Children: Terminal Illnesses
Commons · Question 347 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on supporting siblings of children with life-threatening or terminal illness; and whether this includes consideration of partnership working with community-based
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 22 May 2026
The department recognises the significant impact that serious or life‑threatening illness can have on children and their families, including siblings. Schools play an important role in supporting pupils through these difficult moments in life through the ...