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New Resource Pack Available for the Management of Chronic Health Conditions at School

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As more and more children/young people are being diagnosed with a chronic health condition such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and anaphylaxis, teachers are faced with the challenge of supporting a student with these conditions in school. This can seem like a great responsibility and one teachers, principals, school staff and parents can be anxious about.

To address this need, the Asthma Society of Ireland, Diabetes Federation of Ireland, Brainwave - the Irish Epilepsy Association and Anaphylaxis Ireland came together to produce a resource pack 'Managing Chronic Health Conditions at School' to help teachers and parents to work together and provide a safe and enjoyable school environment for students with any one of these conditions.

You can download the pack at the bottom of this page.

This pack is a toolkit containing:

  • Information on developing or updating your school's guidelines on managing students with chronic health conditions 
  • Standardised Healthcare Plan and template forms/letters that can be adapted to meet your school's information need for each student with a chronic condition
  • Clear outline of parents, teachers and board of management responsibilities to aid communication and expectations of all parties in managing a student with a chronic condition on a daily basis
  • Practical information including an Emergency Plan on each condition for teachers and guidance on safe storage and safe disposal of medications at school.

This resource pack aids communication between all parties and provides various tools so school personnel are informed on each condition. Every school in Ireland will receive this resource pack in September 2011. The first step in supporting a student with a chronic health condition is removing the fear of the unknown.

With the support of the INTO, a 9 minute DVD is also available called Managing diabetes at school, a practical guide. You can view the Epilepsy DVD here.

Brainwave would like to sincerely thank the friends and family of the late Jason Brennan, whose fundraising activities this year enabled Brainwave to participate in this much needed project.