Teaching for Children Too Sick to Attend School
The Teaching and Learning Provision (TLP) helps children aged 5 to 16 who are too unwell (either physically or mentally) to go to school. TLP gives them support with their learning until they can return to school on at least a part-time basis.
What TLP does:
- Every term, TLP has meetings with the child, their parents, their school, and health workers to talk about the support and plan the return to school
- TLP makes a learning plan with the school for each child that fits their medical needs
- TLP helps the child get back into their own school when they are well enough to return part-time
Who can get help from TLP?
- The child has missed 15 days of school in one year because of illness, and this is shown on the school register as illness or medical
- The school has already made an Additional Needs Plan with the child and their parents
- TLP looks at medical information before giving help
How can you ask for TLP support?
Parents should talk to the child’s school if they think TLP can help. Only the school can ask TLP for help.
TLP helps children in all kinds of schools, like independent schools, maintained schools, and academies.
- TLP Medical Needs Policy [194.5 KB] [pdf]
