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Schools to give government-backed allergy training after boy’s milk death
Helen Blythe’s campaign will train 1.5 million adults as schools face new duties to recognize and respond to allergic reactions.
- Schools in England are providing mandatory allergy awareness training for all staff following the fatal allergic reaction of 5-year-old Benedict Blythe in 2021, who was given dairy despite a known allergy.
- An inquest jury identified systemic failings including lack of staff training, failure to communicate Blythe's allergies to caregivers, symptoms not being recognized, and delays in administering emergency medication.
- Research by the Benedict Blythe Foundation found half of schools lacked spare adrenaline auto-injectors and one in three had no allergy policy; the campaign will train 1.5 million adults to recognize and respond to reactions.
- Helen Blythe, Benedict's mother, emphasized that implementation begins now, stating: "September is not the end of this campaign — it is the moment implementation begins." Success will be measured by staff confidence and child safety.
- A legal duty covering all schools takes effect in 2027, extending requirements to independent schools and fee-paying special schools to ensure allergy policies guide daily care for all students with allergies.
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Welsh children 'left behind' as new school allergy protections begin in England
Mark Mansfield Children with allergies in Wales are returning to school without the same protections now in place for pupils across the border, campaigners have warned. The Benedict Blythe Foundation is calling on the Welsh Government to adopt new allergy safeguards introduced in England this month, arguing that children should not receive different levels of […]
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