Most children and young people with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) will return to mainstream education. The return to education (RtE) is a significant part of the child/young person’s (CYP) recovery process, and schools play a crucial role in rehabilitation and helping them to achieve positive outcomes. The return requires preparation, collaboration and careful coordination involving the student, their parents/carers, health and school professionals.

Our publication, ABI Return – Children and Young People with Acquired Brain Injury - guiding their return to education  is for professionals involved in helping children and young people with an Acquired Brain Injury prepare for, and achieve, a successful return to education and to help progress their recovery.

Preparing an individualised plan and implementing adaptations will help to provide an appropriate teaching and classroom environment. This will enable the student to continue to make progress in their recovery, and to thrive personally, socially and academically.

Please click on the links below to download the poster and booklet and feel free to share with clinical and education colleagues.

Return to Education Poster

Return to Education Booklet

You may also wish to download PDFs of the forms suggested in the booklet:

SENCO/Keyworker Return to Education Checklist

Supporting Information Sharing Within School

N-ABLES Publications in Welsh

Thanks to funding from Cymru Case Management we have adapted and translated these publications and they are now available in Welsh. Please click on the links below.

Return to Education Poster

Return to Education Booklet

Return to Education Checklist

Supporting Information Sharing within School

Case Studies

The following case studies illustrate the complexities which face children and young people with a brain injury on their return to school

• Freya was hit by a car crossing the road and needed extensive neurorehabilitation to learn to speak, smile, stand, and walk again.  Freya Case Study

• Brittney was knocked down by a car on her way to school – her mother says All the teachers need to understand what impact the brain injury has had and will continue to have – it’s been a huge learning process for everyone.  Brittney Case Study

• Alice had viral encephalitis when she was six years old and her school took time to organise the support she needed on her return.  Alice Case Study

We would like to thank for supporting the production of this publication.