Supporting Children with Asthma

Hull Learning Services comprise a dedicated team of experienced, multi-disciplinary professionals who are involved at every level with pupils who have special needs - and with their teachers and support assistants. They have built up a wealth of expertise in recent years, on how to meet children's needs in an inclusive environment and have produced this series of books as a way of sharing their extensive knowledge and understanding with colleagues - especially support assistants - in schools and other settings.

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Definition of asthma; Chapter 3 Prevalence and trends in asthma; Chapter 4 Triggers for asthma; Chapter 5 How to recognise an attack; Chapter 6 Action; Chapter 7 What to do if a pupil is having an asthma attack; Chapter 8 Action to take if an inhaler is missing, forgotten, empty&; Chapter 9 Management of inhalers; Chapter 10 Treatments for asthma; Chapter 11 Inhaler techniques; Chapter 12 Educational issues; Chapter 13 Emotional issues; Chapter 14 Working effectively with parents; Chapter 15 Specific subject advice; Chapter 16 Specialist careers advice; Chapter 17 School staff: duties and responsibilities; Chapter 18 School policy; Chapter 19 Admission procedure; Chapter 20 Dissemination of information; Chapter 21 Raising awareness about asthma; Chapter 22 A pupil's perspective