Are paediatricians failing at school?

The UK government has given high priority to ensure that children with SEN are enabled with appropriate service provision: "We want to focus on identifying the needs of children with SEN and placing them at the centre of service provision, rather than concentrating on the different statutory re...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2002-09, Vol.87 (3), p.173-174
Main Authors: Goepel, J M, Forsyth, K D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Access to Education
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Health
Child Health Services - organization & administration
Childhood Needs
Children & youth
Childrens health
Collaboration
Communication
Communication Skills
Cooperation
Education
Education, Special - organization & administration
Educational Needs
Educational Psychology
Elementary Education
Elementary Schools
Health services
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Leading
Learning
Learning Disorders - rehabilitation
Learning Problems
Legislation
Medical sciences
paediatrician
Pediatrics
Prevention and actions
Psychologists
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Responsibilities
school
School Districts
School Health Services - organization & administration
Schools
Social Environment
Social Services
special educational needs
Special Needs Students
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Teaching Methods
United Kingdom
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Summary:The UK government has given high priority to ensure that children with SEN are enabled with appropriate service provision: "We want to focus on identifying the needs of children with SEN and placing them at the centre of service provision, rather than concentrating on the different statutory responsibilities of individual agencies" 2 Schools are held accountable for the education of children through legislation, yet struggle to meet the educational requirements for children with SEN. Only a few of the 18% of children with SEN have a medical component to this need, thereby requiring to be seen by a paediatrician. All of these agencies "must have regard to" the Code. [...]it should be understood that there is an undeniable requirement on paediatricians to be assistive to the school in their endeavours to meet the needs of the child.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.87.3.173