Allergy Aware Pack

Nine documents for schools in England reviewing and improving their allergy arrangements, including a staff training deck. Built by practising school leaders.

Prepared ahead of Benedict's Law (DfE statutory allergy safety guidance, published 6 July 2026) and Ofsted's updated school inspection toolkit (in force from September 2026). Check the current official wording on GOV.UK and adapt documents accordingly.

What's inside:

• Section 1: Creating a dedicated allergy safety policy
• Section 2: Stock Emergency Medication — Guidelines for Managing Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs)
• Section 3: Staff Training — Allergy and anaphylaxis training and action plan
• Section 4: Individual Healthcare Plans (IHPs) — implementing allergy management plans
• Section 5: Incident Reporting Processes — key steps and guidelines
• Section 6: Managing Food Substitutions Safely — allergen risk guidance for leaders
• Section 7: PPDS Food Labelling — Understanding Natasha's Law requirements
• Section 8: Allergy safety and Ofsted's school inspection toolkit (from September 2026)
• Staff Training Deck: Building an Allergy-Aware School Culture — Implementing Benedict's Law for safer schools

Delivered as editable Word/PDF files. Adapt the wording to your own school, trust or local authority context before use.

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