Nurseries/schools need to be sure that children’s medication can always be accessible without delay.

Depending on the age of your child and the layout of the school, the nursery/school should consider whether medication is kept within each child’s classroom and moves around the school site with them, or whether a central/reception area that can be quickly accessed by everyone would be better.  Some schools request that one AAI be kept with the child/in the classroom and the other be kept in a central, easily accessible location.  Whichever option is implemented in your child’s school, there must always be 2 AAIs within easy reach of your child, and everyone must know where the AAIs can be found.

As a backup, schools can use the Spare Pens in Schools scheme to purchase spare AAIs to hold in an easily accessible central area.  Further information about this scheme can be found here for England, here for Northern Ireland, here for Scotland and here for Wales.

Ensure the medication is labelled with the child’s name/photo, and includes their Allergy Action Plan inside so it’s easy to identify.​