By Emma Grove

A school has been presented with a national award to recognise its work in supporting epileptic pupils.

As part of National Epilepsy Week, Lynsted and Norton Primary School was given an Edward Award by the charity Epilepsy Action.

The Edward Awards were launched by the charity, which provides support and advice to people who have the condition, to mark its 60th anniversary.

The school, which is in Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, was nominated by a pupil's mum and chosen as a winner because of its dedication to supporting those who have epilepsy.

One of those pupils is six-year-old Jacob Bell who has a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome.

Before he started, his mum Melissa met the school nurse to discuss his condition, and now staff are fully trained on his requirements and can administer emergency medication.

The school also hired a teaching assistant for Jacob to work with one-to-one and a specific timetable has been created to meet his needs.

Lynsted and Norton promotes acceptance and Jacob's classmates take it in turns to eat lunch with him in the classroom.

Jacob has to wear a helmet to protect his head if he has a seizure and in the Christmas Nativity play, when he was a robin, the rest of the robins all wore helmets covered in brown paper so he wouldn't stand out.

Melissa said: "We are so happy that Lynsted and Norton Primary School is being awarded an Edward. We couldn't ask for better support for Jacob at school."

Head teacher Mary Haney said: "We are delighted to have won an Edward Award and are very grateful to Jacob's mum for nominating us.

"We hope to continue to build on our success in supporting children with epilepsy in the future."