Resources & Downloads

Written by medical and education experts our downloadable resources will
support education and childcare organisations as they meet their statutory duties to keep children and young people safe.

Essential Allergy Management Resources
for Schools and Childcare Providers

Our collection of downloadable materials is designed to support schools, early years settings, wraparound care providers, and holiday clubs across the UK in creating safe, allergy-aware environments. These resources provide comprehensive guidance, from best practice self-audit guides and detailed risk assessments to template letters for effective communication with parents and carers. Each resource aims to help organisations manage allergy risks, enhance awareness, and promote inclusion for students with allergies.

Whether you’re implementing allergy policies, conducting risk assessments, or managing therapy dogs in school, these tools are here to ensure your setting is fully prepared and compliant. Download the resources that best fit your needs and take proactive steps toward a safer and more inclusive environment for every child.

Template Policy for Early Years settings

A robust policy supports good allergy management practice.  This downloadable policy template takes into account sector specific guidance and legislation to ensure that early years settings can practice good allergy management.

The template is designed to be personalised for the setting but copyright remains with Anaphylaxis UK.  Please ensure that Anaphylaxis UK are credited in your policy as the source.

Template Policy for Wraparound Care and Holiday Clubs

A robust policy supports good allergy management practice.  This downloadable policy template takes into account sector specific guidance and legislation to ensure that Wraparound Care and Holiday Clubs can practice good allergy management.

The template is designed to be personalised for the setting but copyright remains with Anaphylaxis UK.  Please ensure that Anaphylaxis UK are credited in your policy as the source.

Risk assessment for individual students Example

An individual risk assessment will enable the school to understand the pupil’s allergies and by coproducing it in collaboration with the parent/carer, the school will find themselves equipped to appropriately safeguard the pupil.  These were produced by our Education and AllergyWise Manger when she was a serving headteacher and our Education Ambassador.

Risk assessment for individual students editable

An individual risk assessment will enable the school to understand the pupil’s allergies and by coproducing it in collaboration with the parent/carer, the school will find themselves equipped to appropriately safeguard the pupil.  These were produced by our Education and AllergyWise Manger when she was a serving headteacher and our Education Ambassador.

 

Risk assessment for individual children EY example

Risk assessment for individual children EY editable

Risk assessment for individual students for organisations example

Risk assessment for individual students for organisations editable

Risk assessment whole school editable

Understanding and managing risk is key to ensuring that pupils with allergies are kept safe in school. A risk assessment that focuses on allergy management should be completed to inform procedures and practice ensuring that the school environment is a safer place for students with allergies.

Risk assessment organisations editable

Risk assessment wraparound care & HC editable

Allergy in schools Best Practice Guide

Allergy Awareness Presentation for Schools and Organisations

Template spare adrenaline autoinjector letter

This template letter will enable the purchase of spare adrenaline auto-injectors from a pharmacy in line with Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools

Template letters Starting Reception

These template letters have been created by a primary school headteacher which can be adapted for your school’s needs.

School Template Allergy Letter for schools new

These template letters have been created by a primary school headteacher which can be adapted for your school’s needs.

Webinars

Watch our webinars and podcasts on a range of allergy topics.

Dogs in School Guidance

Many students have allergies to animal hair and with the rise of the use of therapy dogs in schools, this guidance helps schools to think about balancing everyone’s needs, whilst protecting those with allergies. Even hypo-allergenic dogs can cause allergies!

Food in Events, Activities and Festivals Guidance

Food is essential for our survival and is a core part of everyday life.  Food features in celebrations, events and in the curriculum.  This guidance will helps schools think through risk assessments and decisions about using food.

Posters

Posters to display around the organisation that remind staff and young people about anaphylaxis signs, symptoms and prevention.

Allergy and Anaphylaxis Assemblies

We have a range of assembly presentations that are available to download.  These can be used with students to  help encourage whole school allergy awareness.

Depending on the age of your pupils, you can choose which slides are most appropriate to present.

Consider applying for our AllergyWise Award to demonstrate your commitment to keeping students living with allergy safe.