Description
This article discusses the difficulties that children with medical conditions face when trying to participate in education. The contributors discuss ways to improve the situation, including from the perspectives of the children themselves, their parents, and their siblings.
This work examines the issues which affect the participation, achievement and social inclusion of children with medical conditions in education. The contributors discuss areas of potential difficulty and suggest ways of developing more effective and efficient provision, in and out of school. This approach includes young people's, parents' and siblings' accounts, professional descriptions and critiques of research, educational policies and practices within the UK.