From September this year, allergy training for all school staff will become a statutory requirement in England.
As allergies are increasingly common among pupils, it is essential that every member of staff understands how to identify risks, prevent incidents, and respond quickly in an emergency.
This course ensures your staff are fully prepared and compliant, creating a safe and inclusive environment for pupils with allergies.
Staff will gain the knowledge and confidence to:
- Understand allergy risks and anaphylaxis
- Recognise early signs of a severe allergic reaction
- Administer adrenaline safely and effectively
- Understand the use of spare adrenaline auto-injectors in school
- Follow correct procedures for emergency response
By ensuring all staff are trained, your school can reduce risk, respond confidently to emergencies, and meet upcoming statutory requirements. Equip your team now to ensure your school is ready for the new legal requirement and able to safeguard pupils with allergies effectively.
Pricing and how to buy
Cost is calculated according to the number of staff you wish to train.
Please enter the number of users required and click on 'Calculate price'.
What is covered in this course
- How allergic reactions occur
- How to identify triggers
How to recognise anaphylaxis quickly using the ABC framework
The factors that make severe reactions more likely
How to administer adrenaline auto-injectors confidently
How to promote a whole-school allergy-aware culture
School protocols, including:
- Allergy Action Plans (AAPs)
- Individual Healthcare Plans (IHPs)
- Safe Storage
- Spares
- Risk Assessment
- Emergency Procedures
Time to complete course:
Maximum 1 hour, 15 minutes
Split into 6 modules
CPD points: 1.25
- Access anywhere 24/7/365
- 3D animation, video & voiceover
- Course notes
- Training for individuals & groups
- Includes support for all staff
- Tracked for compliance
- Downloadable CPD certificate
Compliance & Certificate
With content produced by our subject specialists, you can be confident that all your staff are trained to the very latest best practice standards and compliant with statutory requirements on inspection.
All certificates attained are stored in your admin dashboard and fully accessible when you need them.
Who should complete this training
Our training is applicable to the following educational settings: Primary Schools, Primary Academies, Secondary Schools, Secondary Academies, Private Nurseries, Maintained Nurseries, Public Schools, Free Schools, Pupil Referral Units, and SEND Schools.
To fulfil the latest HM Government statutory guidance, training is advised for the following roles:
- Senior Leaders
- All staff as basic awareness training It is essential training for: Staff responsible for the administration of medication
- Staff acting as named persons for administering adrenalin injectors
- All staff involved in supporting pupils diagnosed with known allergy risks
What's your training style?
Staff can train individually by accessing their own training account or collectively as part of a group using Group Training Mode at INSET. Both of these options are included in our platform.
Please note any users attneding a Group Training session must be registered as a user on our platform
| Benefits | Individual Training | Group Training |
|---|---|---|
| Certificates awarded to staff | ||
| Staff can complete training in their own time on their own device | ||
| Staff can complete training as a group at INSET |
How does it work?
The Admin dashboard
https://admin.ssslearning.co.uk
Our system requires no complicated setup. From the Admin Dashboard simply copy and send an invitation email to your staff with the login details for your school or academy. Once your staff commence training, all progress, results and CPD certificates are presented in the Admin Dashboard as evidence of training.
The Training site
https://training.ssslearning.co.uk
Staff complete a course individually via any PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet or as part of a group at INSET. Each course is made up of an engaging multimedia presentation created using 3D animation, comprehensive course notes and a fully tracked multiple-choice assessment. On completion, staff can view and print their CPD accredited certificate.
All courses are kept up-to-date with any changes in legislation or policy ensuring practice in your school or academy is compliant with current requirements.
Support for you and your staff
We are very proud of our customer service standards which are unrivalled, with full support for your staff, if needed, 7 days a week 8am until 10pm.
We have a 5 star LiveChat rating and always respond to support emails within minutes.