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Children with medical needs: What schools and settings need to know

  • Mini Guides
  • 23 Feb 2018

This guide aims to:

  • Summarise legal requirements for supporting children with medical needs
  • Provide case studies on what effective practice for supporting children with medical needs might look like
  • Provide practical strategies to help you in your setting
  • Develop your understanding of the impact that having medical needs can have on children and young people
  • Explain some of the key terms and language used including the different types of provision

Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Educational Psychologist, Governor, Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Senior Leader, Support staff, Teacher, Teaching Assistant

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