Health & medical needs

  • Administering medicines in school
    Your governing board or trust board is responsible for making sure pupils with medical conditions are supported in school. This includes being administered any medicines they need. Find out how this works in practice, including staff roles and pupils self-administering medication.
  • School food standards and labelling requirements: governors' role
    Understand what the food standards are and how you can monitor compliance, including what questions to ask. Plus, get to grips extra requirements for the early years, and with Natasha's Law and allergen labelling requirements.
  • Your role in allergy safety (Benedict's Law)
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    Find an overview of Benedict's Law and guidance on how to help your leaders meet the requirements. Plus, see questions you can ask your leaders about allergy safety in your school(s) or trust.