Designed to ensure all school staff can recognise the signs of a serious
allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) and have the confidence to safely manage pupils with allergies.
Our new and improved AllergyWise® for Schools course includes:
Our updated allergy awareness lesson resource packs for primary and secondary schools are included as part of this course! Completing our course before delivering the resources will give staff the knowledge to feel confident teaching about allergies.
The primary school resource pack includes four ready-to-use lesson plans, covering all age groups, plus five further downloads including a quiz, presentations and activities. The resources support the teaching of allergy, as required by the statutory Relationships Education (RE) curriculum for England, but are useful for all schools across the UK to raise awareness of allergies with pupils. The resources also promote inclusion of all children.
The secondary school resource pack is designed to facilitate an allergy awareness session/s with secondary school age pupils. This could be part of PSHE, Citizenship or during tutor time. The session aims to improve pupils’ knowledge of serious allergies and to raise awareness of the emotional impact that allergies can have. The resource pack includes four downloads with a ready-to-use lesson plan, presentation, quiz and teacher notes.
All schools who complete our AllergyWise® for Schools online training course are eligible for our AllergyWise® School award! The award recognises schools who complete our online training, deliver our allergy awareness lesson resources to pupils, have a policy in place for managing allergies in school and purchase spare adrenaline auto-injectors.
This online course covers common causes of allergic reactions, symptoms of anaphylaxis, how to use adrenaline auto-injectors (EpiPen®, Emerade® and Jext®), and how to manage pupils with allergies in school, including responsibilities, risk assessment, Allergy Action Plans, allergy bullying, storage of adrenaline auto-injectors and practical scenarios.
This course takes approximately 1 hour to complete at a time that suits you.
To complement this online course, we recommend schools order trainer adrenaline auto-injector devices to practise with. Order these directly from the manufacturer’s websites for free: EpiPen®, Jext® and Emerade®.
The course is designed for all school staff, whether they are teaching or non-teaching staff. This includes teachers, learning support, cover supervisor, lunchtime supervisor, afterschool club, leadership, administrative and site staff. Any member of staff, at any time, could be with a child experiencing anaphylaxis.
Schools have a legal duty to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, including allergies. Every school class is likely to have at least one pupil with allergies. The most serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) usually begins within minutes and can be life-threatening. Unfortunately, there have been cases of fatal anaphylaxis happening when a child is at school. Lessons learnt from these tragic cases emphasise the need for schools to have robust allergy management systems in place, and for all school staff to have an understanding of allergies, to be able to recognise the signs of anaphylaxis and to have the confidence to manage an emergency situation.
We encourage a whole school allergy awareness approach, involving the education of all staff and pupils. The more staff and pupils who are allergy aware and can recognise the signs of anaphylaxis, the safer all pupils with allergies in school will be. Our allergy awareness lesson resource packs, included with this course, will support your school to educate pupils about allergies, and raise awareness of the emotional impact allergies can have.
Anaphylaxis UK is the only charity solely for those at risk of serious allergic reactions. We’ve been supporting those at risk of anaphylaxis for over 25 years, providing trusted information to individuals, schools, healthcare professionals and businesses.
Our information is evidence-based, with the support of our Clinical and Scientific Panel and the expertise of our Education Ambassador and Executive Headteacher, Tracey Dunn.
Our online course also includes additional benefits: allergy awareness lesson resource packs included with lesson plans and many downloadable activities to use with pupils, and your school will be eligible for our AllergyWise® School award!
Our AllergyWise® for Schools course has been updated and improved by our Online Training and Education Manager and qualified teacher, with support from our Information Team, with a wealth of knowledge about allergies and anaphylaxis. The course has been clinically reviewed and reviewed by school staff.
If you’ve previously completed AllergyWise® for Schools, you’ll notice this course has a fresher look, updated content, new quizzes and final assessment, school scenario video clips, optional narration of each lesson and downloadable lesson resources included.
These videos help guide you through the process of signing up for our AllergyWise® training, enrolling users in the course dashboard and show you how to access your AllergyWise® account after signing up and enrolling in our courses.
How to Sign Up for AllergyWise® Training for Multiple Staff Members
Signing up when you want to enrol multiple members of staff in your school or organisation.Understanding AllergyWise® User Enrolment in Course Dashboard
How to access the account dashboard, navigate to the learning groups section, and enrol users in the course.AllergyWise®: Accessing Your Account and Finding Help
How to access your AllergyWise® account after signing up and enrolling.
Please see our frequently asked questions below.
The purchased courses are valid for 12 months, as per the course terms and conditions.
No, this online course can be completed at a time that suits you.
The course takes approximately 1 hour to complete.
No, you can log back in and your course progress will be saved.
No, the pass mark for the final assessment is 80% but you can re-do the assessment multiple times if needed. There is also no time limit for the final assessment.
It is recommended that training is repeated annually. Schools who purchase this course again the following year receive a 20% discount.
The validity of the course purchase is 12 months.
Every school class is likely to have at least one pupil with allergies. The most serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) usually begins within minutes and can be life-threatening.
We encourage a whole school allergy awareness approach, involving education of all staff and pupils. The more staff and pupils who are allergy aware and can recognise the signs of anaphylaxis, the safer all pupils with allergies in school will be.
Our allergy awareness lesson resource packs, included with this course, will support your school to educate pupils about allergies and raise awareness of the emotional impact allergies can have.
Please see some frequently asked questions below and our step-by-step guide for information.
Click one of the purchase buttons throughout this page, or through this link. Payment is made by credit/debit card.
Please see our step-by-step guide for further information.
The course costs £10 including VAT per person. There is a minimum purchase of 10.
20% discount the next year for schools who purchase the course again the following year. If you’ve previously bulk purchased our AllergyWise® for Schools course for 10 or more of your staff, please use the contact form to get in touch for a discount code before purchasing.
If you’re a Multi Academy Trust, large school or organisation looking to purchase the course for 50 or more staff, please use the contact form to get in touch for bespoke pricing.
We encourage a whole school allergy awareness approach and training of both teaching and non-teaching staff, as this is the safest way to manage pupils with allergies. The more staff who are allergy aware and can recognise the signs of anaphylaxis, the safer all pupils with allergies in school will be.
You can buy for more than 10 staff, however, 10 is the minimum purchase.
As well as our updated and improved online training, our course also includes additional benefits: allergy awareness lesson resource packs included with ready-to-use lesson plans, presentations and activities, to encourage whole-school allergy awareness and inclusivity of all pupils. Plus the opportunity to achieve our AllergyWise® School award.
10 is the minimum purchase. Once purchased, you will be able to use the course places for 12 months, so if you have any staff changes, new staff members, ad-hoc staff etc. then these staff can also be trained.
For individuals, we have a wealth of information and resources on our website, including our Safer Schools Programme.
Our AllergyWise® for Schools course has been updated and improved. The content is evidence-based, clinically reviewed, and includes practical scenarios relevant to schools. The course now includes updated modules, quizzes, final assessment (80% pass mark), images and videos, plus optional narration of lessons and a personalised digital certificate of completion. The course also has downloadable allergy awareness lesson resources for primary and secondary schools included with lesson plans and many activities to use with pupils, and schools who purchase our course are also eligible for our AllergyWise® School award.
As a charity, we receive no taxpayer funding, meaning every penny we raise through fundraising, donations and course sales allows us to continue our work to support people at risk of life-threatening allergic reactions.
If your school has previously bulk purchased our AllergyWise® for Schools course for 10 or more staff and you’re looking to purchase again, please use this contact form to get in touch. You will be sent a 20% discount code to apply before purchasing the course.
Only schools who have previously bulk purchased our AllergyWise® for Schools course for 10 or more staff are eligible for the 20% discount. However, if your school purchases this updated AllergyWise® for Schools course this year, you will be eligible for a 20% discount next year.
The group leader who purchases the course can enrol users onto the course. You can do this by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’. Click on the Enrol New User button to add users by entering their name and email address. The enrolled user will then receive an email with their account login details so they can access the training. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually.
Please see pages 3 and 4 of our step-by-step guide for further information.
You can either purchase the course again for a minimum of 10 staff or you can get in touch using this contact form to purchase less than 10 more course places.
Please see our frequently asked questions below and our step-by-step guide for information.
The group leader who purchases the course can enrol users onto the course. You can do this by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’. Click on the Enrol New User button to add users by entering their name and email address. The enrolled user will then receive an email with their account login details so they can access the training. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually.
Please see pages 3 and 4 of our step-by-step guide for further information.
As the group leader, you can see the progress of your staff by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’.
Your group leader, who is the person who purchases this course for your school, can enrol you onto the course. They can either assign user email addresses themselves to enrol staff directly, or they can distribute a shareable link for users to sign up themselves. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually.
Please see pages 4 to 6 of our step-by-step guide for further information.
If your group leader has not enrolled you as a user onto the course, but has shared a link with you instead, you need to create your own account by clicking ‘Become a Member’. Once registered, you will be able to access the course content.
Please see pages 5 to 6 of our step-by-step guide for further information.
No, all of our AllergyWise® courses are designed to be done individually. If you give your login details to someone else, the quizzes and course assessment will have already been completed by you and they will not be able to get a digital certificate of completion.
After passing the final assessment, you will be able to download and save your digital certificate of completion by clicking on the ‘print your certificate’ button.
You can also download your digital certificate of completion by logging into your account and clicking on the certificate icon in the Training area.
There is a lesson near the end of the course called AllergyWise® for Schools lesson resource packs. From this lesson you can download all the lesson resources for schools.
You can also download the resources after completing the course by logging into your account and clicking the AllergyWise® for Schools course. Go to the lesson called AllergyWise® for Schools lesson resource packs to download the resources.
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