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Information for Ward Staff

Ward staff can help the Hospital School by:

• encouraging mobile children to attend schoolroom lessons from 10am - 12 and 2.00 -3pm;
• informing the School of long-stay patients with special educational needs;
• informing the School of preplanned long-stay admissions;
• inviting the School to attend psycho-social ward rounds, when appropriate;
• including a visit to the School on the orientation programme for new ward staff;
• including the name of a patient's home school, and any special needs, on the hospital admission form;
• accompanying patients to school and picking up from school, where necessary;
• taking responsibility for the medical care and safety of their patients in the schoolroom.
• ensuring that any appropriate infection control information is communicated to the School on a daily basis.

The Hospital School will help wards by:

• allocating a named teacher or teaching assistant;
• teaching in-patients according to the School’s Admissions Policy;
• attending relevant psycho-social ward rounds;
• contributing to assessments or reports when requested;
• regularly updating the School noticeboard on the ward;
• accompanying children back to wards at the end of lessons, where possible.

Please do phone the School (x 8269) if you have any concerns or queries.