Diabetes Schools Study Day

UCLH Paediatric Diabetes Schools Study Day

We are pleased to invite you to our Schools Study Day, on Monday 12th January 2026. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the management of Type 1 Diabetes during an in-person event led by staff from the Child and Young People's Diabetes service at UCLH. The event will focus on offering information on managing Type 1 Diabetes in a school setting, with a focus on new technology that young people are using with increased frequency - such as Hybrid Closed Loop Pumps. There will be interactive elements to the day, with the aim of increasing the confidence of school staff in using Diabetes technology.

There will be teaching and practical skills assessments for a number of Diabetes-related tasks including:

• How to give an insulin injection
• How to administer Glucagon
• How to check a blood glucose and ketone levels
• Pump skills (Administer a bolus, input carbs, use 'activity' mode).

There will also be theory teaching from our Diabetes Nursing team, Diabetes Dietitians and Psychology team.

Timings

The study day will run from 09:00 - 17:00 and is open to staff from Nurseries, Primary and Secondary Schools who have a young person under the Paediatric Diabetes Team at UCLH.

Who can attend?

A maximum of two members of staff* from each school are welcome to attend. We have invited all schools who have a young person under the Child and Young Person's Diabetes Team at UCLH. We recommend that the staff who are most likely to be supporting this young person with their day-to-day Diabetes management are the staff members to attend the day where possible.

*Please note, if you have more than one pupil at your school who is receiving care from the Child and Young Person's Diabetes Team at UCLH then two members of staff per pupil are welcome to attend.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer places to non-school staff, or to any teams from schools where you do not have a pupil under our team.

If you have more than two members of staff who would like to attend then please email us at [email protected] and we can add your school to a waiting list in case places become available.

Pre-Learning

It is important that attendees complete our e-learning modules ahead of the Study Day. Please visit https://diabetesinschools.org/ to find these training modules, and email your certificate of completion to [email protected] once you have finished your assessment.

Venue

The event will take place at The Education Centre at 250 Euston Road, NW1 2PG.

Price

This event is free to attend.

FAQ

We will reach out to attendees with more information ahead of the event, but please do not hesitate to email our Nursing team at [email protected] if you have any questions in the interim.

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