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Course contents
This training course is broken down into 5 sections
- 1 What is Diabetes?
- 2 Everyday Risks and Responsibilities
- 3 Medication for Diabetes
- 4 School Trips
- 5 Education and Well-Being

About this course
Children with diabetes must manage their condition every day. It's vital for their short and long-term health.
Around 35,000 children and young people (Under the age of 19) have diabetes in the UK alone, with 96% of children having type 1 diabetes, 2% having type 2 diabetes and the other 2% having rare forms of diabetes or a diagnosis that is not yet defined.
Diabetes is the fastest growing health threat in the UK, since 1996 the amount of people being diagnosed with diabetes has doubled. It is, therefore, becoming essential for people that work in childcare and in schools to receive training on how to support children with diabetes and avoid the risks that come with it.
Our Diabetes Training for Schools and Carers has been written for people who care for children with diabetes. It explains how diabetes works, and what needs to be done to keep a child with diabetes happy, healthy and safe at school.
It covers medication, how to control glucose levels, what to do in an emergency, and how to provide a child with emotional and practical support on a daily basis.
If you work with children you may also be interested in the following of our training courses:
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Presented by
Michelle LivingsThe importance of Diabetes Training for Schools & Carers
It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.
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Diabetes Training certificate
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Each of our courses ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.
This Diabetes Training for Schools & Carers course concludes with a 15 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Diabetes Training for Schools & Carers Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.
63 real user reviews
Very interesting and helpful
I thought the course was thorough and provided a good basic knowledge of understanding diabetes, the signs to look out etc
It was really easy to complete.
I think that it’s really great that we can get to do these studies and tests in our own time, unless there is a deadline. The explanations given are clear and easy to remember so that when you do the test it’s still fresh in your mind. Also if you do get it wrong you can go back and redo the lesson your unclear about until you get it right.
Informative, awareness.
Well presented.
Very good.
I like the bite size sections. Easier to go back and check if unsure.
Very informative
Clearly explained the causes and treatment of diabetes, including the differences between type 1 and 2.
Very educational
Enjoyed this course as it taught me more than I already knew about diabetes.
Informative
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Good basic introduction to the condition
Course information is useful. However please do not ask test questions in the negative and then have negatives in the answer. I assume you should be testing my learning about the condition rather than trying to use confused semantics to trip me up.
Why is this training important?
Compliance
It's important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.
The Equality Act of 2010 stipulates that anyone with a long-term health condition, such as diabetes, cannot be treated any differently to anyone else because of their condition.
It legally protects people from discrimination inside and outside of the workplace and replaced all previous anti-discrimination laws that were in place before, such as The Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
The Children and Families Act 2014
Pupils in school with medical conditions should be properly supported to ensure that they have access to a full education, which also includes school trips and physical forms of education.
It also states the EHC plans must be put in place and replace the old special education statements:
Explore more on legislation"A new Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan based on a single assessment process will replace special education statements. EHC plans will support children, young people and their families from birth to 25."
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