Hospital and Outreach Teaching

The Hospital and Outreach Teaching Service (HOTS) provides educational support for vulnerable children and young people experiencing an interrupted education.

The service is a referral based service and works closely with schools, parents, partnership services and agencies.

They may provide teaching:

• in hospital or at home for a child unable to attend school due to ill health
• for a child/young person excluded from school
• for Looked After and Accommodated Children if they are experiencing difficulty at school
• for pregnant schoolgirls/young mums
• for Gypsy/Traveller/Roma children
• for young people who are inpatients at CAMHS Tipperlinn (Royal Edinburgh Hospital)

Accessing the service

Referral to this service should be made by the child's school.