Allergy Safety Toolkit
Get ready for implementation of new statutory guidance on Allergy Safety in Schools with our allergy safety toolkit. The toolkit includes:
Allergy Safety Checklist for Visit Leaders and EVCs
use our planning and risk management checklist to make sure your visit is in line with the guidance.
Example wording for your School Allergy Policy
Use our example wording to help ensure your Educational Visits Policy is aligned with the requirements of the allergy guidance
Example wording for your Educational Visits Policy
Use our example wording to help ensure your Schools Allergy Policy includes points on educational visits.
Further guidance
Read our AdviceONLINE article about the guidance and what it means for your visits.
View OEAP National Guidance 6o FAQs Allergy and anaphylaxis
Toolkit: Allergy Safety on Educational Visits
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About the guidance: Allergy Safety in Schools
Statutory guidance on managing allergies in schools, Allergy Safety in Schools, sets out what schools must do to support pupils with allergies. It includes guidance on educational visits off the school site. Inclusion, safety and training are key elements:
Schools must not ‘prevent children from participating or create unnecessary barriers to external visits and trips’ e.g by requiring parents to attend to help manage a child’s allergy.
Schools must undertake a risk assessment for any child or young person at risk of anaphylaxis taking part in a trip off the premises.
Schools must have a dedicated allergy safety policy, separate from their general medical conditions policy - make sure this includes reference to educational visits.
All staff must be trained in allergy and anaphylaxis. This training must go beyond basic first aid training and should include understanding allergy, how to reduce risk, recognising and responding to allergic reactions and supporting the wellbeing of pupils with allergies.
All schools must purchase spare adrenaline devices (these must be held in addition to pupils having their own prescribed devices) - decisions on whether to take spare adrenaline devices on visits must be risk assessed by the school.
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