The Healthy School Child Programme is designed for healthcare professionals who care for children aged 5 to 12.

Comprehensive training on child health issues

This comprehensive elearning resource explores the role of the school-based team in assessing and supporting the health needs of children. It covers a wide range of topics, including common medical and development issues, communicating with children and special needs. The high-quality content is relevant to school nurses, general practitioners (family medical practitioners) and paediatricians around the world.

Relevant to practitioners globally

The programme is packed with interactive features, such as case studies and self-assessment questions, to stimulate thinking and reinforce understanding on key themes. Written by leading child health experts, the programme has been developed in the UK by a consortium led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Easy online access

This learning resource is available online so you can study at home, in work or even on the move and fit the learning around your busy professional life. It can be used in conjunction with the other programmes in the Healthy Child 0-18 Series: the Healthy Child Programme (0 to 5 years) and the Adolescent Health Programme (13 to 18 years).