Support for schools

Watch the WORD Day webinar, which focused on supporting children and young people with rheumatic diseases (like JIA) in education. Speakers include children and young people, parents, teachers and clinicians, who all share their experiences and ideas.

The poem that is read during the webinar is available separately here.

Watch a presentation by a teacher discussing how the family, school and medical team can work together effectively to enable a child or young person to fulfill their potential in education. Recording from Paediatric Rheumatology Europe Society congress.

'Let me tell you about JIA' poem

This poem has been written by Kit Weston, a primary teacher, enthusiastic reader and creative writer. This poem has been used to help children in the classroom better understand what life is like for someone with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. It was shared during the WORD Day Webinar about supporting children in education. It is read here by Sam, a young person with JIA. 

You can find more of Kit Weston's poetry on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kit_weston1/