Children’s community asthma service-schools asthma training (SAT)

Importance of schools asthma training (SAT)

How to achieve your schools asthma accreditation

In children, asthma is a common long-term medical condition that can be fatal without the right treatment.

The Children’s community asthma service are supporting schools in mid, south east and south west Essex locality to achieve Schools Asthma Training accreditation.

To achieve accreditation, schools need to achieve five standards:

Standard 1

Schools require an Asthma Policy and an Asthma Champion in place for children with asthma.

Standard 2

Schools require an up to date Asthma Register noting the details of all children with asthma.

Standard 3

Schools require Emergency asthma kits and Procedures detailing how and when to use them.

Standard 4

Schools require Individual Health Care Plan (IHCP) for each child/young person with asthma and are required to record use of students medications, students who self-manage, storage of inhalers/spacers.

Standard 5

Schools require 85% of staff to have completed the Schools Asthma training.

Supporting documents

SAT inspection list

Definition of roles

Emergency asthma kit contents

How can I obtain asthma kits for my school

Over the counter medicines in schools guidance

TIME Manage asthma attacks poster

Downloadable templates

Asthma policy for schools

Asthma register for schools template

School asthma plan template