Meet our Allergy School Partners and Community
Allergy School has been created with the expertise of key partners.
Join our Allergy School community which is working together to better support children with food allergies and and drive meaningful change.
Our Allergy School Partners
The King’s Foundation
The King’s Foundation provides holistic solutions to everyday challenges and is one of our partner organisations.
“We are thrilled to have worked with Natasha’s Foundation to support the launch of Allergy School. At The King’s Foundation, we give young people the chance to learn from nature to improve their understanding of our relationship to the planet and boost their general health and well-being.
We are hugely supportive of the Natasha Foundation’s work to encourage everyone to be more allergy aware, and look forward to seeing Allergy School embraced by students and teachers across the country.”
Simon Sadinsky
Executive Director for Education at The King’s Foundation
Coram Life Education
Coram Life Education is a charity that creates better life chances for children and is one of our partner organisations.
“Awareness of food allergies among the whole community is vital.
Children with food allergies are often excluded from events, because of a general lack of knowledge and understanding of the issues they face. They can also experience bullying because their allergy can make them appear different to other children.
The lessons and assemblies Coram Life Education & SCARF has developed with Natasha’s Foundation, work together to help everyone learn about the challenges and risks faced by children with food allergies – focusing on facts and, crucially, on developing empathy and caring attitudes. We are delighted to be part of this great work.”
Jan Forshaw MBE
Head of Education at Coram Life Education & SCARF (Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship)
St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity and is one of our partner organisations.
“We are proud to work with Natasha’s Foundation on such an important project by providing clinical guidance and using our cadets’ expertise to create peer-led first aid films.
It’s encouraging to see a shared commitment to increase awareness of food allergies, and these resources will allow children and staff to confidently engage with all activities around food.
However, as we know and have seen many times, sadly for some people, certain ingredients can lead to hospitalisations and can be fatal, so we need to do more. The first time a child has an extreme reaction to a new food, could be in your presence, so being prepared is vital.”
Dr Lynn Thomas
Medical Director of St John Ambulance
Tesco Stronger Starts
Tesco Stronger Starts provides children and young people in our communities the opportunity to access healthy and nutritious food and activities.
“Tesco is delighted to be sponsoring the Allergy School films as part of our Stronger Starts funding programme for schools and young people.
With the help of Allergy School, we can all feel more confident around food allergies and Tesco is proud to be part of improving education on this important issue.”
Ken Murphy
Tesco Group Chief Executive
The Allergy Badge
Natalie Hopkins offers accredited allergy training through The Allergy Badge, our training delivery provider for Allergy School.
“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 that 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.
Allergy training for staff may not be available to all staff so Allergy School will help to fill these gaps. Providing this education and resources will help raise so much awareness about such an important topic, one that often doesn’t get prioritised. As a parent of a child with life-threatening allergies, it would make me feel so much more confident sending my child to school if I knew they had used these and the staff had been through the training.”
Natalie Hopkins
Founder of accredited training provider The Allergy Badge
High Speed Training
High Speed Training is a leading online training provider and is one of our partner organisations. The Allergy and Anaphylaxis in Schools course covers symptoms and treatment of allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, how to use adrenaline auto-injectors and guidance on implementing allergy policies in schools.
“Every child deserves to feel safe at school, regardless of their food allergies. Our partnership with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation is a serious commitment to protecting children’s lives. By offering our comprehensive Allergy & Anaphylaxis training free, alongside the Foundation’s innovative Allergy School resources, we’re empowering staff with the knowledge they need to create safer learning environments.
Our partnership isn’t just about training; it’s about giving parents peace of mind and children the freedom to focus on what matters most – learning and growing together.”
Aslam Khan
CEO at High Speed Training
NASUWT
NASUWT, The Teachers’ Union represents teachers and headteachers from early years to further education and is one of our partner organisations.
“It is essential that children and staff in schools with food allergies get the help they need to keep them safe. This includes ensuring that schools are given the support, advice and resources they need to establish effective allergy management policies and that action can be taken to protect those in schools with food allergies from harm.“
Patrick Roach
General Secretary of the NASUWT, The Teachers’ Union.
Our Allergy School Community
