By Marie Difolco, author of ‘Supporting Colour Blindness in Education and Beyond‘ When people think about allergy safety in schools, they rightly think about training, Individual Healthcare Plans, clear labelling and access to adrenaline devices. What they do not usually
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Last month, Anaphylaxis UK and Jodie Gosling, MP for Nuneaton, visited ALP Nuneaton Specialist Independent School to celebrate staff and pupils after the school achieved the Anaphylaxis UK Allergy Aware School Award for the fourth consecutive year. Around 8% of school children
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A new Government consultation into allergy safety in schools launched today (5th March) following the announcement of Benedict’s Law coming into effect from September. The consultation on Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions and Allergies at school aims to deliver the core elements of the Benedict’s Law campaign, including spare adrenaline devices in schools, improved allergy training
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Benedict’s Law — the campaign to make schools safe for children with allergies — reaches a pivotal moment as peers voted on a landmark House of Lords amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. New statutory guidance for schools on managing
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As we say goodbye to an expansive and innovative year, we are proud to reflect on the incredible achievements of our AllergyWise® training programme and the many inspiring organisations and professionals we have worked with along the way. 2025 was
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The National Allergy Strategy Group (NASG) – an alliance between professional organisation BSACI and patient charities including Anaphylaxis UK, Allergy UK, and the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation — is calling on the allergy community to take part in the final
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Anaphylaxis UK is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Out of School Alliance (OOSA) — a leading membership organisation supporting providers of wraparound care and holiday clubs across the UK. This collaboration will make it even easier for
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A new UK study led by Imperial College London, published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, finds that providing every school with spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) could improve emergency care for children and save the NHS at least £4.6 million a year.
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Join us from 1st – 7th October for a week dedicated to raising awareness about anaphylaxis and supporting those affected. Over 30 years ago Anaphylaxis UK was set up with the principle objectives of preventing deaths from food-induced anaphylaxis and
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