There are two classes of membership – individual and organisational.

Individual members include:

• A teacher, education support staff and business staff who are working at or connected to a hospital education provider; or
• An officer from a local authority providing the relevant statutory function for children with medical needs; or
• Any other professional who does not fall within either of the above categories but works in the provision of education to children in a similar organisation to a hospital education provider.

Organisational members include:

• Hospital schools;
• Medical PRUs;
• CAMHS inpatient units;
• Outreach, home tuition and community teaching services;
• Other organisations responsible for providing education to children and young people with medical needs;
• Any other organisation who does not fall within the above categories but works in the provision of education to children with medical needs.