Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the confidence of staff in responding to asthma attacks in schools.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented.
We have worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care in developing plans for revised statutory guidance on ‘Supporting children and young people with medical conditions at school’, available at: https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/
We consulted on this guidance recently, seeking views from schools, parents, health professionals, and other stakeholders on proposals to strengthen how schools meet their duties. Our aim is to ensure that every child can access education safely and confidently, regardless of their health needs. We are considering the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving asthma safety in schools.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented.
We have worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care in developing plans for revised statutory guidance on ‘Supporting children and young people with medical conditions at school’, available at: https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/
We consulted on this guidance recently, seeking views from schools, parents, health professionals, and other stakeholders on proposals to strengthen how schools meet their duties. Our aim is to ensure that every child can access education safely and confidently, regardless of their health needs. We are considering the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will consider developing a national model for asthma management training in schools.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented.
We have worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care in developing plans for revised statutory guidance on ‘Supporting children and young people with medical conditions at school’, available at: https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/
We consulted on this guidance recently, seeking views from schools, parents, health professionals, and other stakeholders on proposals to strengthen how schools meet their duties. Our aim is to ensure that every child can access education safely and confidently, regardless of their health needs. We are considering the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the Department for Health and Social Care on increasing the delivery of Tier 1 asthma training materials to school staff through the National Bundle of Care for Children and Young People with Asthma.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented.
We have worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care in developing plans for revised statutory guidance on ‘Supporting children and young people with medical conditions at school’, available at: https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/
We consulted on this guidance recently, seeking views from schools, parents, health professionals, and other stakeholders on proposals to strengthen how schools meet their duties. Our aim is to ensure that every child can access education safely and confidently, regardless of their health needs. We are considering the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to schools on assessing the quality of asthma management training commissioned for staff.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented.
We have worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care in developing plans for revised statutory guidance on ‘Supporting children and young people with medical conditions at school’, available at: https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/
We consulted on this guidance recently, seeking views from schools, parents, health professionals, and other stakeholders on proposals to strengthen how schools meet their duties. Our aim is to ensure that every child can access education safely and confidently, regardless of their health needs. We are considering the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving asthma management training in schools.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what is expected of them in taking reasonable steps to fulfil their legal obligations and to meet the individual needs of pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented.
We have worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care in developing plans for revised statutory guidance on ‘Supporting children and young people with medical conditions at school’, available at: https://consult.education.gov.uk/medical-conditions-at-school/medical-conditions-at-school-statutory-guidance/
We consulted on this guidance recently, seeking views from schools, parents, health professionals, and other stakeholders on proposals to strengthen how schools meet their duties. Our aim is to ensure that every child can access education safely and confidently, regardless of their health needs. We are considering the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of school absences attributable to asthma in each of the last five academic years.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department does not hold the data requested.
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, including those with asthma. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
From 1 October 2014, the Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 permitted schools to buy salbutamol inhalers for use in emergencies, without a prescription. The emergency salbutamol inhaler should only be used by children who have been prescribed an inhaler and if the pupil’s prescribed inhaler is not available, for example, because it is broken or empty.
Schools are not required to hold an inhaler. This is a discretionary power enabling schools to hold salbutamol inhalers to help them fulfil their duties to support pupils with medical conditions. Schools that choose to keep an emergency inhaler should establish a policy or protocol for the use of the emergency inhaler based on the ‘Emergency asthma inhales for use in schools’ guidance, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-asthma-inhalers-for-use-in-schools.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the risk of preventable asthma deaths among pupils during school hours.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department does not hold the data requested.
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, including those with asthma. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
From 1 October 2014, the Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 permitted schools to buy salbutamol inhalers for use in emergencies, without a prescription. The emergency salbutamol inhaler should only be used by children who have been prescribed an inhaler and if the pupil’s prescribed inhaler is not available, for example, because it is broken or empty.
Schools are not required to hold an inhaler. This is a discretionary power enabling schools to hold salbutamol inhalers to help them fulfil their duties to support pupils with medical conditions. Schools that choose to keep an emergency inhaler should establish a policy or protocol for the use of the emergency inhaler based on the ‘Emergency asthma inhales for use in schools’ guidance, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-asthma-inhalers-for-use-in-schools.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in England hold emergency inhalers on their premises.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department does not hold the data requested.
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, including those with asthma. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
From 1 October 2014, the Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 permitted schools to buy salbutamol inhalers for use in emergencies, without a prescription. The emergency salbutamol inhaler should only be used by children who have been prescribed an inhaler and if the pupil’s prescribed inhaler is not available, for example, because it is broken or empty.
Schools are not required to hold an inhaler. This is a discretionary power enabling schools to hold salbutamol inhalers to help them fulfil their duties to support pupils with medical conditions. Schools that choose to keep an emergency inhaler should establish a policy or protocol for the use of the emergency inhaler based on the ‘Emergency asthma inhales for use in schools’ guidance, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-asthma-inhalers-for-use-in-schools.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the discretionary nature of holding emergency inhalers in schools on the safety of pupils with asthma.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The department does not hold the data requested.
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, including those with asthma. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical conditions and have policies and processes in place to ensure these can be well managed.
From 1 October 2014, the Human Medicines (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 permitted schools to buy salbutamol inhalers for use in emergencies, without a prescription. The emergency salbutamol inhaler should only be used by children who have been prescribed an inhaler and if the pupil’s prescribed inhaler is not available, for example, because it is broken or empty.
Schools are not required to hold an inhaler. This is a discretionary power enabling schools to hold salbutamol inhalers to help them fulfil their duties to support pupils with medical conditions. Schools that choose to keep an emergency inhaler should establish a policy or protocol for the use of the emergency inhaler based on the ‘Emergency asthma inhales for use in schools’ guidance, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-asthma-inhalers-for-use-in-schools.