Resources for parents and carers
Encourage your school or club leader to become more food allergy aware with Allergy School.
Encourage others to use Allergy School resources
Sending a child with a food allergy to nursery, school or an out-of-school club or group can be stressful.
As a parent or carer, you want to keep your child safe – but you also want them to be able to fully participate in activities in and out of the classroom.
To feel confident that your child is safe at school, you will want to encourage your education settings to adopt a food allergy-friendly culture.
Download our template letter that you can adapt to email to your school, club or group outlining the free Allergy School resources they can access to support staff, children and families.
Please add your own experience of living with food allergies to the letter when you contact your school.
Helping others on their journey to becoming more food allergy-friendly
Like you, we know having a greater understanding and awareness of food allergies means that children with these allergies are empowered, included and protected.
Follow our Top Tips and encourage your school or out-of-school club or group to sign up to Allergy School so that children with food allergies can participate fully in all activities in and out of the classroom.
Do you have a question about food allergies and schools?
See if we have the answer.
Order spare AAIs for your school
Schools in England can purchase AAIs without a prescription, for emergency use on children who are at risk of anaphylaxis but whose own device is not available or not working. This can be done with a request on headed paper signed by the headteacher.
Use this model letter to encourage your school to order spare AAIs.
AAI have expiry dates
Sign up to a free expiry alert service with your adrenaline auto-injector brand
The adrenaline used in AAIs degrades over time and may become less effective after the expiry date. It is critical that you check the expiry date of your AAIs. To make it easier for you to remember to request replacements a month before they are due to expire, you can sign up to a free expiry alert service with your adrenaline auto-injector brand.
Tell us why Allergy School is important to you
Has Allergy School helped you to navigate your child’s food allergies at school? We would love to hear your experience.
What people are saying about Allergy School
Natalie Hopkins offers accredited allergy training through The Allergy Badge, our training delivery provider for Allergy School. This is medically approved content and also based on Natalie’s experience as a mum to Ella, who has life-threatening food allergies.
“I think Allergy School is going to make an incredible difference to so many people. The fact that these resources and training are available free for schools and nurseries will mean that staff and pupils can access allergy education they wouldn’t otherwise.
It’s not just learning how to administer life-saving medication, it’s creating awareness for children from a young age and teaching schools how to create inclusive and safe environments.”
