No child with cancer left out executive summary - CLIC Sargent

Key findingsLearning in hospital or at homeccOver two in three (70%) parentsreported that their child had receivedsome form of education away from theirprimary school during their treatment,mostly through hospital schoolsccAll of the hospital schools we spoke totold us that the level of communicationvaries considerably from one primaryschool to anotherccMore than one in three (36%) parentssaid their child’s primary school wasin regular contact with their child’shospital school during their time inhospital – but the majority of families didnot feel they were kept well-informedabout their child’s education whentheir child was taught in hospitalccSome children with cancer found itdifficult to access home tuition, andsome never managed to access it at all.Almost all the hospital schools we spoketo reported problems with home tuitionccJust over half (56%) of parents said theywere satisfied that their child wasgiven suitable school work whenthey were being taught at homeReturning to schoolccAlmost two in three (63%) parents toldus they felt well-informed about theirchild’s education at their primary schoolfollowing their cancer diagnosisccAlmost two in three (64%) parents saidthey were consulted about how their child’sdiagnosis should be communicated to otherteachers and school children – although onein three were not consulted on the matterccJust over half (56%) of parents of childrenwho have returned to school felt thattheir child had received sufficient supportto enable them to resume as normal aneducation as possibleSocial impact and supportccMore than one in three (35%) parentssaid their child had experienced bullyingor teasing from their peers because oftheir cancer diagnosis and treatmentccAlmost half (47%) of parents said that theirchild had grown apart from friends becauseof their cancer diagnosis and treatmentc c Almost half (47%) of parents saidtheir child’s school did not help tomaintain contact with peers and friendsduring their absence from school.