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Diabetes Training for Schools & Carers
This Diabetes Training Course is for anyone who cares for children with diabetes. It's ideal for those who work in schools, as well as parents, guardians, youth workers and childminders. It explains how to monitor, treat and care for children with diabetes in all aspects of their school life. It's IIRSM approved & CPD accredited.
4.8/5 based on 147 course reviews
Learning outcomes
- Gain a better understanding of what diabetes is and how it affects individuals
- Learn about the everyday risks with diabetes and what responsibilities you have
- Gain a better understanding of how to support students with diabetes on school trips
Covered in this course
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
SECTION 1
In this section we look at the two types of diabetes and the symptoms to watch out for in a child. We also explain the long-term effects of poorly controlled diabetes.
SECTION 2
Here, we discuss the health risks for a child with diabetes. We explain how school staff can recognise when a child's glucose levels are too low or too high, and how to help a child monitor and control their glucose levels. We also explain what to do in an emergency.
SECTION 3
This section covers the different types of medication that are used to treat diabetes, including tablets, insulin injections and insulin pumps. It also covers the medical equipment a child uses, and a step by step guide on how to administer an insulin injection.
SECTION 4
In this section we highlight everything that needs to be considered before and during a school trip – including long-stay and overnight trips. This also includes storing medication and what to do if a child becomes unwell.
SECTION 5
Diabetes can have a negative impact on a child’s education and well-being if they are not supported. In this section, we cover learning, exams, and how you can help by offering emotional and practical support.
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. 96% of children are classified as having type 1 diabetes, 2% have type 2 diabetes and the other 2% have rare forms of diabetes or a diagnosis that is not yet defined.
The number of people being diagnosed with diabetes has dsoubled since 1996, therefore awareness and understanding of the health risks associated wiht diabetes is essential. For employees working in childcare, schools or in care, being able to support children with diabetes is increasingly important.
Diabetes training for teachers and carers offers a great insight for any employees who care for children with diabetes. Throughout the course, users will develop their knowledge on the following areas:
- How diabetes works
- Keeping children with diabetes happy and healthy
- How to control glucose levels
- What to do in an emergency
- Providing daily emotional and practical support for children
If you work with children you may also be interested in the following 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 questions 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.
147 real user reviews
Really helpful, well put together course
The course was really helpful and very insightful. Having never had diabetes training before, I just found the information really helpful. After previously knowing next to nothing about diabetes, I now fill as I Know a lot more, thanks to the course.
Easy access
Very easy Web site to follow. Instructions are easy to follow. Really good update reminders on which needs completing for the course
quite wordy
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
very good
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Good short informative video
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Very interesting
This training is so important when working in education and being able to help a child that’s in your care with their diabetes because sometimes the child can become scared. It’s very good that I can refresh my memory about this sort of training as it’s so important to be able to identity type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Good
This course explains clearly how to support a person with diabetes when in your care .
Good level of information
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
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.
Compliance with regulations is important to meet legal obligations, but it’s also good to know how regulations can impact you and your business. The two pieces of legislation that govern diabetes are:
- The Equality Act 2010
- The Children and Families Act 2014
Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act of 2010 outlines that schools in England, Scotland and Wales have a responsibility towards children who are diagnosed with as diabetic. It 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.
Children and Families Act 2014
The Children and Families Act 2014 recognises that 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:
"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."
In the meantime, who not check out some of our online resources to develop your knowledge of diabetes a little further? Here’s a selection of helpful articles with links below.
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