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Children’s chatterbox for raising awareness of epilepsy

Epilepsy Action has produced a fun chatterbox game, with questions and answers about epilepsy and activities. Questions include:

  • I want to learn karate, is this OK?
  • Can I ride a horse?
  • Is it safe to go on the rides at the theme park?

The chatterbox is an ideal tool to help children learn more about epilepsy, for example in PSHE or citizenship lessons.

Individual Healthcare Plan for pupils and students with epilepsy

Epilepsy Action recommends that all children and young people with epilepsy should have an Individual Healthcare Plan (IHP). A new and improved template form is available to download free

Epilepsy Action’s Epilepsy Policy for Schools contains lots of useful information for schools, along with a model policy. It also includes forms that can be photocopied, such as an Individual Healthcare Plan, training record for staff and parental agreement for educational settings to administer medicines.

Epilepsy Action, with the help of two teachers from primary and secondary education, have devised some activities to help teachers raise awarenes about epilepsy with their classes.

The activities can be taught in their entirety, or parts of them can be used as and where appropriate within lessons and subjects considered appropriate.

Lesson Plans for Key Stage 2 children ages 7-11

Includes three class activities which can be incorporated into science, PSHCE or Circle Time. Resources needed:

Lesson Plans for children ages 12-16

Includes four activities which can be incorporated into science or PSHE. Resources needed:

Any feedback or evaluations on the activities included in these plans would be welcomed. Please email cwright@epilepsy.org.uk or call Catherine Wright on 0113 210 8800.

Positive Action in Education

Positive action in education is a must-have for all schools and educationalists. The A4 spiral-bound manual is intended to increase knowledge and understanding of epilepsy and provide a guide to best practice for the support of students with the condition. It also raises awareness of the possible educational implications of epilepsy and suggests strategies to overcome those difficulties.

The manual has been produced in partnership with the Educational service for Physical Disability (ESPD), the Special Educational Needs Support Service (SENSS) in Hull and a specialist paediatric epilepsy nurse.

The publication is priced at £16.50 or if you join Epilepsy Action as a Professional Member, for only £40 a year, you will receive one FREE.

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