Chapter 1 Introduction to the children and their educational frameworks, Alison Closs; Chapter 2 ‘I didn’t ask to have this’: first-person accounts of young people, Kathryn Hegarty, Tanya Lyke, Richard Docherty, Sinead Douglas; Chapter 3 The psychological impact of chronic illness on children’s development, Christine Eiser; Chapter 4 Researching the education of children with medical conditions: reflections on two projects, Angela Bolton, Alison Closs, Claire Norris; Chapter 5 Parents’ expectations and experiences of their children’s education, Sandra Mason, Amanda O’Sullivan, Tony O’Sullivan, Mairi Ann Cullen; Chapter 6 The role and achievements of voluntary organisations supporting education, Kirsteen Tait, Helen Hart; Chapter 7 Health services: supporting children, families and schools, Patricia Jackson; Chapter 8 Issues for the effectiveness of children’s school education, Alison Closs; Chapter 9 ‘There were more than I thought’: reflections on a medical audit and its implications for a primary school, Joy McFarlane; Chapter 10 ‘People took a lot for granted’: a secondary school’s support for pupils with chronic illness and medical conditions, Ronnie Hassard; Chapter 11 Towards quality educational services for children out of school for reasons of health, Peter Feeley, Carolyn Skilling; Chapter 12 More like a friend: case studies of working in wards and at home with children with a poor prognosis, Ann Burnett; Chapter 13 Schools and death, Oliver Leaman; Chapter 14 Privileged witnesses? Siblings’ views, Bernadette Kelly, Jeremy Nelson, Alison Closs; Chapter 15 Resources to support education staff working with children with medical conditions, Alison Closs;