Section A: Participant Demographic and Job-Related Information
Question	Type of question (and options of answers where relevant)
(1) Which gender do you identify with?	Closed (1) Male (2) Female (3) Other (4) Prefer not to disclose
(2) What is your age? (age in years)	Open-ended
(3) What is your job title	Open-ended
(4) Can you please briefly describe your work role? (For example, leadership roles, curriculum areas of leadership, SENCO, etc.)	Open-ended
(5) How many years of experience do you have in the above-mentioned role? (Number in years)	Open-ended
(6) Which age groups have you taught/supported throughout your working experience? Please tick the boxes relevant to the age group of children you’ve taught/ supported, including the ones you are currently teaching/supporting.	Closed Primary school Teaching Please note that Scottish school years are placed in brackets (e.g., P5). (1) P1 (2) Y1 (P2) (3) Y2 (P3) (4) Y3 (P4) (5) Y4 (P5) (6) Y5 (P6) (7) Y6 (P7) Secondary school teaching Please note that Scottish school years are placed in brackets (e.g., P5). (1) Y7 (1ST) (2) Y8 (2ND) (3) Y9 (3RD) (4) Y10 (4TH) (5) Y11 (5TH) (6) 6TH (Scotland) Sixth form/College (1) Y12 (2) Y13
(7) What year did you complete your teacher training?	Number indicating the year
(8) What type of training did you complete? Please choose all options that apply:	Closed 1. Postgraduate Certificate in Education 2. Postgraduate Teacher Training Course 3. Professional Graduate Diploma in Education 4. Undergraduate Teaching Degree 5. Future Teaching Scholars 6. Graduate Teaching Programme 7. Now Teach 8. Premier Pathways 9. Researchers in Schools (RiS) 10. Teach First 11. Transition to Teach 12. Other (please specify):
(9) Apart from your teacher training programme, can you briefly tell us about any other training you have completed with regards teaching primary school aged children? For example, have you received training in supporting children with additional needs?	Open-ended
Section B: Participants’ Experiences in Supporting a Child with JIA in School
Question	Type of question (and options of answers where relevant)
(1) Can you please indicate the number and age group of children with JIA you’ve taught so far? Please include the count of the children you are currently associated with.	(1a) Number of children taught with JIA (1b) Age group of children with JIA taught, so far (please tick for current children too): Please note that Scottish school years are placed in brackets (e.g., P5). Q30 (1) P1 (Scotland) (2) Y1 (P2) (3) Y2 (P3) (4) Y3 (P4) (5) Y4 (P5) (6) Y5 (P6) (7) Y6 (P7) (8) Y7 (1ST) (9) Y8 (2ND) (10) Y9 (3RD) (11) Y10 (4TH) (12) Y11 (5TH) (13) Y12 (6TH) (14) Y13
Please answer the questions below in relation to your knowledge of the child or children with JIA that you have supported in a school setting. We realise that this may not be current experience, it’s fine to tell us about previous experience you may have had in supporting a child with JIA in school. Please be careful not to mention any actual names, you can use initials if this makes things easier for you. (2) Can you describe how you came to know of the child’s/children’s diagnosis of JIA?	Open-ended
(3) In your opinion, does having JIA influence a child’s ability to attend, concentrate and engage with school-related activities, such as the following: 1. Academic performance, including the completion of homework? 2. Emotional wellbeing? 3. Playtime and socializing? 4. Movement around the school? 5. Taking part in PE or other sport-related activities? 6. Attending school trips and other activities? 7. Impact of time off due to medical appointments? 8. Other? If so, please specify.	Open-ended
(4) If any, which strategies did you put in place to support the child/children with JIA in your school?	Open-ended
(5) Can you share how useful you believe these support strategies were?	Open-ended
(6) Where there any challenges in providing these support strategies? If yes, please tell us about the challenges you encountered.	Open-ended
(7) Details on how you planned this support. Did you receive or consult any particular training or resources? If yes, where did you hear about these?	Open-ended
(8) Which training or resources did you consult or receive?	Open-ended
(9) To what extent was the information and training you received throughout your teacher training useful in supporting a child with JIA?	Open-ended
(10) How useful was the training or advice you received?	Open-ended
(11) Can you please tell us about any instances when, the training or information you received wasn’t of much use and you had to improvise on the training information or try something new of your own?	Open-ended
Section C: Teaching Staff’s Support and Training Needs in Relation to JIA
Question	Type of question (and options of answers where relevant)
(1) On a scale of 0 (totally unconfident)—10 (very confident) how confident are you with supporting a child with JIA in school?	Closed 0 = totally unconfident 1 2 3 4 5 = neutral 6 7 8 9 10 = Very confident
(2) Which aspects of this support do you feel confident about? Please also tell us why you feel this way.	Open-ended
(3) Which aspects of this support do you not feel confident about? Please also tell us why you feel this way.	Open-ended
(4) To what extent did you feel supported by members of your Senior Leadership Team, School Governing Body and Key Stage Leaders in your role? Did you ever require assistance with making decisions, reporting concerns or ensuring inclusion for the child?	Open-ended
(5) Did you ever need assistance from another member of staff with carrying out your job role? If so, how did they support you?	Open-ended
(6) Were you the only individually trained staff member or was there a supportive member of staff also trained? If so, what skills did you use to ensure you worked successfully and supportively together?	Open-ended
(7) Is there anything that would be helpful in further improving your confidence in supporting a child with JIA in your classroom?	Open-ended
(8) According to you, what type of training or resources do you think would benefit teachers who are looking for advice on how to support a child with JIA in their class?	Open-ended
(9) Lastly, if you were to conduct a seminar or a training programme for teachers to care for children with JIA, what topics would you include?	Open-ended