Policies and Links for School
Department for Education guidance: Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions
Department for Education guidance: Ensuring a good education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs
Oxfordshire County Council The Education of Children and Young People who are unable to Attend School due to Medical Needs
Oxfordshire Hospital School’s Medical Needs Model Policy for OCC Schools 2019
Oxfordshire Hospital School’s Individual Healthcare Plan with Risk Assessment
Health Conditions in Schools Alliance have a range of Individual Healthcare Plan templates for specific conditions including Diabetes, Asthma and M.E.
Resources for School
- Anxiety Toolkit
- Anxiety Lesson from OHS – Lesson Plan
- Anxiety Lesson from OHS – Presentation
- Anxiety Lesson – video clip 1
- Anxiety Lesson – video clip 2
- OCD Toolkit
- Pain Toolkit
- CFS Toolkit
Presentation to SENCOs, Feb 2020
External resources:
Our friends at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust have produced a series of excellent videos in a series called Short Films About Mental Health
Anxiety
Psychosis
Personality Disorders
Neurodiversity
Good Mental Health and Wellbeing
A conversation about suicide
Lessons Learned During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Our team have compiled a list of resources aimed at supporting children, young people and families during the Covid-19 period and for the transition back to school. We hope these will be helpful not only with regards to the pandemic but also in a broader context will suggest useful approaches for supporting all pupils with medical needs.
- Preparing Your Child for the First Day Back in School
- Talking to Children about Coronavirus
- Resilience and Coping
- Talking to Children about Illness
- Shielding Advice for Children and Young People
- Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young Families
- Managing Uncertainty in Children and Young People
- Recovery and Returning to School
- Engaging with New Families Remotely
- Supporting Children as Schools Reopen
- Managing Transitions
- Building Resilience
- Resources for Mental Health and Wellbeing (1)
- Resources for Mental Health and Wellbeing (2)
- Resources for Mental Health and Wellbeing (3)
- Dealing with the Effects of Lockdown
- Anxiety Toolkit
- Return to School
- Supporting Pupils from Minority Groups
- Supporting Re-engagement and Recovery