Courses
Supporting Pupils at School with Diabetes | In Person
This course teaches staff how to support school children with diabetes.
- We do not currently offer this as a public course for individuals
- Instead, we offer this as a private course for teams
- Click on the ‘For teams’ tab for details/to enquire
- Click below to see a list of courses that we do run for individuals
- A face to face in person course
- Run privately just for your team
- Run at a venue of your choice
- £675 per workshop (max 12) + VAT
Course overview
Course last audited November 2024
This course teaches staff how to support children with diabetes at school.
The course is made up of written tests which you will take to test your knowledge of the theory, after reading the workbook provided. Along with the written tests there are practical tests of competency which you will undertake during the face-to-face workshop.
Aimed at
School nurses, teachers, teaching assistants, admin officers who have a role supporting pupils at school with medical conditions.
Course content
- Individual healthcare plans (IHP) for diabetes
- The role of glucose and insulin
- The causes of hyperglycaemia
- Symptoms of hyperglycaemia
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
- The causes of hypoglycaemia
- Symptoms of hypoglycaemia
- Treating hypoglycaemia according to the pupil’s IHP
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Supporting pupils with their insulin at school
- Supporting pupils with insulin pumps at school
- Sports and PE for school children with diabetes
- Working from Individual Healthcare Plans (IHPs) for pupils with diabetes
- The role and support from the children’s diabetes nurse specialists
Accreditation
This course is accredited by CPD Assessed.
Certification
Pricing
£675 + VAT per workshop (max 12) + trainer expenses (click here for details).