Allergy Awareness & Emergency Response
Allergy safety training for schools, covering Benedict’s Law
Help your staff recognise allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, respond quickly and confidently, and understand their responsibilities under Benedict’s Law.
Course overview
Allergy Awareness & Emergency Response is a 75-minute course for whole staff teams, covering allergic reactions, anaphylaxis and the requirements of Benedict’s Law for schools. It runs on site or online with no maximum group size, and the certificate is valid for one year.
Keep pupils with allergies safe
The Allergy Awareness & Emergency Response course is a short, practical FAIB course that gives school staff the knowledge and confidence to keep pupils with allergies safe and to act quickly in an emergency.
It covers the requirements of Benedict’s Law, which from September 2026 requires schools in England to have an allergy safety policy, train all staff in allergy awareness and keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors.
Learners explore what allergy is, common triggers including the 14 regulated food allergens, how to reduce the risk of exposure in school and on trips, and how to use allergy action plans and individual healthcare plans.
The course also teaches staff to recognise mild to moderate allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, respond appropriately, use an adrenaline auto-injector and support someone having an asthma attack.
Clear, upfront pricing
Register your interest in an open course for one or two people, or we can train your whole team together at your workplace.
Launch offer: 10% off team bookings made before 31 December 2026
Individual place
For one or two people. Open courses coming soon, register your interest.
- Covers the requirements of Benedict’s Law
- Certificate valid for 1 year
- Hands-on practice with auto-injector trainer devices
Your team, on-site
Up to 30 staff in one session. Best value: about £12 per person for a group of 30.
- We come to your school or workplace
- Ideal for INSET days and twilight sessions
- Certificates and all training equipment included
How much for your team?
One price covers the whole group, on site. Enter how many people need training.
£345 for your group of 30, about £12 per person.
More than 30 staff? We can run extra sessions on the same day. Ask for a quote
Fewer than 4 people? We can still train your team on-site.
What you’ll learn
Build the knowledge and confidence to prevent, recognise and respond to allergic reactions and anaphylaxis in school.
- Understand what an allergy is and the risks it poses
- Know the difference between food allergy, coeliac disease and food intolerance
- Identify common triggers, including the 14 regulated food allergens
- Understand Benedict’s Law and the statutory guidance for schools
- Reduce the risk of exposure in school and on school trips
- Report allergic reactions, anaphylaxis and near misses
- Use allergy and asthma action plans and individual healthcare plans
- Recognise mild to moderate allergic reactions
- Recognise anaphylaxis using the airway, breathing and circulation (ABC) approach
- Locate and use adrenaline auto-injectors, including spare devices
- Help someone having an asthma attack to use their reliever inhaler and spacer
- Know when to call the emergency services, inform parents and provide aftercare
What you’ll gain
- Benedict’s Law ready
Training that covers the allergy awareness requirements schools must meet under Benedict’s Law.
- Confidence in an emergency
Know how to recognise anaphylaxis quickly and what to do in the first critical minutes.
- Safer everyday practice
Practical steps to reduce the risk of exposure in classrooms, at lunchtime and on school trips.
- Whole-staff training
A short session with no maximum group size, so your whole team can train together.
Is this course right for you?
Designed for everyone who works with children in school, so all staff know what to do if a pupil has an allergic reaction.
- Teachers and teaching assistants
- Lunchtime supervisors and catering staff
- Office, site and support staff
- School leaders and allergy leads
Every minute matters
Anaphylaxis can develop within minutes, so every member of staff needs to be able to recognise the signs and act quickly.
Training your whole team together helps your school meet its responsibilities under Benedict’s Law and gives staff the confidence to keep pupils safe.
Frequently asked questions
From September 2026, Benedict’s Law requires schools in England to have an allergy safety policy, train all staff in allergy awareness and keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors. This course covers the allergy awareness training requirement.
Everyone who works with children in school, including teachers and teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisors and catering staff, office, site and support staff, and school leaders and allergy leads.
75 minutes, delivered on-site at your school or workplace, or online. It fits easily into an INSET day or a twilight session.
An individual place is £20 per person. We can train up to 30 staff in one session at your school for £345, and run extra sessions on the same day if you have more than 30 staff.
How to recognise mild to moderate allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, reduce the risk of exposure in school and on trips, use allergy action plans and individual healthcare plans, use an adrenaline auto-injector, and help someone having an asthma attack.
Yes. Staff practise with auto-injector trainer devices and receive a certificate on completion. There are no entry requirements.
Up to 30 staff in one session. More than 30 staff? We can run extra sessions on the same day. Ask for a quote. Fewer than 4 people? We can still train your team on-site. Get in touch for a quote.
Included: Training that covers the requirements of Benedict’s Law. Certificate valid for 1 year. Hands-on practice with auto-injector trainer devices. For team bookings, we come to your workplace at dates and times that suit you.
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