๐จ 2 *HUGE* WINS
for children's health have just been written into DfE statutory guidance - and the media didn't notice them!
If your child is Clinically Vulnerable due to asthma or allergies, this changes what you can demand from their school.
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clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/allergy-cโฆ
New DfE statutory guidance on allergy safety in schools states:
"Clean air is a core asthma control measure. Good ventilation, air quality monitoring and supplemental HEPA air filtration are essential."
Schools are now legally required to have regard to that.
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Translation:
You can now ask your asthmatic / allergic child's school for HEPA filters, and how they are monitoring air quality. And not having a plan isn't good enough anymore.
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This updated guidance exists because Benedict Blythe died from anaphylaxis at school in 2021, aged just 5.
His family's fight and * Benedict's Law * is why every school will soon need allergy policies, staff training and emergency adrenaline.
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Buried in the same guidance is a huge win. Clean air has been named for the first time as part of a school's basic duty of care.
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Clinically Vulnerable Families spent years giving evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry on this explaining how schools blocked parents from installing their own air filters.
We then helped to worked directly with the DfE on this guidance.
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There's another win too, on 100% attendance awards - and how they've quietly punished children with chronic health issues for years.
The new guidance finally shuts that down for children with allergies and asthma!!!
READ OUR NEW ARTICLE
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clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/allergy-cโฆ
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