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Table 1 Characteristics of the school, school staff and index pupil

From: “it’s a medical condition … you need to support as much as possible”: a qualitative analysis of teachers’ experiences of chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)

ID

Pupil’s age

Pupil’s school attendance (%)

Type of school

Participant’s relationship to pupil

1

KSa2

60

Stateb school

Class teacher

2

KS1

80

State school

Class teacher

3

KS1

20

State school

Class teacher

4

KS1

20

State school

Intervention officer responsible for managing safeguarding & pastoral issues

5

KS2

60

State school

Class teacher

6

KS1

80

State school

Class teacher

7

KS1

80

State school

Deputy head & class teacher

8

KS2

40

State school

Senior lead teacher & class teacher

9

KS2

20

State school

Head of year

10

KS2

0

Private school

Head of year

11

KS2

0

Private school

Specialist Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO)

  1. a Key Stage (KS) 1 = 5–7 years; KS2 = 8–11 years
  2. b State school = government funded schools