Plan / Do
An individual healthcare care plan is needed, which has been written with the young person, parents and relevant medical professionals. The plan needs to be disseminated to all relevant staff, including supply staff.
The plan should include:
- All medical/physical needs and implications for learning
- Skills to be taught, (e.g. self-organisation)
- Adaptations to the physical environment, (e.g. seating)
- Access to the curriculum (e.g. reducing the written demands of the task, use of verbal or visual cues)
- Specific strategies (e.g. providing regular rest breaks, use of checklist to support organisation, sensory circuits, extra time for processing)
- Alternative methods of recording (e.g. matching labels to pictures/diagrams/maps, mind-maps, appropriate visual pictorial or software/ICT/apps-linked resources, PowerPoint presentations, making posters, oral presentations)
- Additional support for self-care is provided when required/requested
- Any additional equipment (e.g. pencil grips, raised rulers or modified scissors) that is required
- Any specialist equipment (e.g. raised or sloped desks or wobble cushions) that is required
- Any additional ICT needs
- Any additional training needs
- Procedures in case of a medical emergency
For children and young people with dyspraxia and other motor co-ordination needs please see the information on the NASEN website: How teachers can help children with dyspraxia succeed at school.
Please see the DFE document for examples of templates.