Teachers, teaching assistants and midday supervisors should have appropriate training to understand your child's epilepsy and be able to fully support them in school.
The benefits of training
Through training, educational professionals, including teachers, teaching assistants and midday supervisors, can better support your child’s epilepsy by:
- Knowing about seizure types and how to identify them
- Learning how to manage seizures
- Knowing what to record when witnessing a seizure
- Understanding the impact of epilepsy on learning and behaviour
- Understanding what should be included in an Individual Healthcare Plan
- Understanding the importance of assessing the risk level of activities and the types of safety precautions that can be put in place to make sure your child has full access to the curriculum
NB: Additional school staff training will be required if your child has been prescribed emergency medication for their seizures (e.g. buccal midazolam). Please be aware though, there is no legal duty that requires school staff to administer medication. They do so voluntarily.
Young Epilepsy training for teachers and pupils
Our Epilepsy Awareness training for schools covers epilepsy, seizures, seizure first aid and impact on learning. We offer:
- FREE online courses for people working in schools.
- We also offer face-to-face and online epilepsy awareness training, and specialist emergency medication courses in the UK, available for a fee.
Awareness training helps to dispel myths, tackle stigma, and promote safety and inclusion.
Find out more about our training courses.
You can also contact epilepsytraining@youngepilepsy.org.uk
Young Epilepsy classroom resources
We’ve also developed a variety of activities for use in the classroom. Please share the link with your child’s teacher to our website. Find out more in our Resources for schools, colleges & universities.
