HOPE – Continuity in Education

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Welcome to HOPE, the official website of the Hospital Organisation of Pedagogues in Europe

HOPE is an association of European hospital teachers who work in Hospital
and at home with children with special health care needs.

Through school and education activities we try to provide every learner with a positive environment
and with the chance to carry on their education, no matter what the illness is.

You can find out about our organisation in “Who We Are“,
check what we have achieved (achieved works) in the “What We Have Done” section or
view existing projects in the “Current Information” section.

To contact us or to join the HOPE association view the “Contact Us” menu.

In our work as hospital teachers we follow the principles of our HOPE charter.

Thank you for your interest in HOPE

Official HOPE Academic Society Journal

Strengthening Professional Collaboration and Expertise: Implementing and Sustaining a Hospital School Community of Practice

On July 8, 2025Source: Continuity in EducationBy Miranda Field

This practice-based intervention paper describes the design and implementation of a Community of Practice (CoP) intervention for hospital school professionals across three hospital sites in Saskatchew… Read more

A Comparative Analysis of the Protection of the Rights of Childhood Cancer Survivors to Education Under Special Education Law

On April 29, 2025Source: Continuity in EducationBy Margaret Flood

Access to equitable education for children treated for cancer is of growing international concern across education, medicine, and related fields. Neurocognitive late effects of childhood cancer and tr… Read more

Growing Up with Haemophilia: Quality of Life and School Functioning of a Group of Mexican Adolescents

On March 21, 2025Source: Continuity in EducationBy Maricela Osorio-Guzmán

Haemophilia, like many other chronic rare diseases, causes limitations to daily activities, stunting the growth and impairing the quality of life as well as the psychosocial functioning and education… Read more

Pathways to School Reentry for Children and Young People with a Medical or Mental Health Condition: An International Delphi Study

On March 5, 2025Source: Continuity in EducationBy Michele Capurso

Prolonged school absences among children and young people hospitalized due to medical or mental health conditions can significantly disrupt their social and academic development. This study addresses… Read more

Negotiating Access to Health and Wellbeing Support in Schools for Young People with Chronic Health Conditions in English Secondary Schools: A Qualitative Multi-Informant Study

On February 17, 2025Source: Continuity in EducationBy Lauren Herlitz

Background: Schools have a statutory duty to support pupils with medical conditions in England, but limited evidence exists on how support is managed in practice. This study explores young people… Read more