Supporting Pupils at School with Diabetes

Course Overview

This course teaches staff how to support school children with diabetes

Duration

3.5 hours

Aimed at

School nurses, teachers, teaching assistants, admin officers who have a role supporting pupils at school with medical conditions

Format

We use a combination of distance learning (to teach the knowledge) plus a face-to-face workshop to teach the practical skills required and assess competency.

Learning Outcomes

Workbook: Each learner will be provided with a comprehensive workbook covering:

Individual healthcare plans (IHP) for diabetes
The role of glucose and insulin
The causes of hyperglycaemia
Symptoms of hyperglycaemia
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Treating hyperglycaemia according to the pupils IHP
The causes of hypoglycaemia
Symptoms of hypoglycaemia
Treating hypoglycaemia according to the pupils 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

Practical workshop: On the face-to-face practical workshop you will learn the skills and competencies required, namely:

Working from Individual Healthcare Plans (IHPs) for pupils with diabetes
The role and support from the childrens’ diabetes nurse specialists
The role of insulin and glucose
Blood sugar monitoring (practical)
Hyperglycaemia – causes, symptoms, treatment
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Hypoglycaemia – causes, symptoms, treatment

Assessment

There are written tests that you will take to test your knowledge of the theory (after reading the workbook). There are practical tests of competency that you will undertake on the face-to-face workshop.

Course Mapping

QCF Unit 3047: Support the use of medication in social care settings.

Price

(up to 16 people)

£550 + VAT