Educational & Social Services

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Hospital Education Service

During his or her school life, a young person may need to spend some time in hospital, due to illness, accident or for treatment of a particular medical condition. The Hospital Education Service exists to offer education to young people in such circumstances and provide support emotionally as well as educationally.

The service can keep the young person in contact with the familiar world of school, minimise the isolating effect of illness and ease the eventual process of return to school.

What the Service does

The service consists of one full time teacher based at Crosshouse Hospital.

An excellent class base is offered where young people not confined to bed, can be engaged in educational activities.

For those children unable to attend the classroom, teaching takes place at the bedside. Where appropriate a few others may join the teacher to enable discussion and social interaction for the child confined to bed.

Continued communication with parents is ensured, regarding the educational progress of their children.

Links with the base school are maintained to ensure continuity and progression of education and consistency of approach and materials used.

The Service works as part of a multi-disciplinary team and collaborates with colleagues from other services and agencies.

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