The process to apply for a school place if your child has special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), what we expect from schools, medical needs policy in schools, SEND information report.
All schools should have a medical needs policy that states:
The policy should recognise health conditions can be life-threatening and that they can also affect how a child learns.
Schools must regularly review and audit their policy to make sure the arrangements for children with medical conditions are working. Schools in England are required by law to have a medical conditions policy.
This policy statement should be developed with:
This policy statement should be made publicly available on the school's website. Details of all school websites are listed on our page school contact details.
If you work in a school, go to our page medical needs policy – information for professionals.