Asthma resources for schools
Use these resources to build a safe and consistent approach to asthma across the whole setting, covering policy, emergency inhalers, individual plans, PE, trips and staff training.
On this page
Statutory duties and policy • Emergency inhalers and attacks • Plans and daily management • Asthma Friendly Settings • PE, sport and activities • Trips and visits • Staff training • Parent and pupil communication
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Statutory duties and policy
Supporting pupils with medical conditions: Department for Education statutory guidance on school and local authority responsibilities, individual healthcare plans, medicines and staff training. Department for Education · Guidance landing page · National
Emergency inhalers and attacks
Emergency asthma inhalers for use in schools: Government guidance for schools that choose to hold an emergency salbutamol inhaler and create a safe policy for its use. Department of Health and Social Care · Guidance landing page · National
How to manage an asthma attack in school: A printable prompt for recognising and responding to an asthma attack in an education setting. Beat Asthma · Printable PDF · National
Plans and daily management
Personalised asthma action plan for schools: A school-facing template to record the pupil’s treatment, symptoms, triggers and emergency instructions. Beat Asthma · Template PDF · National
Asthma Friendly Settings
Coventry and Warwickshire Asthma Friendly Setting accreditation: Local accreditation, resources and training for schools across Coventry and Warwickshire. NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB · Local programme · Local: Coventry and Warwickshire
Asthma Friendly Schools guide: A comprehensive NHS England guide covering policy, asthma registers, individual plans, inhaler access, emergency response and templates. NHS England (North West) · Interactive PDF · National example, adapt locally
PE, sport and activities
Sports days and exercise: Practical advice to help pupils with asthma participate safely in PE, exercise and sports days. Beat Asthma · Printable PDF · National
Trips and visits
School trips and asthma triggers: A planning checklist covering medicines, triggers, emergency arrangements and communication for school visits. Beat Asthma · Printable PDF · National
Staff training
CYP asthma e-learning: National e-learning for professionals involved in the care or support of children and young people with asthma. NHS England e-Learning for Healthcare · E-learning programme · National
Parent and pupil communication
Asthma at school and nursery: Information for families and schools about medicines, plans and supporting children during the school day. Asthma + Lung UK · Web page · National
About these resources: They support education and self-management and do not replace advice from a pupil’s healthcare professional. Always follow the individual’s personalised asthma action plan. For current urgent advice, use NHS asthma guidance.
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