(2) what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of provision of trained personnel in schools to support the health needs of children;
(3) what guidance his Department gives to schools on the administration to students of insulin injections during the school day.
The DfES and DH have jointly recommended to schools, in ‘Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings’ (2005) that they should, with support from their local authority and local health professionals, develop policies on managing medicines and put in place effective management systems to support individual children with medical needs, including diabetes. The guidance advises that schools should have sufficient support staff who are trained to manage medicines as part of their duties. We have no plans to monitor training of school staff in this specific area.