Benedict’s Law Training and Allergy Support for Schools

Nurse and pharmacy-led support for allergy policies, anaphylaxis training, AAI procedures and spare adrenaline auto-injectors for schools

Schools preparing for Benedict’s Law need more than just a one-off anaphylaxis training session. They need a clear allergy policy, confident staff, safe emergency procedures, accurate records, and access to spare adrenaline auto-injectors when they are needed most.

At Guardian Angels Training, we provide an all-in-one, nurse and pharmacy-led solution to help schools prepare safely and confidently.

Our Benedict’s Law support package can include:

Allergy and anaphylaxis policy support
Anaphylaxis and adrenaline auto-injector training
AAI administration SOP and checklist
Support with spare adrenaline auto-injector supply

This combined approach helps schools to move beyond basic compliance and build a practical allergy safety system that works in everyday school life, and will help all children who suffer from allergies.

What is Benedict’s Law?

Benedict’s Law is named in memory of Benedict Blythe, a five-year-old child who died after an allergic reaction at school. The campaign for Benedict’s Law has highlighted the need for stronger allergy safety arrangements in schools, including clearer policies, better staff training and access to spare adrenaline auto-injectors.

For schools, the key message is simple: allergy safety must be planned, understood and practised.

It is not enough for one or two members of staff to know what to do. Allergy safety involves the whole school community, including senior leaders, teachers, teaching assistants, lunchtime staff, first aiders, office staff, supply staff and anyone who may be involved in supporting pupils during the school day. Even minor allergic reactions need to be dealt with quickly and effectively – an impossibility unless every staff member is equipped with the skills to help keep children safe.

From September 2026, schools in England will be expected to meet stronger allergy safety requirements. Government announcements confirm that schools will be required to stock life-saving allergy pens, with a stronger focus on staff training, allergy awareness and emergency preparedness. Anaphylaxis UK has also confirmed that the new requirements become mandatory from 1 September 2026 and include annual staff training.

Why Schools need More than Anaphylaxis Training

Anaphylaxis training is essential, but training alone is not enough. School staff need to understand the relevant context surrounding anaphylaxis and other reactions, as well as the recommended methodology. But even with this, there are still problems.

A school may train staff to recognise anaphylaxis and use an adrenaline auto-injector, but if the policy is unclear, the spare devices are difficult to access, expiry dates are not checked, or staff are unsure who can administer medication, the emergency response may still fail.

A safe school allergy system should answer practical questions such as:

Which pupils have known allergies?
Where are individual allergy action plans kept?
Where are spare adrenaline auto-injectors stored?
Who checks expiry dates?
Who can access the spare devices in an emergency?
What should staff do if anaphylaxis is suspected?
Who calls 999?
What information should be given to emergency services?
How is the incident recorded?
How are parents or carers informed?
How are spare devices replaced after use?
How is learning reviewed after an incident?

If a child goes into anaphylactic shock at school, staff need to act fast. If everyone has received the best training, and you have a concrete plan in place, children will be kept safe.

This is why our approach combines policy, training, procedures and supply support.

Our All-in-One Benedict’s Law Support Package

Guardian Angels Training can support schools with a complete allergy safety package. This is more than just a training course, it provides everything a school needs to implement.

Our service is designed to be practical, clear, and can be implemented immediately. This training package includes:

1. Allergy and anaphylaxis policy support

At Guardian Angels Training, we have extensive experience writing and reviewing health, care, medication and clinical safety policies.

We will help your school to develop or update an allergy and anaphylaxis policy that is clear, practical, and aligned with current expectations. This can include guidance on:

Whole-school allergy awareness
Roles and responsibilities
Individual healthcare plans and allergy action plans
Communication with parents, carers and healthcare professionals
Food allergy risk reduction
Emergency response arrangements
Use of prescribed and spare adrenaline auto-injectors
Staff training requirements
Record keeping and incident reporting
Post-incident revie
Policy monitoring and review

A good allergy policy should not be written simply to sit in a folder. It should help staff understand what to do before, during and after an emergency. We will also tailor the package to suit your school’s requirements, putting more emphasis on what you or we deem to be weaknesses in your current policy.

2. Anaphylaxis and Adrenaline Auto-Injector Training

Our anaphylaxis training helps school staff recognise the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction, understand when a reaction may be anaphylaxis, and respond quickly and safely.

Training can include:

Common allergy triggers
Mild, moderate and severe allergic reactions
Signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis
When to call 999
Correct emergency positioning
How to use adrenaline auto-injectors
What to do if symptoms do not improve
When a second device may be needed;
Why antihistamines are not a substitute for adrenaline in anaphylaxis
Communication with emergency services
Documentation and post-incident actions

This is a lot of information, and all of the above will go through the mind of a staff member who thinks a child in their care may be having an anaphylactic shock.

The aim is to build staff confidence, not just provide information. Staff need to know what anaphylaxis may look like in real life and what they should do immediately, without any hesitancy or panic.

3. AAI Administration SOP and Emergency Checklist

A policy only explains what should happen. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) explains how the relevant action should happen in a real emergency.

We can support schools to develop a practical Adrenaline Auto-Injector Administration SOP and Emergency Checklist. This helps staff make safe, timely decisions when an allergic reaction or suspected anaphylaxis occurs.

The checklist should not simply be an administration record. It should guide staff through the critical steps of recognising possible anaphylaxis, calling for help, administering adrenaline without delay, monitoring the pupil and handing over clearly to emergency services.

This may include:

How to recognise signs of a serious allergic reaction or suspected anaphylaxis
When to treat the situation as an emergency
When to call 999 and what information to give
How to call for internal support from first aiders, senior staff and the school office
How to locate and access the pupil’s prescribed AAI or the school’s spare AAI quickly
How to check that the correct device is being used where possible
How to position the pupil safely while waiting for emergency help
How and when to administer adrenaline
What to do if symptoms do not improve or return
When a second AAI may be required
How to monitor breathing, responsiveness and overall condition
What to do if the pupil becomes unresponsive or stops breathing normally
How to record the time adrenaline was given
How to retain the used device for ambulance staff
How to communicate with parents or carers
What information to hand over to emergency services
How to document the incident after the emergency
How to replace any used or expired devices
How to review the incident and update practice where needed

The purpose of the SOP and checklist is to support staff to act quickly and confidently. In anaphylaxis, adrenaline should not be delayed while staff search for paperwork or wait for symptoms to worsen. If anaphylaxis is suspected, staff should follow the school’s emergency procedure, administer adrenaline in line with training and guidance, and call 999 immediately.

Anaphylaxis UK guidance confirms that schools can legally purchase spare AAIs without a prescription for emergency use, and that clear protocols, training, storage and emergency access are essential.

4. Spare Adrenaline Auto-Injector supply

Having spare adrenaline auto-injectors available can make a life-saving difference, but schools also need to manage them safely.

Through our pharmacy-led support, Guardian Angels Training assists schools with spare adrenaline auto-injector supply arrangements. This can help schools understand the practical requirements linked to ordering, storage, checking, expiry monitoring, and replacement of these devices.

Schools need to be clear about:

Which devices they hold
How many devices are required
Where devices are stored
Who checks them
How expiry dates are monitored
Who can access them in an emergency
How use is recorded
How replacement stock is obtained

Anaphylaxis UK explains that spare adrenaline auto-injectors can be purchased from a high street or online pharmacy using a school-headed template letter signed by the headteacher. Our service can help schools make this process easier and safer by combining supply support with training and procedure development.

Why choose Guardian Angels Training?

Guardian Angels Training provides a joined-up, nurse and pharmacy-led service. This means schools do not need to arrange policy support, staff training, administration procedures and spare adrenaline auto-injector supply separately. They get everything they need from a single provider.

Our approach helps schools to:

Prepare for Benedict’s Law
Strengthen allergy safety arrangements
Improve staff confidence
Evidence a proactive approach to pupil safety
Reduce gaps between policy and practice
Support safer emergency response
Improve documentation and accountability
Create a practical system staff can follow

We understand that schools are busy environments and allocating time for training isn’t always easy.

Our support is designed to be clear, realistic and usable across the whole school day, including classrooms, dining areas, playgrounds, school trips, clubs, and wraparound care.

Who is this Service Suitable for?

Our Benedict’s Law support is suitable for:

Primary schools
Secondary schools
Special schools
Independent schools
Academies and multi-academy trusts
Pupil referral units
Maintained nursery schools attached to schools
School leadership teams
School nursing and pastoral teams
First aid and medication leads

Where early years or non-school settings are involved, we can provide training and policy support, although the rules around holding spare adrenaline auto-injectors may differ depending on the type of setting.

When you contact us to arrange training and/or policy support, we’ll always make sure that what you receive is exactly what your school needs.

Book Benedict’s Law Training and Allergy Safety Support

Adapting to Benedict’s Law is about more than meeting a requirement. It is about making sure pupils with allergies are safer in school and that staff know exactly what to do in an emergency.

Guardian Angels Training will support your school with a complete nurse and pharmacy-led allergy safety package, including:

Allergy and anaphylaxis policy support
Anaphylaxis and adrenaline auto-injector training
AAI administration SOP and checklist
Spare adrenaline auto-injector supply support

If your school is preparing for Benedict’s Law, we can help you put the right systems, training and emergency arrangements in place.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Benedict’s Law?

Benedict’s Law refers to new allergy safety requirements for schools in England, named in memory of Benedict Blythe. The requirements focus on improving allergy awareness, staff training, emergency response and access to spare adrenaline auto-injectors in schools.

When does Benedict’s Law come into effect?

The new statutory requirements for schools in England are expected to become mandatory from 1 September 2026.

Do schools need anaphylaxis training?

Yes. Schools will be expected to ensure staff receive allergy awareness and emergency response training. Anaphylaxis UK states that from September 2026, annual training for all staff will become mandatory.

Can schools hold spare adrenaline auto-injectors?

Yes. Schools can legally purchase spare adrenaline auto-injectors without a prescription for emergency use, provided the relevant safeguards, protocols and procedures are followed.

What should a school allergy policy include?

A school allergy policy should include allergy awareness, roles and responsibilities, individual healthcare plans, emergency response, staff training, communication with parents and carers, spare adrenaline auto-injector arrangements, record keeping, incident reporting and review.

Can Guardian Angels Training help with spare adrenaline auto-injector supply?

Yes. Guardian Angels Training can provide pharmacy-led support to assist schools with spare adrenaline auto-injector supply arrangements, alongside policy support, training and SOP development.

Can Guardian Angels Training support multi-academy trusts?

Yes. We can support individual schools or wider school groups, including academies and multi-academy trusts, with a consistent allergy safety approach across multiple sites.