Becoming “Asthma Friendly” involves meeting the following criteria:

1. The school must implement asthma policy and monitor it through annual audit using the checklist
2. The school must have an up-to-date register of children with asthma to support the pupils throughout the school year
3. The school must have a copy of their pupils’ Asthma Annual Plan to effectively support them
4. The school must have access to an emergency asthma kit and can evidence that it is regularly checked and has well trained staff who can use them during emergency
5. All staff should complete Asthma training and be able to support asthmatic children well at school
6. Each school is recommended to have a named Asthma Champion who can provide leadership in this areal

Benefits of becoming an Asthma Friendly School are as follows:

• Improving asthma awareness and management in the school
• Improving support to students with asthma encouraging an inclusive environment
• Supporting responsibilities for the health, safety and wellbeing of students and staff
• Ensures the school is implementing current and best practice asthma management strategies
• Enables the school to promote its self-evaluated status to ensure that the community is aware of the school’s commitment to Asthma Friendly strategies.

We are proud to have been awarded the 'GOLD' Asthma Friendly Status Certificate