Provide professional learning for all staff
Ongoing professional development strengthens knowledge, skills, attitudes and systems.
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Identify staff needs
Identify staff needs
Ensure all staff know how to:
- minimise a learner's exposure to known allergens
- recognise signs and symptoms of an mild-to-moderate allergic reaction
- locate a learner's EpiPen
- respond appropriately in the event of anaphylaxis
- administer adrenaline with an EpiPen
- follow agreed systems and processes, for example, for accessing allergy action plans or accessing medication
- provide immediate first-aid assistance.
Public health nurses provide training
Public health nurses provide training
Public health nurses provide annual training for staff on:
- what allergy is
- what anaphylaxis is
- triggers for allergies and anaphylaxis
- recognising anaphylaxis
- preventing anaphylaxis
- what to do in the event of a child having a severe allergic reaction
- using an adrenaline autoinjector.
Source: Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines for Schools and Kura (opens in a new tab/window)
Partner with outside agencies
Partner with outside agencies
These agencies offer professional learning.
- Allergy New Zealand – guidelines and resources to assist parents and caregivers, educators, and school staff.
- Anaphylaxis e-training – free online modules for early childhood services and schools, developed by ASCIA.
- DHB Public Health Nurses (PHNs) – schools are allocated a PHN to support and advise on children's health and liaise with family doctors, specialists, and other health providers.
- EpiClub® – provide an information resource pack for New Zealand teachers and students. The pack contains a range of tools that explain anaphylaxis and what to do in an allergic emergency. It includes a free EpiPen® training device.
- NZQA-approved, first-aid training for all staff. Check that the course provided includes training about anaphylaxis and trains according to ASCIA guidelines.
Early learning services
Early learning services
A paediatric dietitian shares how childcare providers can ensure safe environments for children with food hypersensitivities.
This is part 1, view part 2 of the series.
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Display emergency instructions
Display emergency instructions
Download and display posters, so they are clearly visible in the centre, classrooms and in staff areas.
Regularly review what to do with staff.
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Useful resources
Useful resources
ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training for schools and early childhood education/care
These are practical online training modules.
Publisher: Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia
This website provides practical information about allergies and anaphylaxis and resources for parents and schools
Publisher: Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines for Schools and Kura
Read time: 37 min
Guidelines to support school leadership, management, and teachers throughout New Zealand to manage allergies and anaphylaxis.
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