administering medicines to your child

My child requires special medication – I am concerned that the school will not be able to cope with this. This is one I've heard on several occasions.
Schools are increasingly used to having to deal with a range of children’s medical needs – particularly as the drive towards inclusion for all grows and the number of specialist schools and units decreases. Moreover, the rise in asthmatic conditions means that it is commonplace for this sort of medication to be accessible to children throughout the school day. Schools differ in their approaches here – I favour children having access to inhalers and the like in their classroom, but many schools require them to go to the office. Certainly if you have concerns you should raise these. In any event, you should expect that the school with have a clear and concise policy in terms of medication and this will be available for you to see.