
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The government currently has no plans to survey how many educational institutions have policies in place.<\/p>
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The content of the Common Inspection Framework, safeguarding guidance and training of inspectors are matters for Her Majesty\u2019s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member for West Ham and I will deposit a copy of her reply in the libraries of the House.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1562", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Scarborough and Whitby"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Goodwill"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-12-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "115759"} , {"_value" : "115760"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-12-05T17:44:22.027Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pupils: Health"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110185, if she will undertake a survey, similar to her Department's Supporting mental health in schools and colleges survey published in August 2017, to evaluate how many educational institutions have policies for supporting pupils with medical conditions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1583", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lyn Brown"} ], "uin" : "115758"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/795338", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/795338/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The government has introduced the requirement for governing bodies to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions. We have also provided statutory guidance outlining schools\u2019 responsibilities in this area. This ensures governing boards develop policy to help pupils with medical conditions that is readily accessible to parents and school staff.<\/p>
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The government currently has no plans to survey how many educational institutions have policies in place.<\/p>
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