Guidance

Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions

Proposed statutory guidance and advice to ensure that pupils with medical conditions receive appropriate support.

From:
Department for Education
Published
30 April 2014
Last updated
23 June 2014 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on

This document has been replaced by the statutory guidance on ‘Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions’.

Documents

Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions

Ref: DFE-00393-2014

PDF, 389 KB, 24 pages

Details

This is the proposed text for guidance that will be issued under section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (duty to make arrangements for pupils with medical conditions).

This duty comes into force on 1 September 2014. It will replace the departmental advice on managing medicines in schools and early years settings. We are publishing the proposed text in advance so you can:

  • prepare for implementation
  • understand what will be required when it is in force

Updates to this page

Published 30 April 2014
Last updated 23 June 2014 + show all updates

  1. Updated supporting information to add link to departmental advice on mental health and behaviour in schools.

  2. Updated the 'links to other useful resources' document.

  3. 'Supporting pupils with medical conditions: templates' document and links to other useful resources have been added.

  4. First published.

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