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Home > About childhood cancer > For teachers > Treatment >- Inform pupils sensitively about developments and changes eg using a normal voice and straightforward words, talking to them in small groups, encouraging them to ask questions and share their feelings
- Invite a nurse and other professionals to speak to pupils, like a nurse or teacher from the hospital, who can explain what’s happening and answer any questions
- Encourage fellow pupils to maintain contact with the child, through texts, phone-calls, social networking sites, sending cards and visits (if appropriate)
- Teach the class general awareness of illness and ways in which they can be supportive. You could talk about why their friend might be moody or quiet and not to take this personally, to keep in touch, to compliment their friend on their baseball cap/bandana
- Prevent teasing and bullying through teaching strategies, clear communication and sanctions. Teach the class about cancer and treatment (with the family’s permission), which will help to dispel any myths about cancer, create an environment where there is a ‘zero-tolerance’ attitude to bullying.
Updated April 2012, next planned review April 2014
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