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Medical Home Tuition Passport

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  1. What is the Medical Home Tuition Passport?
  2. Who Qualifies
  3. What's Included
  4. You are here: Responsibilities of the School and Home Tuition
  5. Make a referral to the Medical Home Tuition Passport

Responsibilities of the School and Home Tuition

The referring school will:

  • 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 K. All other sessions will be marked in line with school’s attendance policy.

The Home Tuition will:

  • 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.
  • Previous page: What's Included
  • Next page: Make a referral to the Medical Home Tuition Passport

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