Why school can be the best medicine for children in hospital 

Temple Street Hospital School principal Ann Higgins and vice principal Ciara Jenkins at CHI at Temple Street. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Every morning across Ireland there are parents contemplating whether their child really is “too sick” to go to school.

Meanwhile, the pupils of Temple Street Hospital School, at CHI at Temple Street, are attending classes from their hospital beds and even isolation units to avoid missing out on the childhood experience. All the while, its teachers are doing everything in their power to help children thrive, despite inadequate staff numbers and limited resources.