Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Medical Home Tuition Guidance
Autumn 2025
Contents
Introduction 2
Statutory Framework 3
Medial Home Tuition Referral Pathway 6
Medical Home Tuition Provision 8
Roles and Responsibilities 11
Appendix 1 – Medical Tuition Parent/Carer agreement 17
Appendix 2 – Medical Tuition School/Academy agreement 18
Appendix 3 – Medical Tuition Passport 19
Appendix 4 20
‘Ensuring a good education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs’
Statutory guidance for Local Authorities
Revised May 2013
Appendix 5 20
‘Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions’
Statutory guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools and proprietors of academies in England
December 2015
Appendix 6 – Medical Home Tuition Pathway 20
Appendix 7 – Arranging Education for Children who cannot attend School due to Health Needs
December 2023
Introduction
This document sets out Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s Guidance for the education of children and young people who are unable to attend school because of health needs. The authority recognises that all children and young people are entitled to an education of high quality and is committed to ensuring that the needs of this vulnerable group of learners are met.
We recognise that there is a shared responsibility between the local authority, schools, and partner agencies to successfully implement this guidance. It is centred on high quality integrated service provision in order to promote better outcomes for this cohort of children and young people.
This guidance shares the roles and responsibilities of the local authority, schools and the relevant alternative education service providers.
Working Together to Improve School Attendance Guidance May 2022 (updated August 2024) states that in order to support attendance of pupils with medical needs the following should take place:
· Sensitive conversations and developing good support for pupils with physical or mental health conditions. For example, making reasonable adjustments where a pupil has a disability or putting in place an individual healthcare plan where needed.
· Considering whether additional support from external partners (including the local authority or health services) would be appropriate, making referrals in a timely manner and working together with those services to deliver any subsequent support.
Working with parents to develop specific support approaches for attendance for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, including where applicable ensuring the provision outlined in the pupil’s education, health and care plan is accessed.
In addition, schools should work with families to help support routines where school transport is regularly being missed and work with other partners to encourage the scheduling of additional support interventions or medical appointments outside of the main school day.
Working together to improve school attendance - GOV.UK
This guidance refers to:
· Section 19 of the Education Act 1996
· Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006
· Equality Act 2010
· Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014
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Alternative Provision Statutory Guidance (2013) updated 2025
Alternative
provision - GOV.UK
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Arranging education for children who cannot attend school because
of health needs (2013) updated 2023
Education for children with health needs who cannot attend
school - GOV.UK
Statutory Framework
Statutory Guidance for Schools and Local Authorities
Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 provides that each local authority should make arrangements for the provision of suitable education at school or otherwise than at school for children of compulsory school age who, by reason of illness, may not for any period receive suitable education unless such arrangements are made for them.
The Department for Education has produced two statutory guidance publications for schools and local authorities in relation to pupils with health / medical needs.
Arranging education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs - December 2023
“This guidance relates to local authorities statutory duties under section 19 of the Education Act 1996. The s.19(1) duty states that local authorities are responsible for arranging suitable and (normally) full-time education for children of compulsory school age who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not receive suitable education without such provision.”
It states that “where a child cannot attend school because of a physical or mental health need, and cannot access suitable full-time education, the local authority is responsible for arranging suitable alternative provision.”
The DfE acknowledges that in some circumstances medical tuition might be delivered by the child’s school if more appropriate or if the child is able to access school for all or part of the day.
“When a child is already attending school, there is a range of circumstances where their health needs can and should be managed by the school so that they can continue to be educated there without the need for the intervention of the local authority. Home schools would usually provide support to children who are absent from school because of illness for a shorter period, for example when experiencing chicken pox or influenza. The ‘Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions’ guidance outlines the expectations for schools in this respect. Schools also need to be aware of their responsibilities when mental health issues are impacting on a child’s attendance. The local authority does not need to become involved in such arrangements unless it has reason to believe that the education being provided by the school is unsuitable.”
The guidance states that local authorities must;
“arrange suitable full-time education for children of compulsory school age who, because of physical or mental health illness, would not receive suitable education without such provision.”
The law does not define full time education and the guidance advises that “if, for example, a child receives one-to-one tuition, the hours of face-to-face provision could be fewer as the education may be more intensive.”
“Suitable” means suitable to the child’s age, aptitude, ability and any special educational needs that he or she may have.
The guidance states that local authorities should:
Provide such education as soon as it is clear that the child will be away from school for 15 days or more, whether consecutive or cumulative
Use medical evidence to better understand the needs of the child and identify the most suitable provision.Local authorities, working closely with the child’s home school, medical practitioners and the child’s family, should make every effort to minimise the disruption to a child’s education by identifying the most suitable provision.
Where specific medical evidence, such as that provided by a medical practitioner, is not readily available, the child’s home school or the local authority should consider liaising with other medical practitioners and consider other evidence to ensure appropriate provision can be arranged as soon as possible. The local authority should review any additional evidence to help them identify the most suitable provision. Parents should always provide updated advice and evidence in such instances when possible.
Ensure that the education children receive is of good quality, as defined in the statutory guidance Alternative Provision (2013), allows them to take appropriate qualifications, prevents them from slipping behind their peers in school and allows them to reintegrate successfully back into school as soon as possible.
Avoid ‘hard and fast’ rules about what and how they arrange education to meet a child’s health needs as they may be inappropriate as they could limit the offer and prevent their access to the right level of educational support which they are well enough to receive.
Local authorities, alongside the child’s home school, should regularly review the provision offered to ensure that it continues to be appropriate for the child and that it is providing suitable education.
“The Government’s policy intention is that all children, regardless of circumstance or setting should receive a good education to enable them to shape their own futures”.
The DfE acknowledges that in some circumstances medical tuition might be delivered by the child’s school if more appropriate or if the child is able to access school for all or part of the day.
“There will be a wide range of circumstances where a child has a health need but will receive suitable education that meets their needs without the intervention of the LA – for example, where the child can still attend school with some support; where the school has made arrangements to deliver suitable education outside of school for the child; or where arrangements have been made for the child to be educated in a hospital by an on-site hospital school. We would not expect the LA to become involved in such arrangements unless it had reason to think that the education being provided to the child was not suitable or, while otherwise suitable, was not full-time or for the number of hours the child could benefit from without adversely affecting their health. This might be the case where, for example, the child can attend school but only intermittently.
The law does not define full-time education but children with health needs should have provision which is equivalent to the education they would receive in school. If they receive one-to-one tuition, for example, the hours of face-to-face provision could be fewer as the provision is more concentrated.
Where full-time education would not be in the best interests of a particular child because of reasons relating to their physical or mental health, LAs should provide part-time education on a basis they consider to be in the child's best interests. Full and part-time education should still aim to achieve good academic attainment particularly in English, Maths and Science.
Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions – Statutory guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools and proprietors of academies in England, December 2015
Key points of the guidance;
Pupils at school with medical conditions should be properly supported so that they have full access to education, including school trips and physical education.
Governing bodies must ensure that arrangements are in place in schools to support pupils at school with medical conditions.
Governing bodies should ensure that school leaders consult health and social care professionals, pupils and parents to ensure that the needs of children with medical conditions are properly understood and effectively supported.
Medical Home Tuition Referral Pathway
Medical Tuition provides temporary educational support for pupils who are unable to attend school for medical reasons. The purpose is to minimise disruption to education for children who are physically ill, injured or have mental health difficulties. The service aims to provide as much curriculum access as possible to enable these pupils to return smoothly to school as soon as their health permits. Where possible, schools should continue to provide education to pupils with health needs who can attend school.
When a pupil is already attending school, there is a range of circumstances where their health needs can and should be managed by the school so that they can continue to be educated there without the need for the intervention of the local authority.
Schools would usually provide support to children who are
absent because of illness for a shorter period, for example when experiencing
chicken pox or influenza. The ‘Supporting pupils at school with medical
conditions’ guidance outlines the expectations for schools in this respect.
Schools also need to be aware of their responsibilities when mental health
issues are impacting on a child’s attendance.
The local authority does not need to become involved in such arrangements unless it has reason to believe that the education being provided by the school is unsuitable. The school has a duty (regulation 12(1)(a) of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 to provide to the local authority, at agreed intervals, the full name and address of any pupils of compulsory school age who are not attending school regularly (including due to their health needs).
Medical home tuition will be considered if:
· They are expected to be absent for at least 15 school days
· They live within the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council area
· They are of compulsory school age (funding available until the end of Year 11)
It is the educational providers (i.e. school/academy in most cases) responsibility to provide the supporting medical evidence with the referral. Referrals must indicate the anticipated length of time that a child will require medical home tuition provision to facilitate best planning for reintegration to school setting in the future.
Upon receipt of:
· Pupil Passport (with parent/carer consent)
· School Agreement
· Parent/Carer Agreement
· Graduated Response and Supporting Evidence from school
· Letter and/or report evidencing the need for this provision (this will give a recommendation of time frame for support) which has come from; Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Consultant Paediatrician (other health professional recommendations will be considered)
Consideration of the suitability of education will be given when a pupil has been absent from school due to ill health for a total of 15 days over the course of a school year or where it becomes evident that they will be absent from school for more than 15 days over the course of a school year.
However, a pupil may have a pattern of absence due to ill health extending beyond 15 days but still be receiving a suitable education from the school. In such cases schools will provide a combination of outreach support and contact or remote tuition and contact to ensure that a pupil on the school roll, who suffers from ill health, is still accessing a suitable education and benefitting from membership of the school community.
Every school has a member of staff with responsibility for pupils who cannot attend because of medical needs. This member of staff should contact the Medical Tuition Service promptly and submit the appropriate referral forms. Occasionally requests for medical tuition support comes directly from the child’s specialist/hospital consultant or the medical team at the hospital where they are being treated.
A pupil who is an in-patient at a hospital may be in receipt of provision made directly by the hospital and it is the school/academy responsibility to ensure that they liaise with the provider of any in-patient tuition.
Medical Home Tuition Provision
Once provision has been agreed at panel, an initial package of support will be shared with family and school for their agreement.
The initial provision will be based on the number of hours the medical evidence supports that the pupil is able to access and will be finally agreed at the multi-agency planning meeting involving medical home tuition professional, parents, representative from health, staff from the home school and where appropriate the pupil and reviewed accordingly at subsequent review meetings.
The planning meeting will identify the lead professional to
co-ordinate support and in most cases, this will be the Strategic Lead for
Inclusion and Alternative Provision or the named person from the pupil’s home
school.
The plan will also identify a re-integration plan for return to school.
Tuition will be reviewed at half termly intervals (or six weeks whichever is
the most appropriate) unless changes in condition necessitate earlier review.
A pupil will remain on the roll of the school at which they are registered as a
pupil.
To determine provision, the following will be taken into account:
· The amount of education a pupil’s health condition allows them to access (pupils must be able to attend sessions of at least 30 minutes in length. If pupils are unable to complete 30 minute sessions, further discussions will need to be had around the value and purpose of this provision. Options may include pausing tuition for a period of time and then a review held, or a decision may be taken to cease the provision until a medical professional assessing pupil believes a re-referral should be made).
· The age and key stage of the pupil
· The type and intensity of the provision made
Provision offered may include:
· 1:1 tutoring in person either in the pupil’s home, other suitable venue
· 1:1 tutoring remotely whilst pupil is at home
· 1:1 tutoring remotely whilst pupil is at school
· 1:1 tutoring in person at a risk assessed, suitable community venue
· Small group in person tutoring at school
Tuition only takes place when another responsible adult is within the teaching venue
The law does not define full-time education but children with health needs should have provision, where possible, which is equivalent to the education they would receive in a mainstream school.
If, for example, a pupil receives one-to-one tuition, the hours of face-to-face provision could be fewer as the education may be more intensive. Where full-time education would not be in a pupil’s best interests for reasons relating to their physical or mental health, local authorities must arrange part-time education on whatever basis they consider to be in the pupil's best interests.
Full and part-time education should still aim to achieve
good academic attainment particularly in English, maths and science.
Tuition Plan will be reviewed regularly, with the aim of eventually increasing
the number of hours up to full-time as soon as the pupil’s health allows.
The stages below illustrate the process and procedures which operate:
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Medical Home Tuition Pathway |
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Graduated response evident to support pupil to remain in mainstream. This could include referrals to: · Aspire Outreach · Early Help · Educational Psychology Service · Specialist Inclusion Team This may also include Off Site Direction (OSD) over a short period of time with clear QA, communication with parents and reviewed impact targets for successful reintegration to mainstream. |
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Following recommendation from: Clinical Psychologist Psychiatrist Consultant Paediatrician School to complete and submit referral to Strategic Lead for Inclusion (with parental views and consent) Strategic Lead to share referral with ASSENT |
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Pupil with an EHCP Referral considered at EHCP Tuesday Panel |
Pupil with an EHCP Referral considered at Request to Assess Wednesday Panel |
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Strategic Lead for Inclusion to communicate decision to referring school. Strategic Lead for Inclusion to source medical home tuition teacher and co-ordinate plan with school. |
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Tuition Delivery
Once a tutor has been allocated, the tuition will be
delivered during term time.
The tutor is allocated the Strategic Lead for Inclusion and Alternative
Provision will make arrangements with the family and school for the tuition to
take place at a convenient time and place.
If tuition is being delivered in the home, an appropriate adult should also be
present for safeguarding reasons.
The level of support is dependent on the child’s individual circumstances.
All Tutors are qualified teachers with previous experience of working in
educational settings.
Occasionally agencies who have been quality assured by the local authority will
be used to source Tutors.
Support for Pregnant Schoolgirls and Young Mums
Medical Tuition Service may consider support for pregnant
schoolgirls and young mothers.
If agreed at panel then, support would generally be provided from around 6
weeks before the pupil’s due date. Some pupils will find they are able to
continue studying beyond this point, but it is understood some will require to
finish sooner.
Medical tuition support would typically last for an 18 week period in total
(usually 6 weeks before the pupil’s due date and 12 weeks after the birth).
Young mothers are expected to return to school once they are fit to do so, but
attendance is tailored to fit individual circumstances and, for most pupils,
will involve a gradual reintroduction to school to allow both mother and baby
to adjust.
Returning to School
It is recognised that, whenever possible, pupils should receive their education within their mainstream school and the aim of the provision will be to reintegrate pupils back into mainstream education at the earliest opportunity as soon as they are well enough. Arrangements for reintegration will be discussed with school staff and each child or young person will have a personalised reintegration plan.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Medical Home Tuition Tutor will maintain appropriate, effective links with the pupil’s home school/academy and, through regular reviews, involve them in decisions concerning the educational programme and pupil progress. This should also include social and emotional needs, for example ensuring that learners feel fully part of their school/academy community, are able to stay in contact with classmates, and have access to the opportunities enjoyed by their peers. In the case of pupils accessing home tuition, schools/academies will be expected to encourage and help them maintain social contact with their peers wherever possible.
The home school/academy must be aware of its continuing role in the pupil’s education whilst they are not attending for example, through providing relevant assessment information, supplying curriculum materials and books, liaising with Medical Home Tuition tutor over planning and examination course requirements where appropriate, and ensuring that there is a named teacher within school/academy who can co-ordinate and support these links.
Role of the school/academy
The school/academy will identify a named person to provide a link and continuity for a pupil accessing medical home tuition. The school/academy will provide curriculum information in sufficient detail to enable tutor to deliver a suitable education. The school/academy, through the named person will also provide resources and curriculum support as defined within the pupil’s plan.
In cases where access to medical home tuition is anticipated to be for a period of more than 12 weeks, or when the provision extends beyond this period the school/academy will also identify the appropriate proportion of the pupil’s AWPU to contribute to the cost of provision. This follows the principle that funding should follow the learner.
The school/academy should also make arrangements for contact visits as appropriate. These will form part of the plan and will offer the pupil opportunities to retain contact with the school/academy and peers in the school/academy. Contact visits could include attendance at assemblies, invitations to school/academy events or internet links to lessons. The school/academy should also maintain contact with the pupil and parents through newsletters, emails and other usual school/academy communications with parents/carers.
All pupils will remain on roll of their home school and the prime responsibility for their education lies with that school.
Areas of responsibility – a summary
The school/academy will:
1. Have
a policy and a named person with responsibility for provision for pupils who
are unable to attend school/academy because of health or medical needs.
2. Have
a policy that supports pupils in school with health or medical conditions (as
per statutory guidance)
3. Notify
Medical Home Tuition via email if a pupil is likely to be away from school due
to health or medical needs for longer than 15 school days.
4. Make
an appropriate referral to RMBC Medical Home Tuition in a timely manner so as
to ensure that pupils with health or medical needs are not without access to
education for more than 15 working days.
5. Remain responsible for:
· Producing a medical education plan in which half-termly work programmes are available in core curriculum subjects which the pupil would normally be studying in accordance with statutory requirements
· Half-termly reviews that will include discussion of any special arrangements required for taking external examinations
· Resources
· Examination entry fees
· Ensuring pupils are prepared for and entered for public examinations and national tests
· Making arrangements for Standard Assessment Tests
· Assessment of course work
· Career guidance
· Work experience placements (if appropriate)
· Informing
all other agencies of any alterations to the agreed programme of action
6. Provide
appropriate support for reintegration at the earliest opportunity.
7. Provide learning for pupils who request it who are absent from school for less than 15 days on health or medical grounds.
RMBC Medical Home Tuition will:
1. Support the school/academy in producing a health or medical education plan which will include arrangements for the delivery of a broad, balanced and appropriate curriculum, ongoing homework and marking.
2. Ensures clear lines of communication between all agencies and particularly ensures that parents are informed about whom to contact in respect of education provision.
3. Attend all review and reintegration meetings, submitting relevant reports as appropriate.
4. Quality assure and retain all relevant reports, as appropriate, with regard to pupil progress and achievements.
5. Support school to ensure that pupils with health or medical needs are not without access to education for more than 15 working days.
6. Ensure, as far as possible, that pupils with a prolonged or recurring illness will have access to education from day one of the absence.
7. Ensure good attendance whilst receiving teaching outside of the school/academy and if necessary, making the appropriate referral requesting a home visit.
8. Complete attendance records which will be sent to the pupil’s home school/academy.
9. Ensure that the service teachers receive appropriate in-service development.
10. Liaise with appropriate agencies.
Assessment of pupil needs
As soon as educational support via the medical home tuition has been agreed, schools/academies are required to provide baseline assessment information and curriculum plans to inform the planning of educational provision. This information, along with advice from relevant professionals, will ensure that the education provided is effectively matched to the pupil’s unique needs.
Once the pupil commences tuition then the pupil will remain registered with the home school as the ‘main’ provider and marked as K code on the register to indicate education is provided off site and that this has been arranged by RMBC.
Complex Cases
Some cases will present a complex pattern of need. The medical diagnosis, treatment, benefits of hospital and home tuition, and period of absence may be unclear.
Medical Home Tuition is not intended to provide alternative long-term education.
Home tuition will be offered when there is:
· A clear action plan for educational provision, including a school re-integration strategy
· A named lead school professional
· An agreed time limit
· Defined roles for other professionals involved
· Appropriate medical treatment available
Home tuition will be provided and agreed for a term with daily lesson assessments and half termly reviews of provision.
Prior to the end of a term of tuition, there will need to be a review and consequent action plan should it be deemed necessary that the tuition continues based on medical professional opinion.
This should be done via the multi-agency team meetings led by the referring school.
Pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan
Pupils with EHCPs who are on school/academy rolls should have detailed support plans which should be regularly reviewed by the school/academy. The school/academy Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator should be regularly involved in the ongoing liaison between the school/academy and Medical Home Tuition professionals and should contribute to the tuition review process.
Monitoring pupil progress
The pupil’s objectives and plan will be prepared by the home school/academy in partnership with Strategic Lead for Inclusion and Alternative Provision and Medical Home Tuition professionals. The Support Plan will be in writing and will be regularly reviewed and monitored by all parties, including the learner and their parent/carers. Reviews will take place at least half-termly.
Reviews will be integral to the long-term planning for the educational provision for the pupil and the ultimate reintegration back into the home school/academy.
High quality provision - flexible to meet individual need
Education provided will be tailored to the pupil’s individual needs and the impact of their health or medical condition on their ability to access education.
Use of baseline assessment information from the home school/academy will inform individual plans, which should be suitable and flexible enough to be appropriate to the pupil’s needs. The nature of the provision should also reflect the demands of what can be a changing or fluctuating health or medical condition.
Wherever possible the curriculum will reflect the curriculum that a pupil would
experience at the school/academy. This will be differentiated to meet the needs of the individual pupil. When provision is limited to a shorter period of time the curriculum will focus on key literacy and numeracy skills.
The Strategic Lead for Inclusion and Alternative Provision and medical home tuition tutor will work closely with the home school/academy to determine provision. The school/academy must ensure support is given for this via liaison being available with school/academy staff and any relevant resources such as textbooks, past papers etc.
When a pupil is expected to take public examinations, but if not well enough to do so in the school/academy, agreement should be reached between Medical Home Tuition professionals and the home school/academy as to how arrangements will be made to enable the pupil to sit public examinations. Home schools/academies are responsible for ensuring exam entries and any necessary access arrangements are made.
Medical Home Tuition professionals will liaise with the school/academy about movement of exam papers and invigilation of exams, if it is felt a pupil needs to sit any exam in an appropriate alternative venue rather than home school/academy.
School/academy will be expected to remain responsible for the movement of papers and the invigilation of exams held at any appropriate, alternative setting.
RMBC is responsible for monitoring the overall quality of provision offered by Medical Home Tuition tutors.
The school/academy are responsible for monitoring the quality of the provision for the individual pupil via through regular reviewing.
Parents/carers and pupils will be consulted before teaching begins. In order to support reintegration back into school/academy at the earliest opportunity and reduce isolation, tuition will only take place in the home as an exception and could include an element of on-line learning.
Teaching at home will only be carried out if there is an agreed ‘named adult’ also in attendance.
The pupil’s experience will be an extension of their school/academy experience and will seek to maintain their studies and social contacts with the school/academy (as their medical condition allows).
Close liaison and sharing of information will be maintained by the pupil’s home school/academy with an identified medical home tuition tutor, and other key professionals, which will include some or all of the following: health professionals, educational psychologists, Early Help and Social Care.
Online learning tools
Online learning tools can be used to support the pupil’s education. The pupil should, where available, have access to Information and Communications Technology equipment and to the school/academy intranet and internet. However, this will not be used in isolation and should complement face to face education. Where possible online links with school/academy will be explored to support social inclusion and maintain friendship groups.
Equal Opportunities
The Medical Home Tuition Service will strive to ensure that equal opportunities are fundamental to our assessment of circumstances and to the service provided, recognising strengths and addressing areas of difficulty on an individual basis.
Appendix 1 Medical Home Tuition Parent/Carer Agreement
Medical Home Tuition
Email: MedicalTuition@rotherham.gov.uk
Medical Home Tuition and Parent/Carer Agreement
Arrangements are being made for your child … ………………………..
to receive home tuition from our Service.
In order for your child to obtain the maximum benefit from his/her tuition, it is essential:
Parents/carers agree to:
- Ensure regular attendance at the agreed time.
- Ensure your child is fully prepared and ready for learning when the teacher arrives and make sure all homework has been completed.
- Provide a safe and quiet environment, preferably with a chair and flat surface to work on. The space provided should be in the main body of the house, and not, for example, in an annexe.
- Ensure that there is a responsible adult at home at all times during the tuition period.
- Give the Medical Home Tuition Tutor the maximum notice possible if it is absolutely essential to cancel a lesson.
- Attend review meetings as appropriate.
- Return all resources to the teacher when tuition ends.
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The Medical Home Tuition Service agrees/aims to:
- Provide suitably qualified staff with current DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks.
- Endeavour to meet the educational needs of your child in partnership with their home school.
- Liaise closely with your child’s own school to provide a high quality learning experience.
- Prepare your child for public exams, as appropriate.
- Keep parents/carers informed of the pupil’s achievements and progress.
- Prepare your child for his/her return to school, as appropriate.
Signed ………………………………………….
Parent/Carer Date:
Signed …………………………………………….
Medical Home Tuition Date:
Appendix 2 Medical Home Tuition School/Academy Agreement
Home Tuition and School agreement
School… ………………….
Arrangements are being made for your child ……. …… Year …… to receive home tuition.
For this pupil to obtain the maximum benefit from his/her tuition, it is essential that:
School agrees to:
- Maintain ownership and overall responsibility for the pupil.
- Have a policy and named person for pupils unable to attend school for medical reasons.
- Ensure current medical evidence of need.
- Provide full information about the pupil’s ability and courses of study.
- Provide support plans and short/medium term plans
- Monitor attendance by encouraging good attendance at all times.
- Make arrangements for appropriate work and resources to be made available to the home tutor and pupil.
- Maintain data collection and progress reporting for the student.
- Maintain contact with the pupil.
- Hold review meetings as appropriate.
- Support reintegration, as appropriate.
- Ensure student’s social and emotional needs are addressed.
- The home school will mark in register sessions B. All other sessions will be marked in line with school’s attendance policy.
The Home Tuition agrees/aims to:
- Provide suitably qualified staff with current DBS checks.
- Endeavour to meet the educational needs of the pupil.
- Liaise with your school to provide a high-quality learning experience.
- Work with your school to ensure the smooth reintegration of your pupil into school, as appropriate.
- Prepare pupils for public exams, as appropriate.
- Keep your school informed of the pupil’s achievements and progress.
- Attend review meetings when they are called by school to monitor the needs of your pupil.
Signed ……………………… …………………. School
Signed ……………………………………………. Medical Home Tuition
Appendix 3
Medical Home Tuition Pupil Passport
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Appendix 6 Medical Home Tuition (MHT) Pathway Information
Appendix 7
DfE December 2023
