When A Student Has Addison's : A Guide For Schools & Parents

Our booklet "When a student has Addison's: a guide for schools and parents" was written to help young people with Addison's who are in education to explain the condition, considerations needed and support required by a school or educational establishment.

The booklet covers the following information:

What is Addison's
Day to day symptoms
Managing medication and fluids
Medical jewellery and other documentation
The Individual Healthcare Plan
Absences and support for education missed
Outside the classroom: school trips and sports
Exam arrangements
Transition to another school
Responding to sickness, injury and emergencies
Legislative guidance and further information
Suggested Individual Healthcare Plan template
Other essential contacts

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