Courses
Supporting Pupils at School with Asthma, Allergies and Anaphylaxis (inc. Epipen) | In Person
This course teaches staff how to support pupils in school with asthma, allergies and anaphylaxis.
- We do not currently offer this as a public course for individuals
- Instead, we offer this as a private course for teams
- Click on the ‘For teams’ tab for details/to enquire
- Click below to see a list of courses that we do run for individuals
- A face to face in person course
- Run privately just for your team
- Run at a venue of your choice
- £675 per workshop (max 12) + VAT
Course overview
Course last audited November 2024
This course teaches staff how to support pupils in school with asthma, as well as other allergies and anaphylaxis. It covers the administration of inhalers as well as Epipen and other adrenaline autoinjectors.
Aimed at
School nurses, teachers, teaching assistants, admin officers who have a role supporting pupils at school with medical conditions.
Course content
- What is asthma?
- What triggers asthma?
- Treating asthma
- Different models of inhaler
- Personal asthma action plans
- The asthma register
- Identifying triggers
- Treating asthma attacks
- The emergency salbutamol inhaler
- How to operate the common types of inhalers
- How to recognise an asthma attack
- How to treat a mild, moderate and severe asthma attack
- Who to contact after an asthma attack
- How to recognise an anaphylactic reaction
- How to treat an anaphylactic reaction
- How to inject adrenaline using the various models of adrenaline auto-injector
- Who to contact after treatment
Accreditation
This course is accredited by CPD Assessed.
Certification
Mapping
- Supporting pupils with medical conditions. Dept for Education 2014 (revised 2017).
Pricing
£675 + VAT per workshop (max 12) + trainer expenses (click here for details).