Medical Needs and Hospital Education Service

Medical Needs and Hospital Education Service

MNHES is part of Bradford Local Authority’s Section 19 offer for those children and young people who reside in Bradford Local Authority and cannot access their on roll school due to health needs. Short term education and welfare is provided through personalised learning and welfare packages. Continuation of health intervention is expected to enable the child to reintegrate to their on roll school when their health allows.

MNHES’s Section 19 Offer

The Local Authority must provide education to children and young people who are too unwell to access their normal school. MNHES is part of the Section 19 offer from Bradford Local Authority. The hours of education can be fewer as the provision has fewer students and is therefore more concentrated. The Local Authority also has an expectation that some provision can be offered through the child’s on roll school (whether that be in person, live online learning or online learning platforms). Health must also have responsibility for the provision of these children and young people as the student is not attending their on roll school due to health needs. This could be appointments or physical health/therapeutic sessions.

The MNHES offer is up to 3 days (15 hours)

  • ½ day each of English, Maths & Science
  • ½ day Horizons
  • ½ Forest School/Vocational
  • ½ Art Group

Where?

  • 21 Owlet Road, Shipley, BD18 2LU
  • Ward 12, 30 & 32 @ Bradford Royal Infirmary
  • Ward 17 @ Airedale General Hospital

 

Link to One Page Guide - Medical Needs

Link to One Page Guide - Hospital

 

How?

Children can be referred to MNHES through their on roll school (see Medical Needs One Page Guide) or can access education when they are admitted to the Children’s Wards at BRI & AGH (see Hospital One Page Guide)

 

What?

Children and young people can access Learning and Welfare through MNHES (see One Page Guides). Children will be allocated a Key Tutor who will be the central point of contact for children, families and schools

 

Senior Leadership Team

Hannah Whittaker

Service Manager & DDSL

hannah.whittaker@bradford.gov.uk

Melissa Sellers

Assistant Headteacher & Primary Phase Lead & DDSL

melissa.sellers@bradford.gov.uk

Waqass Khalid

Welfare Officer & DSL

waqass.khalid@bradford.gov.uk

Claire Wright

Business Support Manager

claire.wright@bradford.gov.uk

Emma-Jayne Best

Key Stage 3 Team Leader

emma-jayne.best@bradford.gov.uk

Robert Holladay

Key Stage 4 Team Leader

robert.holladay@bradford.gov.uk

Sarfraz Nawaz

Hospital Teacher in Charge & DDSL

sarfraz.nawaz@bradford.gov.uk

 

MNHES Panel

MNHES Panel is held fortnightly on Wednesdays and information for the Panel should be submitted to mnhesreferrals@bradford.gov.uk by the end of the working day on Thursday prior to the Panel. TOR can be found at Link to TOR 26/27. Information on what to include in the referral is explained on the referral form. 

 

Policies

Link to Bradford Medical Needs Policy 26/27

Link to Relationships & Respect Policy 26/27

Link to Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy 26/27

Link to Attendance Procedure 26/27

 

If you need additional support for children and young people due to their mental health, this list will provide you with some agencies that can help Bradford & Wider Services

 

 

Contact us

21 Owlet Road, Shipley, BD18 2LU

01274 582995

mnhesoffice@bradford.gov.uk


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